Georgina was a major superfan (Picture: Instagram)

Georgina Callander has been named as the first victim of the Manchester terror attack which took place on Monday night at the Manchester Arena following an Ariana Grande concert.

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But Callander was not just any fan, but an Ariana Grande superfan who met her idol nearly two years to the day she sadly passed away, in a moment she billed as one she would never forget.

Callander, 18, had bought tickets and a meet and greet package to meet Grande on her My Honeymoon tour, and the joyous moment took place on June 4 with Callander captioned the pictures with all caps and the excitement only a major fangirl would understand.



‘MY M&G PHOTOS CAM THEOUFH SHE WAS SO CUTE ANS LOVLEY I HUGGED HER SO TIGHT AND SHE SAID SHE LOVED MY BOW I CANT GET OVER THIS I NEVER WILL,’ she shared with one picture of Grande snuggling close to Callander, while a second, which also included a friend, read: ‘LOOK HOW CUte SHE IS I CANT BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED I (sic).’


On Sunday May 21, she replied to Grande’s tweet about the upcoming Manchester show by telling her how excited she was see her live again.

Georgina Callender with Ariana Grande in 2015 (Picture: Instagram)

Callander was a bonafide fangirl whose social accounts were chock full of pictures of her at various fan conventions, speaking online to friends around the globe, and pictures she had taken herself of the numerous concerts she attended, including Little Mix, One Direction, and Fifth Harmony.

An internet fangirl, she shared days out with friends from across various fandoms including Once Upon A Time, SuperGirl, and Agent Carter; a post shared in 2016 showed the young girl with friends at the 2016 Starfury Convention in Blackpool. captioning the moment ‘crazy dottie fans reunited’.

Callander was active across social media, and regularly shared her joy at her idols liking tweets or pictures, or tweeting about her.

Former Fifth Harmony star Camila Cabello followed Callander on Twitter on November 4 as the fan waited to see the girls perform live, and in 2016 she shared a screenshot of the moment Grande liked a tweet Callander had sent.

She wrote: ‘EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE BUT HOLY FUCK finALLY AFTER THE YEARS OF TWEETING MY FIRST NOTICE IM CRHIGN im so happgjd sos os happg im best day ever i really hope this is the start of getting more mentions oh my im so grateful #arianagrande (sic).’

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And the fangirl was over the moon when Bridget Regan, who stars as Dottie in Agent Carter, took a picture of Callander and friends at The Ultimates fan convention, a three-day celebration of TV shows based on comics, such as Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel’s Agent Carter, D.C’s Arrow and D.C’s Gotham, and captioned it: ‘Love these sweetheart Dottie fans!!! Thanks girls @starfuryevents #AgentCarter’.

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At the same event, she also met Hayley Atwell and Arrow actor, Paul Blackthorne.

Many of Callander’s friends also expressed their shock and sorrow across social media, with her best friend Skye, who lives in New Zealand, writing: ‘My best friend in this whole damn world has been killed just after watching her favourite artist perform live.’

‘I hate this earth and this is proof that the loveliest people are the first to go,’ she added.

‘I don’t know what I’m going to do without you sunshine. You’re the sweetest person I have ever come to know. I’m absolutely broken and can’t stop shaking. The padlock you placed in Paris is our friendship forever and it’s surely one I’ll never ever forget. We’ll meet someday young one, just not where we hoped to. All of my love from the bottom of my heart. Rest in peace honey. I’ll never ever forget you. Lots of love from your best friend skye pie ✨? #ManchesterArena.’

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Daisy Gill, whom Callander was part of the Agent Carter fandom with, and was also at the Grande concert added: ‘rest in piece gina ? we were both having such an incredible evening and I can’t believe it ended this way – you were one of the loveliest people I’ve ever met and didn’t deserve to go like this, I love you so much angel (sic).’

Just met this girl in April.She was so young & sweet.She was killed last night Manchester.My love to her and all the families of the victims https://t.co/RBThDZ6do7 — Sean Maguire (@sean_m_maguire) May 23, 2017

Sean Maguire, who plays Robin Hood in Once Upon A Time, tweeted about meeting Callander several weeks ago at a fan convention and shared Callander’s snaps of the moment, as did Karen David who plays Jasmine in the show.


‘I’m deeply saddened to hear that this sweet, and beautiful lady, Georgina, who I had the pleasure of meeting and talking to for awhile, only a couple of weeks ago at #SBUK3 was one of the innocent victims in tonight’s atrocity in Manchester,’ wrote David.

‘It’s not fair, it’s not right. It makes me so angry and it breaks my heart that such a young and promising life has been stolen away! But I refuse to give in to hatred. I continue to choose love. I continue to choose unity because when we join together, we are strong! We will not be afraid. Dearest Georgina, may your kind soul rest in peace. Heaven has gained an angel…My thoughts and prayers are with you, your family, and your friends.’

‘Just met this girl in April.She was so young & sweet.She was killed last night Manchester.My love to her and all the families of the victims,’ wrote Maguire.

Just met this girl in April.She was so young & sweet.She was killed last night Manchester.My love to her and all the families of the victims https://t.co/RBThDZ6do7 — Sean Maguire (@sean_m_maguire) May 23, 2017

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