Taylor Swift ‘reached out to households of Southport stabbing’

Heartbroken Taylor Swift reportedly reached out to the families of the Southport stabbing before she took to the stage at Wembley Stadium tonight.

This evening’s performance in London was said to be ‘the hardest concert of her career’ after three little girls were killed whilst at a Swift-themed dance class on the Merseyside.

Bebe King, six, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, after the incident on July 29, while 10 others were also injured.

As she took to the stage tonight, returning to the UK for the first time since the tragedy, she appeared overwhelmed as she welcomed 92,000 fans to the show. 

While she did not mention the stabbing explicitly, the three innocent victims are said to have been in Swift’s thoughts, who is said to have been ‘shaken to the core’ by the incident. 

‘Taylor may not have spoken about Elsie Dot, Alice and Bebe on stage but she has reached out to their families,’ an insider said tonight. ‘It is something that has weighed heavily on her mind.’

In the aftermath of the tragedy, Swift said she was at ‘a complete loss’ over the devastating attack.

‘The horror of yesterday’s attack in Southport is washing over me continuously, and I’m just completely in shock,’ the 34-year-old singer said following the incident.

Taylor Swift reportedly reached out to the families of the Southport stabbing before she took to the stage at Wembley Stadium tonight

Alice da Silva Aguiar pictured on the day she died next to a cardboard cut out of Taylor Swift – she was eager and ready to get into the dance class 

Elise Dot, seven, was one of the victims of the Southport stabbing that took place on July 29 

Bebe King, six, was also killed while attending the Swift-themed dance class 

Swift fans went wild tonight as Ed Sheeran made a surprise performance with the American singer 

‘The loss of life and innocence and the horrendous trauma inflicted on everyone who was there, the families, the first response. These were just little kids at a dance class. I am at a complete loss for how to ever convey my sympathies to these families.’

Just days later, Swift was then forced to cancel three gigs in Vienna after police uncovered a foiled ISIS terror plot. Swift has not commented publicly on the attempted attack but insiders said she was left ‘horrified’.

Tonight, however, as the queen of pop made a triumphant return to the stage in London for the final five shows of the European leg of her Eras tour, which has been running since last year.

To help her through the gig – which has been surrounded by tragedy – her long-term pal and co-collaborator Ed Sheeran, 33, made an appearance on the stage. 

During her surprise song set, which Swift changes each gig, the singer-songwriters’ performed their song Everything has Changed from the 2012 album Red, followed by End Game from Reputation.

The duo then sang an emotional acoustic rendition of Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud while bright green lights shone out from the stadium.

Before he left the stage, Swift showered him with compliments and while hugging him described him as a ‘second brother’.

Taylor Swift made a dazzling return to Wembley’s stage tonight as she kicks off the last five shows of the European leg of her Era’s Tour 

Before he left the stage, Swift showered him with compliments and while hugging him described him as a ‘second brother’

The pair sang Everything has Changed, from the 2012 album Red, followed by End Game from Reputation then Sheeran’s song Thinking Out Loud 

She said: ‘Now he is someone that plays Wembley like every week. This is regular for him and he works so hard. He’s probably so tired but he wanted to come play for you and do this for all of you.’

Speaking after the concert, another insider told the Sun: ‘Ed and Taylor have been friends for well over a decade and are very close. He has seen how the last few weeks have impacted her and wanted to be there to support her.

‘It meant the world to Taylor to have him there on such a tough night.’

Following tonight Swift will play four more shows in London, which will wrap up the European leg of her Eras World tour. 

Tonight a steel ring was formed around the stadium made up of hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers and security guards clad in yellow jackets. 

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