Updated Monday at 9 a.m.: Candace Payne wanted yoga pants, but she got Internet fame instead. Better known now as "Chewbacca Lady," Payne, Grand Prairie told Good Morning America host Robin Roberts on Monday that she went to Kohl's to get yoga pants, but when that didn't work out, she decided to check out the toy section. That's where she found the Chewbacca mask.
WATCH: @candacepayne accidentally bumped into the Chewbacca mask... now she has the most viewed Facebook LIVE ever. https://t.co/r82KureLbn
— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 23, 2016
Check out the rest of the interview below:
WATCH: "I think the world, as a whole, is in need of a good laugh." - @candacepayne on her Chewbacca mask video https://t.co/mCeWUaey1C
— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 23, 2016
WATCH: "The best part is being able to share joy with people." - @candacepayne on her Chewbacca mask video https://t.co/RxrPUoLMRN
— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 23, 2016
Updated on Sunday at 9 p.m.: The fame for Candace Payne, Grand Prairie mother and social media superstar now known as the "Chewbacca Lady", just keeps growing.
Monday morning, Payne will be a guest on ABC's Good Morning America, which airs at 7 a.m. on WFAA-TV (Channel 8).
Payne announced her appearance at around 7:45 p.m. Sunday via her Facebook page. On a Facebook Live video, she was just as enthusiastic as her Chewbacca mask video that, as of Sunday night, had registered 133 million views.
"You will never guess where I'm at," Payne told her thousands of viewers. "I am in one of my favorite cities in the entire world because tomorrow morning -- drug roll -- I'm going to be on Good Morning America!"
Cue, infectious laughter.
Original story: It was better than one of those peel-off Kohl's mailer discount stickers.
To celebrate a Grand Prairie resident Candace Payne's viral Chewbacca video posted on Facebook, Kohl's representatives showed up at her home Friday and presented dozens of toys and gadgets, mostly Star Wars-themed, for her and her two children.
All it took was Payne's live Facebook video of herself exuding the joy of wearing a Chewbacca talking mask that she bought at a Kohl's.
Candace didn't want to share her Chewbacca mask. So we showed up to make sure she didn't have to! #AllTheGoodStuffhttps://t.co/8gvLaj9VeF
— Kohl's (@Kohls) May 21, 2016
It was social media gold. As of Saturday afternoon, her video had 117 million views, breaking the record of 10.7 million of two BuzzFeed employees trying to make a watermelon explode with rubber bands.
Toys included a Death Star, a Kylo Ren action figure and enough Chewbacca masks for the entire family.
Kohl's, which was getting all manner of praise on its Facebook page, also thanked Payne: "Candace made the Internet's day, so we wanted to make hers. Chewbacca masks for the whole family (and a little extra too)!"
Payne also received a $2,500 store gift card, and 10,000 Kohl's rewards points. That's no doubt better than the 30 percent discount Kohl's shoppers usually get in the mail.
On its Facebook page, Kohl's posted a video of the giveaway, showing just how happy the Menominee Falls, Wis., retailer made Payne and her two kids.
"It is like the craziest day ever!" Payne said in the Kohl's video.
