TAYLOR Swift’s Eras Tour crew were left in shock and nearly “passed out” after giving them $197M in bonuses.
The The Fate of Ophelia hitmaker, 36, is known for her generosity and has previously surprised her team with big bonuses after her tours.
On her new Disney+ The End of An Era six-part documentary series, Taylor once again stunned her crew with a very kind gesture.
She gathered them around her and one-by-one handed out an envelope – with the bonus amount written inside.
Taylor said: “Everyone has the same message on their card, I was hoping you would open it.”
And judging by their surprised reactions, the amounts inside were no joke.
Taylor is said to have handed out $197 million in bonuses across the entire crew, including six-figure checks for the truck drivers who kept the tour moving.
Her handwritten letter said: “We’ve traveled the world like we set out to do. We’ve dazzled the crowds, but we’ve missed family too.
“My full gratitude doesn’t come from a bank, but here’s [bonus check amount] dollars just to say thanks. Love, Taylor.”
One professional dancer who worked closely on Taylor’s Eras tour nearly passed out when he opened his letter.
During episode two, Taylor prepared for something she calls “bonus day”.
At he end of each leg of the tour, Taylor prepares bonuses for every dancer, musician, and crew member.
Seen handwriting cards, she explained: “Bonus day is so important because setting a precedent with The Eras Tour is really important to me.
“Because people who work on the road, if the tour grosses more, they get more of a bonus, and these people just work so hard and they are the best at what they do.
“So, every single person on the crew, I’ve handwritten them a note. It took me a couple weeks, but it’s fun to write the notes.”
Professional dancer Kameron Saunders, 33, was one of the team members who received an envelope.
Reading Taylor’s message, he said: “Dearest Kam, we’ve travelled the world like we set out to do.
“We’ve dazzled the crowds, but we’ve missed family, too. My full gratitude doesn’t come from a bank, but here are XX dollars just to say thanks. Love, Taylor.”
The exact amount was bleeped out but it has been reported to People that the singer handed out a total of $197 million among her crew.
While assistant crew member Max was left visibly shaken as he read his letter and almost fell to his knees.
A person off camera asked “What’s wrong, Max? Are you alright?”
Clearly overwhelmed, he replied: “I’m gonna pass out.”
The documentary also featured an emotional Taylor breaking down in tears as she opened up about the horrific Southport attack.
TAYLOR IN TEARS
The star appeared shaken while she talked about the tragic events on her new Eras documentary.
Three schoolgirls were murdered by Axel Rudakubana at the Taylor Swift-themed class in Southport, Merseyside, last year.
The evil knifeman, 18, who killed Alice, Bebe and Elsie, was jailed for a minimum of 52 years in January.
Taylor revealed that she met the families of the victims ahead of returning to Wembley stadium last summer. She vowed to put on a brave face as she wanted to be in a happy place for them and not show her pain.
Speaking through tears from a hotel in London Taylor said: “I am going to meet some of these families tonight and put on a pop concert, you know.
“I’m going to meet some of these families tonight.
“It’s going to be fine as I am not going to be doing this. I am going to be smiling so any of this gets out of the way before you go on stage.”
Taylor said since the shocking stabbings she has “felt like she is on thin ice” despite her love for being on tour.
With her voice breaking, Taylor said: “We are in London at my hotel and basically it is a weird feeling going into these last five shows in Europe because it sort of feels like, we’ve done 128 shows so far but this is the first one where I feel like, I am skating on thin ice or something.
“We have had a series of very violent and scary things happen to the tour like we dodged a massacre situation. I have been all over the place.
“There was this horrible attack in Liverpool at a Taylor Swift dance party and it was little kids that….”
In a senseless act of pure evil, Rudakubana walked into the dance studio, attended by 26 children, and started stabbing them at random.
He killed Elsie, Alice and Bebe and injured six other children plus two adults before police arrived and arrested him.
