The 1975's Matty Healy mocks a girl with Irish name
‘This isn’t British humour – it’s rude!’ The 1975’s Matty Healy receives backlash from fans after mocking a girl with Irish name at an album signing
Matty Healy has come under fire after mocking an Irish name while meeting a fan during a recent album signing event.
The 1975 singer, 33, has been branded ‘rude’ by social media users after a video of the awkward moment was shared online by the fan.
In the video, Matty asks the excited fan her name so he can sign his autograph and she tells him it is Dervla.
Awks! Matty Healy has come under fire after mocking an Irish name while meeting a fan during a recent album signing event
Matty then repeats the Irish name and tells her: ‘What? It sounds like something you move gravel with’.
Although Dervla saw the funny side to the exchange as she delightedly shared it on Twitter, some people insisted they thought his reaction was uncalled for.
Some highlighted Matty’s ‘British’ sense of humour, and said: ‘Needlessly overreacting to an ethnic Irish name for a cheap laugh is definitely is British humour but it’s not the defence you think it is.’
Uncalled for? The 1975 singer, 33, has been branded ‘rude’ by social media users after a video of the awkward moment was shared online by the fan
One other said: ‘Imagine meeting your idol and they say this lol.’
However one person replied in defence of Matty and suggested it was typical of the star, writing: ‘You obviously don’t know much about Matty Healy.’
But another found in inexcusable, and wrote: ‘Oh wow that’s nice. I’d be devastated if someone was that rude to me that I obviously was a fan of.’
Reaction: Although Dervla saw the funny side to the exchange as she delightedly shared it on Twitter, some people insisted they thought his reaction was uncalled for
A different person, said: ‘Poor girl lol second hand embarrassed over here.’
One other person demanded that Matty should apologise to the fan for poking fun at her name, and described it as ‘absolutely woeful’.
Another penned: ‘Why’s he reacting like she chose her own name at birth. Keep your scribble, hun.’
‘1975 by name, 1975 by attitudes’, another wrote.
Other fans suggested that this ‘relationship’ Matty has with his fans is well known and he often makes jokes when meeting them in person.
The 1975: The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Matthew ‘Matty’ Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer George Daniel
They said: ‘He’s crazy talented, is pretty famous and he’s actually the sweetest to his fans. He’s well known for having this type of relationship with them’
They said: ‘He’s crazy talented, is pretty famous and he’s actually the sweetest to his fans. He’s well known for having this type of relationship with them.
‘So Siri would probably bring you up another option.’
Things clearly ended well between Matty and Dervla as she revealed he had followed her on Twitter following their meeting.
She also congratulated him on spelling her name correctly and shared a picture of her signed album cover.
Pals now: Things clearly ended well between Matty and Dervla as she revealed he had followed her on Twitter following their meeting
Referencing the now-viral video, Dervla wrote ‘WTF have I caused’, and Matty jokingly responded saying: ‘It’s so f***ing good I cannot.’
The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
Now based in Manchester, the band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Matthew ‘Matty’ Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer George Daniel.
Well done! She also congratulated him on spelling her name correctly and shared a picture of her signed album cover
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