"I AM a bit nuts" is how a Bradford woman described herself when asked how she managed to gain almost one million followers on TikTok.
College teacher Ann Chambers, 63, of Queensbury, is astonished by her newfound fame after attaining 20.8 million likes on the social media platform.
Her 'Crazy Auntie Ann' account - where she posts videos of her dancing, lip-syncing, and "just having a laugh" - was born from a lockdown challenge created by her students.
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Speaking to the Telegraph & Argus, Ann said: "I said to my students one day ‘you guys can do anything you put your mind to’.
"They set me a challenge of getting 10k followers on TikTok. So, I started making videos, having a bit of a laugh.
"One went viral of me reading a poem. I was wearing my dressing gown so that became a thing.
"It is not anything that I did on purpose. It just took off."
How students react
Ann has since embraced people asking her for selfies and messaging her on TikTok from around the world.
She recalled one instance when she entered a lift at her workplace, Calderdale College.
"I got in the lift the other day and it was full of lads about six-foot 2/3. I am only 5 foot 2," Ann said.
"I asked them if they all had TikTok.
"By the time, we left the lift they were all taking selfies with me."
Laughing, Anne added: "They could not believe I was famous!"
'I don’t allow any negativity in my life, let alone any on social media'
When asked about the secret to her TikTok success?
Ann said: "People ask me how to get big on TikTok and I don’t know it just happened.
"One thing that is really important to me is that I am always positive.
"I don’t allow any negativity in my life, let alone any on social media. I don’t allow anyone putting anyone else down.
"The only person I make a fool of is myself. I never make fun of anybody else. I just make an idiot of myself and have a laugh."
She added: "I give off grandma vibes. I get very little hate."
Family's reaction
Her husband Eric, dubbed 'Crazy Uncle Eric' often appears in her videos.
And the mum-of-three is also a favourite amongst her son's friends.
"All their mates follow me," she said.
"One was in his office and said have you seen this funny woman on TikTok? My son said 'she's my mum'.
"They (her three sons) secretly love it."
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