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The unlikely stars of TikTok: Meet the people who got famous by accident
Can you go viral from your day job? These new celebrities did. May 13, 2021
Crash! Pungent pink alcohol spreads over the gleaming supermarket floor as customers jump back to stop it soaking their feet. It’s out of Hannah’s control now; all she can do is watch as six bottles of rosé flow. Moments before, she’d been about to stack them onto the shelves when two teenagers approached. They’d travelled across the city just to meet her. Taken aback, Hannah let the wine slip from her hands. It was not your average fan meet- and-greet, but then Tesco worker Hannah, 23, is not your average celebrity.
By George Nott2021-01-22T16:28:00+00:00
As user-generated content and clever campaigns have proven, there is a huge breadth of opportunity for grocery
In September, Nathan Apodaca’s truck broke down on an Idaho freeway. Unfazed, he hopped on his skateboard and filmed himself on his phone, cruising down the exit lane and taking swigs of Ocean Spray from the bottle while miming the lyrics to Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams.
The resulting TikTok post garnered billions of views, and more still after being reposted to other social platforms. TikTok’s users – or ‘creators’, as the platform calls them – responded with countless remakes and tributes. As a result, the 43-year-old Dreams re-entered the US music charts and shelves were cleared of Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice. “Dreams really do come true,” Ocean Spray responded (they also sent Apodaca a new truck in gratitude).
Tesco worker reveals simple way to get a free bag for life and shoppers are amazed
Hannah Lowther, a Tesco employee, has garnered a huge following on TikTok and a recent video explaining a little-known trick has been seen more than 700,000 times
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