Taylor Swift Gives ’22’ Hat to Young Fan Eloise She Vowed Years Ago She Would ‘Totally Meet’ One Day
Swift gifted her “22” fedora on Nov. 2 to Eloise, a 7-year-old Swiftie who the pop superstar has known of since the fan was an infant
Taylor Swift knows how to deliver on a promise!
During her long-running Eras Tour, the 34-year-old pop superstar has created a tradition of gifting her “22” hat — the famous fedora she wears while performing the Red hit — to young fans standing at the end of her stage’s catwalk.
During her latest tour date in Indianapolis, Swift had a big surprise in store for one fan she’s known for quite some time. On Saturday, Nov. 2, Swift presented her special “22” hat to Eloise, a 7-year-old Swiftie who she had previously vowed to “totally meet” on an Instagram Live by the little girl’s mom years ago.
The full-circle “22” moment came when Eloise’s mother, Cindy Childs, documented her Eras Tour experience on social media — where she was joined by Eloise during Swift’s second gig this weekend at Lucas Oil Stadium.
In new viral clips shared to X (formerly Twitter), Swift could be seen walking down the catwalk before squatting down and presenting the hat to Eloise, who was dressed in a sequin jacket and silver dress reminiscent of Swift’s tour wardrobe.
After embracing the young girl with a hug, Swift pointed at her and did a rocking-baby motion, appearing to mouth that she had known Eloise since she was a baby.
Swift then seemingly touched Cindy’s hand before heading back to the stage to continue her performance, but not before giving her old pal Eloise a quick high-five.
After it all went down, the mother expressed her gratitude on X toward Swift and her fellow fans.
“The way I’m still crying happy tears,” Cindy wrote. “I’ll never be able to thank you enough, @taylorswift13 & @taylornation13 , for the most magical evening! Dreaming instead of sleeping over here, forever and ever 🫶🏼🥹😭✨”
