Taylor Swift Says She's 'Proud' of The Class of 2020 During Virtual Commencement

Taylor Swift shared a comforting message for the Class of 2020.

As one of the many celebrity speakers at YouTube Originals’ Dear Class of 2020, the 30-year-old musician recalled that she also didn’t make it to her own graduation.

“I wanted to say congratulations to all the graduates this year. I know this is probably not the graduation you thought you were going to be having. I relate to that in a lot of ways,” Taylor said during her brief appearance.

She added, “When I was younger, I used to fantasize about high school graduation and being with all of your friends and cap and gown and the whole thing. Then when I got to that point in my life where graduation was coming up, I found myself on a radio tour with my mom in rental cars, sitting on the floors of airports, and I ended up being mailed my diploma.”

Taylor continued, “So it wasn’t exactly what I pictured, but I was still really proud of it, and I guess one good lesson to come from it is expect the unexpected, but celebrate anyway.”

“I’m so proud of you guys and I hope that you have a wonderful time and are really proud of yourselves.”

Stay tuned for the video of Taylor‘s appearance!

If you missed it, check out Lizzo‘s incredible flute performance which kicked off the festivities.