Kylie turned into an instant celebrity after her moment of glory.
“She got a lot of attention,” recalled Caslin. “She was wearing the hat and going to the toilet was impossible because she had to stop to take pictures with people. It got to a point where, during one of the toilet breaks, I told them to just not wear the hat because we are not going to be able to make it there and back quickly.”
Caslin continued: “I think she was a bit nervous and overwhelmed. On our way back there were so many people congratulating her and offering her friendship bracelets, we came back with so many more because people were very friendly and enthusiastic.”
How does Kylie’s little sister Stella feel about her big sister getting chosen and not her though?
“A bit disappointed,” admitted Caslin.
“She asked us if she could go up too, and I told her ‘No. Only one child gets to go up but you get to see Taylor super up close’,” she added.
Well, Stella did get a little something from Taylor too.
“If I’m not wrong, when Taylor was at the end of the stage, she gave (Stella) a flying kiss because my husband was carrying her right next to Kylie and they were wearing the same outfit. So I told her: ‘Hey, Taylor also gave you a flying kiss!’ but I think she’s still a bit disappointed. Such is life,” chuckled Caslin.
What makes this entire experience even more surreal was how the family almost didn’t make it to the concert.
Caslin shared that she actually did not manage to get tickets during the actual sale period and had to resort to other ways but the “mark up was insane”.
“About two to three weeks before the concert, a friend shared an opportunity with me and I managed to get four tickets. I didn’t even dare to share the news with my children in case those tickets didn’t come through,” she laughed.
Before those tickets came along, Caslin was planning on just spending the night vibing to Tay Tay’s music outside the stadium with her family.
“I mean, you know children right? They don’t mind because they don’t know what they’re missing out on. They were doing all the friendship bracelets and I said: “Oh, are you sure you want to do those ‘cos we’re not actually going in”. But children being children, they were like: ‘Sure!'” she said.
“We even went to buy outfits, not knowing we were going to make it to the show. I only told them when I received the actual tickets, which was just a couple of days before the show.”
So what is Kylie going to do with her precious 22 hat now?