St. John's woman gets up close and personal with Shania Twain
CBC News | Posted: July 20, 2014 Last Updated: Jul 20, 2014 8:31 AM NT
Cherie Taylor was thrilled to have her photo taken with her favourite singer, Shania Twain, in Las Vegas. (Courtesy of Cherie Taylor)
A St. John's resident recently had a thrill of a lifetime when she had her photo taken with Shania Twain in Las Vegas.
Cherie Taylor has been a Shania fan since she was 10 years of age.
To celebrate her 30th birthday and first wedding anniversary, Taylor's husband gave her a trip to Las Vegas and tickets to see the songstress.
When they arrived at the show, Taylor and her husband were upgraded to front row seats.
"When we got there, she started to perform, and immediately I began to cry," Taylor said.
"I was so excited; I was shaking. I thought, 'I've come all this way to come see her; I'm going to take a shot at getting my picture taken with her.'"
Taylor stood up in the aisle and began to wave at Twain.
"Obviously, she could tell I was excited," Taylor said.
"She walked [up] to me, put her arm around me, and gave my husband time to take three pictures. She hugged me once again, and went back to the stage."
Twain was singing her song "Don't Be Stupid" at the same time.
"I was shaking," Taylor said.
"It was pretty awesome. I couldn't have asked for a better birthday gift or a better vacation."
Taylor posted the photos on Facebook as soon as she could. Her friends and family — especially those from Taylor's hometown of St. Bernard's — were delighted for her.
"Everyone was pretty excited that I had the opportunity to have my picture taken with one of my all-time favourite country singers," Taylor said.
Glad to know that the fan made her dream come true. Shania looks very tired in this pic and out of it; like autopilot or something else (who knows). Seems like she injured her pinkie, judging by her bandaid. I had seen a picture here where she performed YSTO and tears were streaming down her face. How sad! Seems like her time in Vegas is a mixed bag. I hope that she moves onto better things in the future.
