By Curtis D. Tucker, Enid Buzz | Monday, May 23, 2016
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ENID, Okla. - Candace Payne is taking social media by storm. Who is she you may be asking? She's the hilarious lady that has captured the funny bone of America and the world. Her Chewbacca mask wearing video on Facebook has reached 138 million views as of early Monday evening. The video has been shared over 3 million times and has over 2.4 million engagements.
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The numbers on this video are completely out of this world and the notoriety has propelled Payne into superstar status. She appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Monday morning. On the show she discussed the video she labeled, "It's the simple joys in life..."
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Payne lives in the Dallas area and bought the mask on a whim while on a trip to Kohl's to return some items. After the purchase Payne decided to try on the mask while parked in her car and turned on her video camera. The Chewbacca mask is not so much what has catapulted the video to super viral status, it's her reaction to the mask and the sounds it makes. Her infectious laugh is one of the best online in years.
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During the video she assures friends and family that the purchase was worth every penny, while continuing to bring herself to tears with laughter. She proclaimed the purchase the best birthday present to herself. She ends the video, still cackling, and signs off with, "It's the simple joys..."
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Looking at her Facebook page you can see that her followers have spiked to 571,000. Could this be the start of a career or something big? We sure hope so. Kohl's provided masks and other Star Wars goodies to the entire family.
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Enid Buzz was contacted about the video and a tiny bird told us that there might be an Enid connection to Payne. Using social media we just flat out asked our readers and sure enough, Payne is the daughter of two Enid High graduates.
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Larry Sharp and Barbara Suiter are Payne's parents. Trish Suiter Watts, one of our Buzzheads, is Payne's aunt and let us know of the Enid connection. If you have not yet seen the video please take a few minutes to watch and I promise it will put a smile on your face.
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