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The Gist<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift responded to a fan’s video by sending her a personalized gift.<\/p>\n

8-year-old Madeline Hulec from Ohio requested that her neighbor play one of Swift’s songs in a viral TikTok that went on to amass more than 3.7 million views.<\/p>\n

Swift said that the video “brought the biggest smile” to her face.<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift<\/a> showed her gratitude with an “insane” gift<\/a> after a video featuring an 8-year-old fan went viral. Madeline Hulec’s mother, Natalie, documented the entire saga in a TikTok<\/a> that’s since been viewed over 3.7 million times. Speaking to People<\/a> in an interview published on May 26, Natalie said that it all began when her little girl overheard their neighbor, Ethan Hayes, playing guitar in his backyard.<\/p>\n

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Taylor Swift in Los Angeles in 2023.
Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had the windows open, we’re making dinner and even [my husband] Russell shouted out a little ‘Woo!'” Natalie, whose family resides in Ohio, told the outlet. Madeline came up with a creative way to ask Hayes if he could play one of Swift’s songs, sending her request over the fence in the form of a paper airplane. He responded in-kind with a rendition of “Love Story.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m a musician, so I get requests all the time,\u201d Hayes, 26, told People. “That’s one I always usually keep in my back pocket.”<\/p>\n

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Taylor Swift in New York City on May 14, 2026.
Credit: Aeon\/GC Images \/ Getty<\/p>\n

Natalie thought that Madeline’s note was “the cutest idea,” leading her capture it all on TikTok.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took a picture of the note,” Natalie said. “Of course I’m going to watch her attempt to get this over the fence. I was like, ‘Let me record this.'”<\/p>\n

The morning after she posted the video on TikTok, Natalie was surprised to see how many people responded to it.<\/p>\n

“It was about 7:30 and there were already 20,000 views,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n

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Taylor Swift in New York City on May 12, 2026.
Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Hayes, who gained thousands of followers as a result of the clip, said that Swift’s team reached out to him directly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey’re like, ‘Hey, Taylor saw your video. We want to send you something. Don’t tell anyone until it gets there,’\u201d he explained. \u201cI was expecting maybe a signed poster or something. And then she sent us guitars, which is insane.\u201d<\/p>\n

Using her own personalized stationary, Swift also penned a handwritten note to Madeline. In her letter, the pop star said that the 8-year-old’s video “brought the biggest smile to my face.”<\/p>\n

“I’m sending you your own guitar, in case you ever want to learn too,” Swift added. She also made sure to sign Madeline’s new instrument, which featured a photo of the “Opalite” artist.<\/p>\n

Read the original article on InStyle<\/a><\/p>\n