EMBED >More News Videos Pink stops show to thank middle school counselor. Matt O'Donnell reports during Action News Mornings on April 20, 2018. PHILADELPHIA -- Pink is known for her jaw dropping acrobatics and high energy performances, but it was no act when she stopped her show in Australia to comfort a fan.Fourteen-year-old Leah Murphy attended Pink's show in Brisbane Monday night.Leah's mother was a huge Pink fan. She was supposed to go the concert with Leah, but died in June.Leah held up a sign about her mother at the show and it got Pink's attention.The Doylestown, Bucks County native went into the crowd and gave Leah a hug.Leah's aunt says the hug has lifted the teen's spirits during a difficult time.<doc-sep>A 14-year-old girl grieving the recent loss of her mother has been sent "a hug from heaven" after pop star Pink pulled her out of the crowd for a hug, selfie, and motivational chat at one of her concerts this week. Loading Leah Murphy flew from north Queensland to Brisbane with friends and family to attend one of Pink's performances. Her mother Debbie, who passed away in June, had tickets to attend one of Pink's Australian shows. Pink and her music was one of the many bonds Leah shared with her mother, so her aunt, Katrina Donkin, endeavoured to set up a special moment between the two at Monday's show. During the concert on Monday, Ms Donkin, Leah and friends held up signs hoping to grab the singer's attention during the concert. "It read, 'Hi, my name's Leah. I'm 14 years old and I just lost my beautiful mum. I would love a hug'," Ms Donkin said. "Once Pink got down to the quiet music she was looking out to the crowd, that's when I started waving the sign. "I had strangers in the crowd grab them off us as well and start waving them. It was just enough for Pink to say, 'what is that?'." Pink spoke briefly with Leah, telling her everything was going to be okay. ( Supplied: Katrina Donkin "She couldn't read it, but someone handed her a little brochure about Leah and she read it out." Crowds parted so Ms Donkin and her niece could make it to the front row. "I just whispered in her ear, 'you're going to get your hug, sweetheart. We're going to get you the hug'," Ms Donkin said. "We ended up at the front row and Pink just held her for … it felt like 20 seconds. "And Leah's only 14, she's a teeny-tiny little thing and she just sobbed uncontrollably in her arms. "Pink was just so genuine, she said, 'hey, don't cry, everything's going to be okay'. Leah and her mother had bonded over Pink and her music. ( Supplied: Katrina Donkin "Pink took a selfie with her, signed her arm in marker, and then hopped back on the stage and said, 'everyone call your mum'." One of the signs Leah and her supporters held up to grab Pink's attention. ( Supplied: Katrina Donkin Ms Donkin said Leah hasn't stopped talking about that moment. "I haven't seen her smile so much since. Her dad said he woke up feeling happy today, happier than he has been in a long time," she said. "I just really feel it was a hug from heaven. I do feel her mum orchestrated the whole thing." She said Pink's music spoke volumes to Leah. "She relates to the music, I think she's grieving through the lyrics and it's helping her process it. "She's just a huge, huge fan of Pink, and so was her mum, so it was just amazing she took the time to give her a hug." Tickets accidentally left at home, flown to Brisbane Leah's special moment with Pink almost didn't happen — the night before the concert Ms Donkin realised the tickets were still on her bedside table in Cairns, more than 1,680 kilometres away. "I rang my neighbour, my neighbour broke into my house and got them and handed them to someone I know who works on the check-in desk at Qantas," Ms Donkin said. Leah's aunt says the 14-year-old "hasn't stopped talking" about her experience with Pink. ( Supplied: Katrina Donkin "She then asked the pilots of a flight that arrived in Brisbane at lunch time if they could take them down and they said yes. "They handed delivered them to me … I went back out to the airport and the captain walked off and gave me an envelope."<doc-sep>
"My name is Leah – I'm 14 years old. I lost my beautiful Mom last month. I would LOVE a hug…Please!" the fan's sign read Pink Stops Concert to Comfort Grieving Teen Whose Mother Died: It's 'Going to Be Okay' Pink‘s kindness and motherly instincts shined brightly after the singer took time out of her recent concert to hug a grieving teenage girl. During her Brisbane, Australia, show on Tuesday, the star, 38, stopped singing in the middle of her setlist after 14-year-old Leah Murphy’s sign caught her attention. “My name is Leah – I’m 14 years old. I lost my beautiful Mom last month. I would LOVE a hug…Please!” the young fan’s sign read. After reading the sign aloud to the rest of the audience, Pink immediately came down from the stage to find Leah. Along with a sweet hug, the mother of two took selfies with Leah and autographed her arm. “I was crying a lot and Pink said, ‘Oh don’t cry, you look so pretty. Everything’s going to be okay.’ She was really nice. She’s really sweet,” Leah told Yahoo! about her meeting with Pink. Just months before Tuesday’s concert, Leah and her late mother Debbie, who died in June, had gotten tickets to attend Pink’s Sydney show earlier this month, which was canceled due to the singer being hospitalized. “We used to sing [her songs] always together and dance around the house,” she recalled of her favorite memories with her late mother. pink-hug-2 Pink and Leah Murphy | Credit: Katrina Donkin “Pink really lifted the spirits of our family so much,” Leah’s father said in the same interview. RELATED VIDEO: Pink’s Words of Wisdom for Teens: ‘Wear Your Retainer and Fly Your Flag’ Leah’s aunt Katrina also shared the moment on Facebook, writing, “A hug from heaven Thanks @pink for the hug and the selfie. She hasn’t stopped smiling, skipping and singing.” pink-hug-4 Credit: Katrina Donkin But Leah’s hug with Pink almost did not happen.