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‘Chewbacca Mum’ Gets an Even Bigger Surprise After Posting Facebook’s Most Watched Live Video!

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Unless youโ€™ve been on a media-free diet recently, itโ€™s more than likely that you know who Candace Payne is. Better known as the โ€˜Chewbacca Mumโ€™, Payne went viral with a video she posted on Facebook of herself wearing a Chewbacca mask.

Her infectious laugh and the pure joy of the video took it from 1,000 views (when Payne went to sleep, after posting the clip) to more than 20 million the next day.

After buying the mask at Kohlโ€™s, the Texas mum of two filmed herself putting it on in her car. Not only did she not expect the 20 million hits the video would have gotten the following day, but she certainly never anticipated it reaching well over 100 million views.

To date, the video has racked up 141 million views, making it the most watched Facebook Live video ever!

She told Good Morning America, โ€œSo I thought, Iโ€™m going to share this with my Facebook friends and family, and if anybody wants to see it, theyโ€™re going to have to see it now. And Iโ€™m going to document. This was mine to begin with. This was never theirs.โ€

But, donโ€™t count Payne out as being a one-hit wonder. Her sudden stardom has taken on a life of its own, with appearances on major U.S. talk shows. Not to mention, that sales of the electronic Chewbacca mask have skyrocketed.

When Payne stopped by โ€œThe Late Late Showโ€ to see James Corden her social media fame rose even higher. The mum sat in the driverโ€™s seat, putting the mask on with Corden โ€“ as a surprise visit from director J.J. Abrams brought the clip to an all-out laugh riot.

Payne was also invited to stop by Facebookโ€™s headquarters, where she had another โ€˜surpriseโ€™ visit. This time her it was Chewbacca himself who had come to see her. More than 139,000 shares and 1.1 million likes later, these pics have gone almost as viral as the initial video.

Itโ€™s not like putting on a mask is groundbreaking comedy. So, why is Payne garnering so much attention and admiration? Viewers note that itโ€™s the pure, innocent joy. One commenter responded to the post of Payne at Facebook headquarters by writing, โ€œI will say it again, I LOVE that a video about JOY broke the internet!!! Go Candace Payne!!!!! Our world needed you today!โ€

Following Payneโ€™s instant Internet celebrity status was a recent visit that may have put an even bigger smile on her face than the mask (if thatโ€™s possible!). Representatives from Kohlโ€™s dropped by to give the rest of Payneโ€™s family their own Chewbacca masks, along with gifts galore for her children and $2,500 worth of gift cards.

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Belinda's a passionate advocate for community and connection. As the founder of the Mum Central Network sheโ€™s committed to celebrating the journey that is Australian parenthood. Mum to two cheeky boys, and wife to her superstar husband, they live a busy but crazy lifestyle in Adelaide. Great conversation, close friends and good chocolate are her chosen weapons for daily survival. Oh, and bubbles. Champagne is key.

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