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Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift. Credit: Instagram / @selenagomez

The attendees at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Arlington, Texas over the weekend weren’t just the first to hear the singer perform her fan favourite ‘Clean’ live (as well as five other tour debuts), but they were also privy to a very special guest dancing and singing along with them in the audience: Selena Gomez. 

The lucky few who spotted Gomez arriving at the venue posted videos to TikTok, showing the actress wearing an oversized white cardigan from Swift’s ‘Folklore’ merch and matching midi skirt as she made her way to the VIP section with security guards in tow (one person yelled out “I love your liquid blush” as Gomez past and, girl, same).

Others who happened to be near that area when the concert began shared videos of Gomez singing loudly to Swift’s first hit, ‘Love Story’, alongside her date for the night, her nine-year-old sister Gracie Elliot Teefey.

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Selena dancing to Love story at eras tour #selenagomez #erastour #theerastourarlington #taylorswift

♬ original sound – Shay

At one point, during Swift’s song ’22’, she spotted Gracie in the audience and bent down, taking her hat off her head and giving it to her.

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Selena Gomez sister was so lucky tonight! 🥰 #taylorswift #arligtontstheerastour #tstheerastour #swifttok #concert

♬ 22 (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift

Following the performance, Gomez shared a rare personal note to her longtime best friend on Instagram, writing, “Thank you bestie for having me and my sissy transport into your mystical, euphoric and special world. Proud to know you! love you forever and always.”

Though Gomez didn’t show her face in her Instagram tribute, thankfully, Texas-based makeup artist Kristen Farrah did. Farrah posted a close-up of Gomez before the concert, showing the beauty look she created for her for the night.

“Not sure what’s more iconic, @selenagomez wearing @taylorswift ‘s folklore cardigan look or the fact that I got to do her makeup 😭💖💘 Such an honour to meet this kind soul,” she wrote. “Using my favourite @rarebeauty blush on Selena was truly a full circle moment 🤍”

Gomez is just one of the many celebrities to attend the Eras tour so far with other A-listers including Emma Stone, Laura Dern and the Haim sisters. But of course, her appearance is extra special given the pair’s longtime friendship, which began back in 2008 when they each dated a Jonas Brother (Swift with Joe Jonas and Gomez with Nick Jonas) and has continued throughout their immense fame and successful separate careers. We love to see it.