Almost a week after a 13-year-old boy became an internet sensation following a selfie with Justin Timberlake during the 2018 Super Bowl, the teen has received yet another surprise from the singer during his recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
On Friday's episode, Ryan McKenna explained to the presenter exactly what happened on Sunday when he became known as the 'Super Bowl selfie kid'. During the show, the halftime headliner posed for a selfie with the teenager as he made his way through the stands of the stadium.
'The lady told us we were in a good section,' McKenna explained referring to his seating at the famous football match. 'But we had no idea Justin was going to be there.'
However, while opening up about the memorable occasion, McKenna was surprised to find out that Timberlake called into the show to have a chat with the young star.
'Oh my God, I can't believe this,' McKenna said, tearing up the moment Timberlake said his name.
'It's nice to meet you, finally,' Timberlake said.
Speaking of his decision to finish his Super Bowl performance by making his way through he stands, Timberlake explained: 'I knew I wanted to end the show with 'Can't Stop the Feeling,' just because I see how people respond to that song, and then cut to Ryan.'
McKenna added how he made his way down to dance with the 'Rock Your Body' crooner.
'I got myself there. I pushed through,' he said. 'I was elbowing people.'
Once there, the teenager admits he struggled to get his phone to work to capture the selfie that would make him famous around the world.
'My dad told me he was coming up so I had to push out there,' he explained, 'but I had the video [on] when I was going out to Justin, and then I had the iPhone 6, so that thing is slow. So it just shut off, and that's why all the memes formed.'
DeGeneres joked that McKenna has become part of Timberlake's life. 'I'm sure he'll send you money,' she said before asking, 'Do you have anything for him, Justin?'
'I tell you what I want to do," Timberlake said, 'because it was so unexpected that you came down and because all of this has happened, I thought to myself I really wanna meet you properly.'
Timberlake then offered McKenna and his family tickets to his concert tour stop in Boston later this year.
'Oh my God, thank you so much,' Ryan replied.
The teenager was also gifted four VIP tickets to a Patriots home game next season and four pre-game field passes.
'Ryan, I look forward to meeting you and our second selfie together,' the singer said before ending the call.
'Yeah, definitely,' McKenna replied, close to tears.
Watch the pair's adorable 'encounter' below:
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