Taylor Swift has hailed Justin Timberlake her “hero” because the singers shared their mutual admiration on Instagram.

Taylor is riding high after tidying up at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Sunday night, where she won four prizes including album of the season. Justin was around to pay tribute to his pal while he presented Taylor with all the accolade for the most powerful tour, plus the kind words continued to circulate after the ceremony.

“Hero status, friend status, historical fav status. @justintimberlake appreciate absolutely everything,” Taylor gushed as she posted a white and black photo ones chatting backstage for the show.

The 26-year-old Bad Blood singer was addressing Justin’s earlier Instagram dedication, that she had posted couple of hours before.

Justin accepted his social networking account to share with you a photograph of Taylor looking stunning in a very black sequinned jumpsuit during your stage accepting an award.

“My pal, Taylor… Congrats, dear!!! #iHeartAwards,” the 35-year-old heartthrob captioned his snap.

It was Justin who began the public display of admiration throughout the awards ceremony when he gushed about Taylor before inviting her on stage to accumulate a trophy on her hit tour 1989. His heartfelt tribute caused it to be clear they have a lot of respect for that singer-songwriter.

“I am thrilled to be back with you with this arena to aid honour a fantastic young woman who’s got accomplished extraordinary things in arenas and stadiums all-around our world,” he stated. “This extraordinary singer, songwriter and performer is elevating the spot of music inside our lives, bringing all sorts of people together in big and powerful ways to be a touring sensation. She has won over 250 awards currently. I don’t know how that’s mathematically possible.”

Taylor had lots of reasons to celebrate on Sunday night – and also taking home three prizes, her boyfriend Calvin Harris was named dance artist of the season.