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Denise Welch brands The 1975 star son Matty Healy's 'dark' childhood claims 'b******s'


Former Loose Women star Denise Welch has shared her excitement ahead of her son Matty Healy headlining Glastonbury this weekend - but previously poked fun at his 'dark' childhood claims

On the My Favourite Takeaway podcast, she called out her son's claims, saying: "He told this story about how he slaved away laboriously working at Caffé Nero so that he could buy his first guitar. The 1975 have scored a prestigious Pyramid Stage headline spot (Image: LivHema via Getty Images)Denise, a successful actress living in a grand mansion in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and married to actor Tim Healy, known for roles in Benidorm, Auf Weidersehen, Pet and Still Open All Hours, highlighted the contrast between Matty's stories and his actual comfortable upbringing. Taking a playful jab at Matty’s reminiscences of his days as an aspiring musician, Denise quipped: "It was almost like he was kicking a tin can down the back roads in some kind of, really dark, depressing place when he actually lived in a lovely house with his parents, who were tipping him all the time and buying food for him and his friends."

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