Matty Healy's mum Denise Welch's 'stressing out' ahead of Glasto headline slot
Proud Denise will be attending her first Glastonbury to watch Matty and The 1975
Denise Welch says she's 'stressed' about her first Glastonbury, where son Matty Healy will be headlining. The Loose Women favourite admits she's not a fan of festivals - and has ruled out camping, instead opting for a more comfortable nights rest off site.
She's heading to Worthy farm to see Matty perform with band The 1975. "I've not really been a festival bunny - I don't really do festivals,' confessed Denise, 67. 'The only one I've been to is Coachella. It was all VIP and very lovely. Hot, sunny and gorgeous and I thought 'Oh, this is okay'. And no one stays there, everyone goes home at the end of the night. I am stressed about Glastonbury.'
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Denise only plans to stick around for her boy - and one other music legend. 'I am not going to stay for the whole three days,' she said. 'I would rather be able to dip in and out. I might dip back in for the Sunday night to see Rod.'
BRIT award-winning The 1975 - made up of Matty, Adam Hann, Ross MacDonald, and George Daniel - step out onto the iconic Pyramid Stage on Friday night. Actress and presenter Denise says Matty, 36, gets his musical talent from dad Tim Healy, 73, who appeared in ITV 's Benidorm.
She says Friday will be a special moment for the family and she'll be watching Matty from the crowd with a non-alcoholic beer in hand. 'My dad would have just loved to have seen him at Glastonbury - at least he lived long enough to see his success,' said the mum-of-two, who starred in Coronation Street and Waterloo Road.
'The band started when he was 13 in the garage and we kind of housed them all for god knows how many years. They were 13 when they started the band and about 22 when it all took off so yeah. They're no overnight success, they work very hard and continue to work very hard.'
The four school friends formed the band in 2002 and shot to fame with the release of their chart-topping self-titled album The 1975. They saw similar success with the release of A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships and Being Funny In A Foreign Language. This is their first time headline Glastonbury.
Expected to be in the crowd is Matty's fiance, model Gabbriette. The couple live in the US now. "I love Gabriette and I am thrilled for them both," said Denise. She will likely be joined by good pal Charli XCX - who's engaged to The 1975 drummer George. Charli headlines the Other Stage on Saturday night.
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