A bridesmaid has been cut from her best friend’s wedding after revealing she was planning to ditch the special event to see Taylor Swift.

Bride-to-be Jess, from Melbourne, has been frustrated by her guests dropping out of her wedding to see the superstar, who is performing on the same night on February 17.

Her best friend and bridesmaid Olivia broke the news live on radio that she would also be leaving the celebrations early to attend the Eras Tour concert – and Jess did not take it well.

Olivia scored tickets back in December and was ‘anxious’ to tell the bride even while shopping for bridesmaids dresses.

The awkward exchange between the two friends played out on the Fifi, Fev and Nick Hit breakfast show last week.

Now Jess has confirmed Olivia has been dropped from the bridal party, blocked on all social media and the two are no longer friends.

She also claimed Olivia ‘didn’t make an effort to try sell the ticket’ to attend the concert on another night.

Olivia was set to be a bridesmaid at her best friend Jess’ wedding, however she had to break the news she would be skipping the event to go to Taylor Swift’s concert. The bride did not take it well and dropped Olivia from her bridesmaid duties

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Jess spoke to the radio show hosts once more to share how it all fell to pieces.

‘Obviously I was put off guard when I heard everything on the radio and I suppose I was pretty mortified that she chose to do it on live air,’ Jess began, adding that she’s still ‘pretty angry’.

‘Liv and I did speak after the show and I’ve told her that she’s cut from the wedding.

‘She’s shown her true colours so if she wants to go to the concert, she can go to the concert.’

When asked how Olivia responded, Jess said there was ‘a bit of fighting’ and conflict.

‘She obviously still did want to take the route that maybe she could come for some of the wedding and then leave,’ Jess continued.

‘But realistically, that wasn’t feasible. To choose someone to be your bridesmaid is a pretty big deal, in my eyes at least.

‘She was a really good friend and if she saw a Taylor Swift concert as more important than that’s her choice. I don’t want her as part of my day.

‘I honestly thought a lot more of her. I want to say I get it but also, this is my wedding.’

Jess said if she was hosting any other kind of event, there likely would’ve been less of a fuss.

The awkward exchange between the two friends played out on the Fifi, Fev and Nick Hit breakfast show last week and now Jess has shared the brutal update

‘It’s just been really hard; I didn’t expect to lose friends during such an exciting time in my life,’ Jess said and can be heard tearing up.

‘It’s meant to be a really exciting time for me. It just really sucks that someone who I loved so much has done this.’

The radio hosts shared a snippet of the show on TikTok and overnight it’s exceeded more than 747,000 views.

Others shared their opinion on the topic and many sided with Jess.

‘Team bride. To do it on radio is low!’ one write, another said: ‘I would never miss a second of my friends wedding!! no matter what,’

‘Team bride, Taylor swift concerts will happen again, but a wedding for your bff is a once is a lifetime,’ a third added.

Jess also claimed Olivia ‘didn’t make an effort to try sell the ticket’ to attend the concert on another night

Last week on air Jess thought she was being ‘pranked’ but was left in disbelief after realising Olivia was being serious.

‘Obviously the whole Taylor thing, we’ve been talking about it and you’ve been saying how annoying it is that people have been backing out,’ Olivia said.

‘But I haven’t told you I got tickets for the Saturday and this was done before Christmas. However, I was thinking of trying to compromise here and make it work.’

Olivia said she would ‘scoot off’ early and return to the reception after the concert. The wedding is in the Yarra Valley while Taylor Swift is an hour away in Melbourne.

‘I feel really bad, I do but I have loved Taylor for so long, you are aware of this and you knew how hard it was to get tickets,’ Olivia replied.

But Jess flew off the handle slamming her friend for withholding the news and poking holes in her compromise.

‘You’ve known this before December and it’s three weeks until my wedding and you’re telling me now?’ she said.

‘I’m getting married in the Yarra Valley, how are you going to go to Taylor Swift and then come back? How is that even possible?’

Olivia was convinced her plan would work as she thought the show would only go for a couple of hours but one of the hosts pointed out Taylor performs for three.

‘You want to miss a part of my wedding to go to a Taylor Swift concert? You know how much this has been annoying me that people have been dropping out to go to her and you’ve known all along that you’re going to go to her concert,’ Jess said.

Olivia said she feels like a ‘bad friend’ before breaking down in tears.

‘She’s so angry at me, I feel awful. I’ve been meaning to tell you Jessie, I know but I’ve been so anxious about it and I know how much this wedding means to you,’ she said.

‘I’ve been there through every step of the way and even when we were trying on the bridesmaids dresses I was going to tell you but I don’t know you just paid and I got nervous.’

But Jess was having none of it.

‘I don’t even understand though you’ve gone and bought tickets on my wedding date. I’m not trying to be mean right now, I think I’m just angry before I’m even upset because I’m so stressed, it’s three weeks out,’ she said.

‘It’s just been really hard; I didn’t expect to lose friends during such an exciting time in my life,’ Jess said and can be heard tearing up (stock image)

‘I want you there next to me on my day and you’re not going to be there.’

Host Fifi Box suggested Olivia skip the concert but she was hesitant calling it a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity.

Listeners were shocked by the bridesmaid’s deceit and told Jess to ‘get new friends’.

‘Tell her to go. And never call you again,’ one woman said.

‘This bride needs new friends. The friend defending her dog act by saying it’s a once in a lifetime chance, so is your best friends wedding,’ a second commented.

‘The fact that some of you are missing the fact that she would have know about the wedding way before this tour was released!’ a third pointed out.

‘Girl just swap your tickets with someone for one of the other nights. I love Taylor too but I’d never pick her over my best friend,’ someone suggested.

However some sided with Olivia with one saying: ‘I’m sorry but I would have gone to see Taylor too’.

‘Friendships come and go. Eras Tour is once on a lifetime. I know what I would do, but I would have told her sooner,’ another wrote.