On Monday, British singer Maisie Peters fulfilled her childhood dream when she performed in front of 90,000 people as an opener for Taylor Swift.
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Then, on Sunday night, Peters shared a video of herself being too excited to sleep ahead of the career high. This excitement continued to be palpable all through Monday, with Peters documenting her rehearsal.
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She added in a separate post: I got to live my dream last night at the eras tour, and i dont think ill ever get over it :))))) seeing so many of u singing in the crowd made my heart BURST, and then getting to scream every lyric at my first ever taylor swift show after (!!!! can u believe it!!!) was literally the most magic ive ever experienced.
However, Peters' night was seemingly tarnished when she faced widespread mockery for a clip that she posted from her Eras Tour performance.
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Others leaped to Peters' defense, pointing out that this particular part of her song isnt actually sung in the recording, it is spoken dialogue. They also said it is understandable that Peters may have been nervous performing in front of so many people as the opener for her favorite artist.
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And Peters herself alluded to the backlash on her Instagram story, where she poignantly shared a screenshot of Swift's song Mean.
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In the song, Swift sings: You can take me down / With just one single blow / But you don't know what you don't know / Someday, I'll be living in a big old city / And all you're ever gonna be is mean / Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me / And all you're ever gonna be is mean.
Needless to say, it didnt take long for Peters' followers to connect the song's meaning to her current situation, and many were left heartbroken that she had been made to feel this way.
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Still, Peters seemed keen to put any upset behind her, and immediately followed up her Mean screenshot with a selfie and a caption about her return to supporting Noah Kahan on his UK tour.
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