GABBRIETTE Bechtel has risen the ranks to become one of the nation’s biggest triple threats, working as a model, musician, and photographer.
As Gabbriette’s fame grows both on social media and in real life, fans and followers are curious to learn more about the nation’s latest it girl and her buzzing personal life.
Who is Gabbriette Bechtel?
Gabbriette Bechtel is a model, musician, and photographer.
Gabriella Leigh Bechtel was born on July 28, 1997, in Orange County, California.
Gabbriette’s father is Swiss and German, and her mother is Mexican.
She credits her multicultural upbringing for giving her both a thick skin for the often-critical fashion world, and for opening her mind up to experimental, ethnic cuisines and recipes.
After graduating from high school, Gabbriette moved to Los Angeles, intent on pursuing a ballet career.
She eventually signed with a modeling agency and has since appeared in campaigns for notable fashion and luxury brands including Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, and Agent Provocateur.
She is currently signed to IMG Models in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Milan.
When she’s not modeling, Gabbriette is busy working on her burgeoning photography career, which includes taking photos for V Magazine and Vogue’s online website.
In 2018, she joined the punk rock band Nasty Cherry as the band’s lead vocalist and songwriter alongside Charli XCX.
In 2020, Gabbriette began growing her online following on both TikTok and Instagram and regularly posted videos of her recipes and cooking content.
She is currently working on a cookbook as a result of her growing fanbase, which includes over 400,000 followers on TikTok and more than 820,000 followers on Instagram.
“I’m definitely a hustler,” Gabbriette told L’Officiel Italia during a 2023 interview.
“I feel the need to continually promote myself because there is already no more space, if you stop you run the risk of losing yourself forever.”
She credits Poison Ivy of The Cramps, Suzi Quatro, Gwen Stefani, and Joan Jett as her inspirations and muses.
Gabbriette is known for her 90’s goth-grunge aesthetic and was one of the first to jump on the “succubus chic” trend popularized by sites like Dazed Digital in 2023.
When did Gabbriette Bechtel and Matty Healy get engaged?
Gabbriette Bechtel and Matty Healy announced their engagement on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
The duo were attending Charli XCX’s concert in Brooklyn, where the singer was playing hits from her sixth studio album, Brat.
Gabbriette revealed the news during the show, posting a photo of a black ring on her ring finger to her Instagram Story.
“MARRYING THE 1975 IS VERY BRAT,” Bechtel captioned the post, before tagging @trumanblack, Matty Healy’s Instagram handle.
Healy later reposted the story, and his mother confirmed the news the following day.
On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Denise Welch revealed the pair are engaged while appearing on ITV’s Loose Women, where she serves as one of the show’s panelists.
“I woke up this morning to the fact they’ve put it on Instagram. Instagram official, he has got engaged to Gabbriette Bechtel, Gabbriette, she’s known as,” Welch said.
“She’s from Los Angeles, she is absolutely gorgeous.”
“She does have a rat,” she added, to laughter from her fellow co-stars, before a photo of the duo – alongside Gabbriette’s pet rat, Splinter – flashed on the screen.
“We couldn’t be happier. She is everything I would want in a daughter-in-law,” Welch added.
Welch also revealed that Healy had the ring custom-made for Gabbriette, and that the duo had gotten engaged “a few weeks ago.”
“I have known for a few weeks that Matty got engaged,” she told her co-stars.
“They went over to see their friends Charli and George in New York.”
Welch was likely referring to Charli XCX and her fiancé, George Daniel, who also happens to be the 1975’s drummer.
Gabbriette has notably been spotted wearing the ring since late May.
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Who did Gabbriette Bechtel date in the past?
Matty Healy is no stranger to fame, but he isn’t the first musician to capture Gabbriette’s heart.
Before she started dating the 1975 frontman in September 2023, Gabbriette was linked to a fellow model, Levi Dylan.
Levi Dylan is the son of Jakob Dylan, the lead singer and songwriter for The Wallflowers.
He is also the grandson of the legendary Bob Dylan, considered one of the best songwriters in pop culture history.
Bob Dylan is known for his hit singles like The Times They Are a-Changin’, Blowin’ in the Wind, and Like a Rolling Stone.
Levi Dylan has appeared in magazines including VMAN, Wonderland, and GQ Italia, and modeled for brands like DKNY and Uniqlo.
Gabbriette and Levi began dating around September 2020, and broke up by mid-2023.
The duo were last spotted together in August 2023.
In a shocking twist, however, Levi has since been linked to model and actress Meredith Mickelson – Healy’s ex-girlfriend.
The duo were spotted packing on the PDA around the same time their exes, Gabbriette and Matty Healy, began dating.
Still, neither Gabbriette nor Healy seem to mind, as the duo are officially engaged, and likely done with their exes for good.
As for the negativity that comes with dating a rock star, Gabbriette isn’t looking for somebody else.
“I don’t give a shit. I think it’s hilarious. Go for it. Have fun. People have a lot to say,” she told High Snobiety during a 2024 interview.
“You don’t know me at all,” she added.