Girl, 10, given Taylor Swift’s hat during Eras Tour gig in Edinburgh reveals she initially thought the star was telling her to get down off her seat

A 10-year-old girl who was given Taylor Swift’s hat during the Eras Tour gig in Edinburgh has revealed she initially thought the star was telling her to get down off her seat as she was standing on it.

Pippa Bartholomew’s dream came true on Saturday night when she was chosen by Taylor Swift as the lucky recipient of her fedora hat during the hit song 22.

The ten year old and her mum only secured tickets for the concert at Murrayfield Stadium at 2pm that day after initially missing out in the first round of sales

Pippa said in an interview with the BBC: ‘I said to my mum is this a dream, is this real. I was first in complete disbelief.

‘I thought she [Taylor] was telling me to get down off my seat as I was standing on my chair but she actually saying can you come with me.’

Describing the moment she received the hat, Pippa added: ‘I said oh my goodness, thank you so much and she [Taylor] said you’re welcome.

‘She then said do you want a hug and I said absolutely.’

The American megastar, 34, wears the black fedora, from designer Gladys Tamez, each time she performs her hit song 22 on the Eras Tour.

It’s a nod to the music video which sees her sport the hat for most of the clip, as well as the memorable black and white shirt with the text: ‘Not a lot going on at the moment.’

The tradition of giving the hat away originated during the US leg of her tour at a show in Glenfield, Arizona.

Some reports suggest that the fan is chosen at random by Taylor’s team – sometimes even by her mother Andrea.

But others indicate Taylor chooses people she knows personally ahead of time.

Taylor kicked off the UK leg of her sellout Eras Tour in Edinburgh on Friday evening – stepping out in a trademark blue and gold sequin bodysuit to tell screaming fans: ‘What a way to welcome a lass to Scotland.’

The sell-out show saw her run through a cavalcade of hits including Cruel Summer, Lover, You Belong With Me, Love Story and 22.