Taylor Swift breaks down in docuseries over special fan ritual

Taylor Swift, who made headlines this year with her 12th studio album, has melted fans’ hearts with a deeply emotional revelation.

The 35-year-old pop superstar recently disclosed the heartfelt reason behind one of the Eras Tour’s most talked-about moments.

In episode six of The End of an Era docuseries, the 14-time Grammy winner opens up about why recreating her iconic 22 moment has become so special to her.

The Bad Blood singer said that wearing the famous black fedora from her Red era was more about ritual than nostalgia, and all about genuine human connection.

“The 22 moment comes from a hat I wore on the Red Tour,” she explains. 

“I wanted to bring back that feeling of really having a moment with a fan — actually getting close to them.”

Notably, the footage shows Swift kneeling on stage, hugging young fans and gently placing the hat on their heads as the stadium roars around them. 

But surprisingly, she never knows who the lucky child will be.

“I’ve got people in the crowd searching for a kid who knows every word and is having the time of their life,” she says. 

“That kid becomes a representative of every child there that night.”

The songstress admits each reaction is different as some kids freeze in awe, others beam with confidence like they’ve just been crowned pop royalty. 

And for the Lover singer, those fleeting seconds mean everything.

“Somehow, with 60,000 people around us, the rest of the world disappears,” she says.

Over the tour, the moment has created unforgettable memories like from gifting the hat to a young fan she promised to meet years earlier, to emotional hugs with celebrity kids including Vanessa Bryant’s daughter and Selena Gomez’s sister.

It's worth noting that the final episodes of The End of an Era are streaming now on Disney+.

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