Published 14:17 IST, September 9th 2019
Kombucha Girl: Former student achieves internet stardom overnight
Britanny Tomlinson or the 'Kombucha Girl' achieved internet stardom on social media after she reviewed Kombucha tea, a type of popular probiotic drink in US.
In the age of social media, anyone can be an internet celebrity and be an influencer with one single act and amass millions of followers and thousands of comments. One such celebrity is Britanny Tomlinson or 'Kombucha Girl' as her fans call her. She is a former student and has gone viral after she reviewed Kombucha tea, a type of popular probiotic drink in the United States. The video received so many views that people are recognizing her in public and are asking her to recreate the scene with different drinks.
Video has gone viral
The video or clip is about 20-seconds long in which the girl says the taste of the drink smells like a public restroom. That reaction has collected over 100 million views and amassed her over 300,000 followers on Twitter alone. On TikTok, the video has been liked by 979,000 people with over 6,000 comments. Not only this, the video has some hilarious reactions with users commenting "her facial expressions...the JOURNEY she took me on". "You look like Buzz Light year I'm weakkkk," commented another. "This is so funny it gave me heartburn," said another user.
Kombucha girl achieves internet stardom
In fact, the video has become so popular that Twitter users are stopping Tomlinson and asking her to recreate the scene with a different drink. A Twitter user identified the 'Kombucha Girl' at Torchy’s Tacos on Texas Avenue and had her recreate the video, but this time with a Coca-Cola.
Another Twitter user and some friends saw the 'Kombucha Girl' outside a bar and used the opportunity for a few photos. Tomlinson admitted that sometimes she forgets that the whole Kombucha thing even happened, but also added that it stays pretty fun.
Updated 18:17 IST, September 9th 2019