Gwen Stefani
is hollering back on behalf of a special young fan.
The music
superstar interrupted her show in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday night,
after a poster in the audience caught her attention.
Gwen read
the message to the crowd, revealing a heartbreaking story from one of
her fellow parents.
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“My son
was bullied from the first to fifth grade,” Gwen read, exclaiming,
“What?!” in response.
“He would come home every day upset, but he would go to
his room, listen to your music and smile,” she continued.
The 46-year-old mom of three appeared immediately moved, and
invited the boy on stage.
“Get up here right now!” Gwen shouted, before
giving the tearful admirer a big hug and pep talk as their thousands of
onlookers cheered.
The exchange may have been just as life-changing for Gwen as
it was for her fan. On Thursday, Gwen recalled the memory in a touching
Instagram post.
“About 3 years ago
when things were hard in my life I prayed to God everyday that I could get a
chance to use my gift that God gave me and make a difference in some way in
this world,” she wrote, captioning a video of the emotional moment.
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“Last
night this little guy was the answer to my prayers,” she concluded, adding the hashtags
“#zerotoleranceforbullies” and “#onelove.”
Gwen’s
boyfriend, Blake Shelton, applauded her kind gesture on Thursday and seemed to
encourage the media to focus on similarly good-natured stories in the future.
Now THIS is what they should be writing about.. https://t.co/GV4lvn4KbS
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) July 28, 2016
“Now THIS is what they should be writing about,” he tweeted, including Gwen’s original post.
Gwen’s “This Is What The Truth Feels Like Tour” continues in Atlanta on Friday.
— Erin Biglow
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