Published 08:35 IST, April 18th 2020
Jacinda Ardern impressionist takes internet by storm, gets a thumbs up from PM herself
In one of Melanie Bracewell's videos, New Zeland PM Jacinda Ardern commented, "You do my makeup better than I do,” with a blushing face emoticon.
Advertisement
A New Zealand-based comedian has shot to fame by impersonating the country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the COVID-19 home confinement. Melanie Bracewell who has been in self-isolation for almost five weeks, after hearing from almost everyone about her likeness to the prime minister, she decided to make Tik Tok videos impersonating her.
Her videos imitating the makeup, costumes and hairdo of the famous leader went viral in no time. She has even managed to catch the attention of the prime minister herself. In one of the videos she posted on Twitter, Bracewell was complimented by Ardern who wrote, "You do my makeup better than I do,” with a blushing face emoticon.
Ahhhhhhhhh pic.twitter.com/WWhldJJrzp
— Melanie Bracewell (@meladoodle) April 11, 2020
In one of the photos that Bracewell shared on Instagram, she wrote, “That is my life now I suppose”. Furthermore, she captioned a short clip on Twitter that read, "Six months ago if you told me I’d be spending hours on making TikTok videos I would laugh in your face and now I’m sucked in forever. (sic)”
Back at it again pic.twitter.com/JS0Biyw191
— Melanie Bracewell (@meladoodle) April 12, 2020
"She’s just so nice, having never thought of being her earlier, it’s now that it strikes how cool she is," Bracewell was quoted by a media outlet. She further added that it wasn’t a parody, and she genuinely aspired to be like Arden, as the leader was her hero.
This is my life now I guess pic.twitter.com/NH5ICFI0vk
— Melanie Bracewell (@meladoodle) April 2, 2020
Now, Bracewell enjoys a strong online fanbase
On a collage that she shared on her Twitter handle, Bracewell was called, “a kiwi version of veep” (North American informal of Prime Minister). “I’m getting confused now”, wrote another Twitter user, not being able to point out the difference between the two ladies. “I can't pick the difference in no.3,” wrote the third user. Some of the netizens joked about the carrot that Bracewell used as an alternative for US President Trump calling it "a perfect resemblance" to Donald Trump.
The carrot is a stroke of genius.
— Pip Hall (@misspiphall) April 12, 2020
You must never meet the real Jacinda Arden. It would be like crossing the streams in Ghostbusters and that would be bad.
— peter berrett (@pberrett) April 15, 2020
For a moment I didn't pick up you were lip-syncing and thought your impression was just THAT good.
— Kieran Bennett (@mrk_bennett) April 2, 2020
You "do her make-up better than her" lol 🤣🤣
— Jacqueline Delahunty (@JacquelineDel18) April 16, 2020
🥕😂🤭🤣😄 thank you for helping me smile today!
— Jaye Firmin (@Jaye_Firmin) April 12, 2020
Haha, the carrot is brilliant even if Trump is not
— Alan Sorensen (@370Zed) April 12, 2020
cause he's a vegetable
— Jaq Tweedie (@JaqTweedie) April 12, 2020
🥕🤣
— Liz (@nz_bunnie) April 12, 2020
Oh my god the last one is GOLD
— Lisette (@BrainNPinkie) April 12, 2020
Genius Melanie!!! 😁
— Rach (@rtzooper) April 12, 2020
Amazing... How did you manage to get trump likeness so accurate...
— Gavin Mudford (@muddygav) April 12, 2020
Close but you look Jacinda in her 20's
— Khoa Huynh (@Khoa_world) April 14, 2020
08:35 IST, April 18th 2020