OMG what a night it was for fashion stylist Shahani Gania.
At the first night of Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour in Manila yesterday, Shahani was originally going to sit at the upper box.
“I really felt disappointed that I wouldn’t be able to see Madonna up close,” she wrote on Facebook.
While she was downstairs to smoke with friends, “I was spotted by 2 white girls and asked me if I wanted better seat. I said yes, and they gave me a SVIP ticket. I CRIED!!!! I hugged both of them, and in between sobs I explained to them that I’m such a huge fan and that I organized this Madonna exhibit.”
She found her friends, who took her to a new spot, “RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FUCKING HEART!!!”
Things only got better.
“When the last segment came (the 20s), one of the two girls who gave me my new ticket took me aside and asked me if I wanted to be the Unapologetic Bitch for the night. FUCK YES!!! FUCK YES!!!! FUCK YESSS!!! So sabi niya balik daw uli ako sa likod at the start of La Vie En Rose. AND YUN NA! Dinala na ako.
“Sa gilid ng stage, but I could still see Madonna checking me out from where I was. And then I had my 4 minutes with her. She called me brave
“Her eyes were soooo beautiful!!! I made her laugh! EVERYTHING WAS TOO MUCH TO HANDLE! Naka-sayaw ko si Madonna! Inakbayan niya ako. Pinatong niya ulo niya sa akin. Sinabi niya ang pangalan ko paulit-ulit: Super Starlet!”
Scroll down below to read the rest of Shahani’s story.
Also, check out the art exhibition that Shahani organized, #MADONNACUBAO1982, which shows Madonna-inspired works by local artists. It runs until Feb 26 at TODAY X FUTURE (#7-T Gen Malvar St, Cubao, Araneta Center, QC; +63 928 5209102). There’s a closing party called #DanceteriaVersusTheFuture at 9pm that same night.
