Fans of pop rock sensation 1975 were delighted when frontman Matt Healy was spotted catching up with fans in Sydney overnight. Healy attended the Gladiator II premier on Wednesday night, catching up with eager fans at Sydney’s International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour. Annabelle Dane, 25, from Sydney’s eastern suburbs, has been a fan of the 1975 since she was 12 and said she was grateful to have met Healy in an unexpected experience.
“It was super unexpected! Very much something I never thought would happen, but I’m very grateful for. He was a lovely guy,” Ms Dane told NewsWire. “We knew that Gabriette (Healy’s fiancee) and Madelyn Cline were in Sydney and joked that they might attend the premiere but didn’t think they actually would.
We certainly didn’t expect Matty to be there!” She described Healy as “incredibly graceful and kind” as he went around and chatted to fans. “He took photos and chatted to everyone until he was pulled into the theatre and didn’t appear annoyed by it at all,” Ms Dane said. “I said that the popcorn I’m holding wasn’t mine, and he said it was now.
“I also mentioned that I saw them perform last time he was in Sydney and that he’s incredibly talented, and he thanked me.” While she wouldn’t call herself a superfan, she loved the 1975 hit Somebody Else, saying it “got (her) through a lot”. Ms Dane posted the experience to TikTok, under her account @annabelledane, captioning the video with “anywa.