Taylor Swift donates over €11, 000 to two mothers struggling due to Coronavirus

Taylor Swift has donated a large sum of money ($13,000, which is equivalent to just over €11, 000) each to two American mothers struggling with rent payments and bills due to the Coronavirus.

After reading a Washington Post article about Americans struggling with rent due to the pandemic, Swift was made aware of two GoFundMe pages for the moms.

On Nashville-based single mother Nikki Cornwell's fundraising page, she said it had been “a horrible year" and that “Its been rough because I’m not the only person looking for work. My family would appreciate any help this holiday. I am definitely praying for miracles. God bless everyone.”

With her donation to Cornwell, Swift wrote: “Nikki, I read about you in the Washington Post and thought it was really brave of you to share your story. I’m so sorry for everything you’ve had to go through this year and wanted to send you this gift, from one Nashville girl to another. Love, Taylor.”

The singer's second donation went to Shelbie Selewski from Michigan, who wrote that she “had to stay home with my young daughter who was born with a collapsed lung right before Covid” and, as a result, lost her job.

Swift wrote to her: “Shelbie, I’m sending you this gift after reading about you in the Washington Post. No one should have to feel the kind of stress that’s been put on you. I hope you and your beautiful family have a great holiday season. Love, Taylor.”

Throughout the year, Swift has made a series of donations to fans who have been struggling because of the pandemic. In August, she donated around €25, 000 to a UK student so she could afford university fees, and also made a series of donations of $3,000 (about €2500) to fans struggling due to coronavirus-related financial issues.