A 9-year-old Taylor Swift megafan battling most cancers had her dream come true when she was chosen to be given the highly-coveted “22” hat from the megastar throughout her live performance in Sydney this weekend.
Scarlett Oliver, from Perth, is battling an aggressive type of incurable mind most cancers, in keeping with the lady’s stepmother, Natalie. She had shared Scarlett’s want to fulfill the singer-songwriter sensation on a Fb fan web page for the megastar.
“Scarlett is a 9-year-old from Perth, and she or he was recognized in October final 12 months with a high-grade glioma — it is a very aggressive mind most cancers with no treatment,” wrote Natalie on a fan web page for Swift on the social media platform earlier this week, in keeping with a screenshot shared to X. Natalie famous that after the Make A Want basis was unable to grant her daughter her want of assembly Swift, they ended up getting tickets themselves by “the ability of social media and a few beneficiant folks.” Including, “Scarlett is so excited and would completely like to obtain the 22 hat from Taylor (as would everybody else I’m positive).”
All through Swift’s blockbuster Eras Tour performances, the singer takes a second to provide out a black fedora she wears throughout her efficiency of “22,” a favourite from her 2013 album Pink, to a preselected fan in attendance.
“I simply need her to expertise every little thing in life and if anybody deserves a little bit happiness it’s her. She deserves the world,” Natalie added. She adopted this up on Wednesday on Fb with a picture of Scarlett holding an indication that reads: “Taylor can I’ve the 22 hat? Please.”
“We might like to make this occur for our sturdy, lovely lady!! You by no means know what’s doable,” she wrote, asking for the put up to be shared extensively.
In a video posted to X after Friday night time’s live performance, Swift is seen leaning down from the stage to hug Scarlett after which locations the hat on the lady’s head. Followers are heard screaming as Swift then kisses Scarlett’s hand earlier than leaping again into her efficiency.
Swift concludes the string of her record-breaking Eras tour’s Australia exhibits tonight and can head to Singapore subsequent week. Friday night time’s live performance, which was barely delayed by inclement weather, got here the identical day she introduced one other particular version of her forthcoming album, The Tortured Poets Division, that includes the bonus observe “The Albatross.” Every week earlier, she introduced an preliminary particular version of the brand new album with the bonus observe “The Bolter.”
