I hope he treats Taylor better than he treated me

MUSICIAN'S EX LEFT HEARTBROKEN BY GHOSTING

- LAURA ARMSTRONG

MATTY Healy's model ex Meredith Mickelson was "blindsided" when he went public with Taylor Swift just four weeks after they had split up.

And the heartbroken 23-year-old told her pals: "I hope he treats her better than he treated me." The 1975 star Matty, 34, was still dating Meredith in February when he spent several days at a Los Angeles recording studio with Taylor, 33.

The London-born rocker even stayed at Meredith's house during the trip Stateside, returning there each night after the music sessions.

But sources said last night that Meredith had "no idea" Matty and Taylor were growing closer.

Friends revealed that during his time in the US earlier this year, Matty wanted to "hole up" with Meredith at her home and seemed reluctant to go out in public with her. Instead, he encouraged pals to come to them.

ANGRY

But Meredith did not see this as a red flag, and their relationship continued until late March. A source close to her said: "She did not see this coming at all. All the time Matty was in the studio with Taylor, she thought nothing of it. He'd spend the day in the studio and then come home to her.

"Things were going well until around March 29 then, out of the blue, he stopped replying to messages and calls.

"He just ghosted her and that was it. Then, four weeks later, he went public with Taylor.

"She was totally blindsided and, of course, it has stung her a bit. She doesn't want to play the victim and has no intention of saying anything publicly. But those of us in her inner circle who she has confided in are quite angry about how he treated her, and feel that he is not a good guy. His reluctance to be seen out and about with her in February now appears in a very different light.