Denise Welch appeared to cry in the street before she was hugged by her son Matty Healy in West Hollywood this week after her mom caught a lot of heat backlash over her comments about his ex Taylor Swift.

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The 67-year-old Loose Women star faced backlashes from Taylor‘s huge fanbase after taking a swipe at her tendency to pen songs about her famous exes before accusing her Swifties of lashing out at anyone who dares to criticize her.

Now it seems things may have gotten too much for Denise as she struggled to hold in her emotions while out with her singer-songwriter son, 36, on Friday – though a source told TMZ it was due to a ‘family matter’.

The actress was seen dabbing her eyes with a tissue as she sat on a pavement outside Stella restaurant, with the 1975 front man sitting close by to support her.

The pair, who were said to be at dinner with Matty’s fiancée Gabbriette Bechtel, appeared deep in conversation, with Matty taking the opportunity to puff on a cigarette while supporting is mother.

Denise and Matty then stood up to hug it out, before they headed inside.