Lainey Wilson Told Taylor Swift How She Watched Her Perform When There Were Only 16 People in the Crowd (Exclusive)

“I actually watched her perform at CMA Fest on the Riverfront stage… I was 14, and I remember just thinking, man, this girl’s future is bright,” Wilson recalled to PEOPLE

Lainey Wilson had a full circle moment with Taylor Swift.

The “Heart Like a Truck” singer, 32, told PEOPLE at the Twisters film premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 11 that it was surreal to find out that Swift had been a fan of hers when she herself had been a fan of the “Anti-hero” singer, 34, “for a long time.”

“I actually watched her perform at CMA Fest on the Riverfront stage when she was probably 15. I was 14, and I remember just thinking, man, this girl’s future is bright,” Wilson shared. “And there was hardly anybody in the crowd except for me and my family.”

“And I got to tell her that,” Wilson continued. “And she was like, ‘There were, like, 16 people there.’ And I said, ‘Well, we were four of them.’ ”