Ipswich girl, 10, given birthday surprise by Myles Smith
"We went into the performing arts room and we had to close our eyes because someone was going to come in," she explained."Two people came in and we had to close our eyes again, then Myles Smith came in.""I felt dizzy and I thought it was all just a dream."He sung some of his songs and then he sung me Happy Birthday."Matilda said her friends had told her she was "so lucky" and she had watched a video of the moment back "a million" times."He was very kind," she added.She later attended the Sheeran concert that night and saw Smith during his support act.
Ms Nunn organised the surprised two weeks before it happened and kept it from her daughter."I'd seen that he'd done side quests when he has gone places, surprised fans, and been and done things," she explained."I just reached out to his management team and they were happy to arrange it all."[They were] so, so lovely."Smith shared the visit on his TikTok account and described the visit as "so wholesome".The video has been seen over 84,000 times with 7,700 likes and 236 comments.At the end of last year, Smith, who is from Luton, was announced as the winner the Brit Awards' Rising Star prize for 2025.The singer started posting covers online during the Covid lockdowns and quickly gained popularity.His top streamed songs on Spotify include Stargazing, Nice to Meet You and Solo.
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