He became a social media star. The “girl in the red scarf” is the new favorite of Billie Eilish fans. This young woman wearing a red scarf on her head intervened when Billie Eilish was violently grabbed by a man during one of the three concerts she gave in Miami on October 11. In the images we see the singer greeting her fans along a barrier. Suddenly, she is grabbed by a man who violently pulls on her arm.
In the numerous videos of the incident, we can hear fans screaming, while Billie Eilish, helped by security, quickly manages to get back on her way. Then we see the young woman with the red scarf running after the man, who is intercepted by the security service.
Billie Eilish has not commented on the incident, but her brother Finneas O’Connell posted on Instagram: “The girl in the red scarf from last night’s concert is amazing.”
These images went viral and allowed “the girl with the red scarf” to become a true celebrity within the Billie Eilish fan community. The young woman, one Aniyah, has gained 400,000 subscribers on her TikTok account. Today there are almost 600,000.
“Thank you all very much for your support, your comments and your videos,” he reacted on social networks.
The young woman also received gifts from Billie Eilish’s team as a thank you. Concert ticketing platform Stubhub also offered him tickets to see Billie Eilish on stage again the next day.
“Our heroine deserves another night in the front row, so we bought her tickets and will send her back there! Thank you Aniyah for showing up without hesitation,” the company wrote on Instagram.
Source: BFM TV
