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Britne Shabbot<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cWhen we were going into the show,\u201d Britne said, \u201cwe said the universe owed us a really good night after the day we had.\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s exactly what they got. They were approached by someone on Swift\u2019s team and whisked away from their seats.<\/p>\n \u201cI was kinda just having a good time and being myself,\u201d Addison said. \u201cThen someone walks up to us\u2026and she’s like, ‘come with us.’\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe looked back at me and I go, \u2018I think you’re getting the 22 hat!\u2019 and then they led us right up to the stage and they put her up there,\u201d Britne said. \u201cIt was surreal.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt was incredible,\u201d Addison said.<\/p>\n She can\u2019t remember what she said to Swift, but she did remember to hand her a friendship bracelet that read, \u201cSlay the Era\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe made it specifically for her the day of the show and she said, ‘If I meet Taylor Swift, I’m going to give her this bracelet.’ I said, ‘Don’t forget, that’s like a one in 50,000 chance,’ and she said, ‘I’m going to make it and I’m gonna give it to Taylor Swift if I meet her.’\u201d<\/p>\n The duo said Swift wore that bracelet for the rest of the show.<\/p>\n The hat Addison got was signed by Swift, with the date and location of the show.<\/p>\n Britne Shabbot<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n \u201cAddison is just the sweetest, most giving, loving person,\u201d her mom said. \u201cI felt like she was like getting rewarded for that because she really looks up to Taylor Swift. I think Taylor Swift is just such a gracious, beautiful, talented individual and she really looks up to her and it just melted my heart. We will never be able to top it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEleven is my favorite number,\u201d Addison said, \u201cand I\u2019m 11 so I\u2019m not sure anything can top that either.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An 11-year-old girl and her mother from Milford got the surprise of their wildest dreams at Thursday night\u2019s stop on Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018The Era\u2019s Tour\u2019 in Toronto. Addison Shabbot was picked out of a crowd of tens of thousands of people to get the coveted \u201c22 hat\u201d which is handed out to one lucky fan at every show on the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[31],"class_list":["post-10459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-taylor-swift"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"11-year-old](\"https:\/\/media.nbcconnecticut.com\/2024\/11\/RED-HAT-TAYLOR-SWIFT-MILFORD-GIFT.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=218%2C123\")
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