Christina Wagner and her eight-year-old daughter Charlotte managed to turn lemons into lemonade (literally) after they initially missed out on Taylor Swift tickets.
This mother-daughter pair, from Lawrence, Kansas, are big fans of Taylor Swift. When resale tickets were astronomically high, they didn’t think they had a chance to see one of their favorite pop stars. Not able to “Shake It Off,” Charlotte got to work.
Charlotte took some advice straight from Taylor’s songs and decided to “make the friendship bracelets.” She started a lemonade stand to raise money for Era’s Tour tickets and sold them.
Because of her hard work and persistence, she ended up earning $1,300 –just enough for two tickets for the concert of her dreams. While selling bracelets and lemonade, Charlotte and her mom befriended a fellow Swiftie fan, who was able to secure tickets at face value.
Scarlett Oliver and Taylor Swift in Sydney on Feb. 23, 2024.
DON ARNOLD/TAS24/GETTY2During the pop superstar’s Sydney Eras Tour show on Friday, she gave the coveted “22” hat to 9-year-old Australian resident Scarlett Oliver, whose stepmother Natalie had shared her story and desire to meet Swift via social media.
4“Scarlett is a 9-year-old from Perth, and she was diagnosed in October last year with a high grade glioma — this is a very aggressive brain cancer with no cure,” wrote Natalie on a fan page for Swift, 34, on Facebook earlier this week, according to a screenshot shared to X (formerly Twitter).
Scarlett Oliver and Taylor Swift in Sydney on Feb. 23, 2024.DON ARNOLD/TAS24/GETTY
9She continued, “The prognosis given to us was 12-18 months from diagnosis. She has been an absolute warrior through surgeries, radiation and other treatments (all done to try and prolong her life.)”
Natalie said the Make-a-Wish Foundation had previously granted Scarlett’s wish to meet Swift — but the organization was ultimately unable to make it happen. Instead, the stepmother-stepdaughter duo scored tickets to the “Love Story” singer’s performance at Accor Stadium.
“Scarlett is so excited and would absolutely love to receive the 22 hat from Taylor (as would everyone else I’m sure),” continued the Facebook post, which referenced a part in Swift’s Eras Tour show where she gives a black hat worn during “22” to a pre-selected fan in the crowd.
Looks like Charlotte and her mom made it “Out of the Woods”…and right into the stadium.
Watch this 8-year-old Swiftie’s wildest dreams come true after a very successful lemonade stand.