How five-year-old Lily's school speech landed her on stage at Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Sydney
Taylor Swift made young Australian fan Lily's dreams come true on Sunday night when she presented the coveted 22 hat to the five-year-old at the third Sydney Eras Tour show.
Watch the video above.
Lily stole hearts ahead of the tour when a video of her doing a speech in 2023 about why she loves the popstar went viral on TikTok - and won her a school award.
LIVE UPDATES: The biggest moments from Taylor Swift's Sydney shows
Lily won hearts with her adorable school speech about Taylor Swift in 2023. TikTok
The clip was posted on social media by Lily's mum Jess and shows the youngster standing on stage in her school uniform and two cute plaits.
"People ask me all the time what I want to be when I grow up - a doctor? A teacher? But no, I want to be a singer like Taylor Swift," she begins.
Lily shares some fun facts about Swift, including her age, number of cats and most recent albums, before diving into the important stuff.
"Now I'm going to tell you about my five favourite songs. My first favourite is Lover, I like Lover because I like love hearts," she recites.
"My second favourite is Shake It Off, I like Shake It Off because I like shaking my body."
Sweet Nothings took out the third spot, followed by August - because Lily's birthday is in August - and Mastermind.
WATCH: Young fan's adorable speech about Taylor Swift
Lily then revealed to the crowd that her mum Jess waited in line for 10 whole hours just to get them tickets to Swift's sold-out Eras Tour.
"I can't wait! I hope when I grow up I can be a singer like Taylor Swift," she finishes.
The video amassed hundreds of thousands of views and in the days leading up to Swift's third Sydney show, Jess posted a callout in the hopes of getting Lily noticed by the singer's team.
READ MORE: 'Strict' tour rule almost cost Swift her Kelce romance
At every Eras Tour show they choose a fan from the crowd to stand by the stage during Swift's performance of 22 and share a special moment with the singer.
During a break in the performance, the singer will crouch down and offer the fan the hat from her Red era costume, usually in exchange for a handmade friendship bracelet.
"How good would the 22 hat look on the five-year-old who won her zone public speaking competition with her speech about Taylor Swift?" Jess wrote on TikTok before the show.
Lily was all smiles as she watched the song from the front of the stage. Twitter
The five-year-old shared a special moment with her idol. Twitter
Taylor Swift hugged Lily before giving her the 22 hat. Twitter
On Sunday night, her and Lily's dreams came true when the little girl was escorted to the stage for a once in a lifetime moment with Swift.
Fans were thrilled to see Lily receive the hat, posting excited reactions across X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok.
"Lily getting the 22 hat, her smile, the interaction, Taylor singing to her, everything about this moment is just perfect," one wrote.
READ MORE: Elsa Pataky meets Pink backstage after concert
Another said: "I know Lily is going to remember and cherish that moment the most. She's been a swiftie since she was three years old and seeing her getting her dream come true makes my heart full."
Tonight will mark Swift's fourth and final show in Sydney before jetting to Singapore to continue her Eras Tour.
Most viewed in Celebrity
Ariarne Titmus leads Aussie athletes hitting back at Sydney Sweeney’s x-rated sport ad
X-Files star Gillian Anderson, 58, comes out as pansexual after 10-year rumoured romance
Reacher actor Alan Ritchson announces split after 20 years of marriage to teen sweetheart
‘Embarrassed’ Brandi Glanville in tears as she crowdfunds money amid health battles
