One lucky Taylor Swift fan was totally wowed when she scored the global megastar’s hat during the first show of her Australian Eras tour.
The 34-year-old singer kicked off her first tour Down Under in six years in epic style on Friday evening as 96,000 fans flocked to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the show.
And nine-year-old Milana Bruno was left teary-eyed and overwhelmed with emotion as she was chosen to go on stage and meet Taylor in an adorable moment.
During the sweet encounter, Taylor removed her iconic black ’22’ bowler hat, in keeping with her Eras tour tradition, and placed it on the young girl’s head, much to her delight.
In one photo, the young Swiftie was seen beaming with joy as she held hands with Taylor as she was presented with the first signed ’22’ hat of the Australian tour.
Lucky Taylor Swift fan Milana Bruno, nine, was left in awe when she got the chance to hug the global megastar on stage during the first show of her Australian Eras tour
Milana also exchanged a friendship bracelet with Taylor, and her mother Renata Bruno has since spoken of her complete disbelief at the surprising encounter.
Renata told Herald Sun how Milana and her other daughter Claudia, 10, have been Swifties for years and have desperately tried to get tickets for her children.
She explained how she spent the last year trying to get the coveted tickets – and even got scammed once – before finally getting a pair during the last-minute re-release on Tuesday.
Renata said their seats were so far back that her two daughters danced in the seats because they could barely see the stage but still enjoyed the show.
But she explained how she thought they were in trouble when two venue staff suddenly approached them during the show and told them to come with them.
The 34-year-old singer kicked off her first tour Down Under in six years in epic style on Friday evening as 96,000 fans flocked to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the show.
When she asked why, she recalled the staff member grinning and telling her to “trust them” before they were led through tens of thousands of adoring fans.
Renata admitted she was completely overwhelmed when her star-struck daughter Milana met Taylor and told how she was shaking during the shock moment.
She told the Herald Sun: “We had to take a step back when Taylor approached her and she gave Taylor a friendship bracelet she had made in exchange for Taylor’s hat.
‘Milana just cried, she was so impressed she just couldn’t believe it.’
Renata recalled how Taylor thanked Milana for coming on the show in the adorable moment, which left the youngster in tears.
Taylor’s debut show at the MCG on Friday was the Cruel Summer hitmaker’s biggest show yet as almost 100,000 fans came to the MCG
The proud mother emphasized that Milana will not sell the signed hat, but plans to keep it forever and cherish the precious memory.
Renata said she has previously been hit by a scam in a desperate attempt to secure tickets for the tour, and she is not the only fan targeted by fraudsters.
Scamwatch, a website run by the ACCC to detect scams, said 273 concertgoers had so far been duped into buying counterfeit tickets for Swift’s Era’s Tour in February.
The competition watchdog has estimated that Aussies have lost more than $135,000 to the scam so far, with this figure expected to rise.
Some fans claim their tickets have suddenly ‘disappeared’ or their accounts have been hacked, while others have fallen victim to online scammers posing as people selling tickets.
Tens of thousands of Swifties returned to the MCG on Saturday for the second Australian show, with Taylor putting in another incredible performance for emotional fans
Fake tickets are being sold to scammers claiming to sell concert tickets and contact fans on social media.
Taylor’s debut show at the MCG on Friday was the Cruel Summer hitmaker’s biggest show ever as almost 100,000 fans turned out at the MCG.
Despite having already performed in major sports stadiums in the US, the opening night of her Australian tour broke records, as she has never performed in front of an audience of more than 74,000 people.
Commenting on her performance at her biggest show to date, Taylor told the 96,000-strong crowd: ‘This is the biggest show we’ve done on this tour, or any tour I’ve ever done!
“That’s the version you’re getting from me tonight, the version that’s totally blown away by the fact that so many of you wanted to hang out with us in Melbourne on Saturday night!”
Taylor returns to the MCG on Sunday night for her final show in Melbourne before heading to Sydney’s Accor Stadium for the second series of shows from February 23 to 26
As well as the huge crowds inside the venue, there were also huge numbers of people standing outside the venue, despite not having secured tickets, in an attempt to hear the epic setlist.
Tens of thousands of Swifties returned to the MCG on Saturday for the second Australian show, with Taylor putting in another incredible performance for emotional fans.
Taylor returns to the MCG on Sunday night for her final show in Melbourne before heading to Sydney’s Accor Stadium for the second series of shows from February 23 to 26.
More than 600,000 tickets have been sold for her performances in Australia, and some fans have even taken the desperate step of chartering their own flights to get to her shows, according to travel agency Flight Centre.