TikTok Comedian Elyse Myers Dishes on Fame and Storytelling After "Taco Story" Goes Viral (EXCLUSIVE

TikTok celebrity Elyse Myers first went viral for a story a couple of unhealthy Tinder date to Taco Bell — and has since collected millions of followers.

The widespread social media app TikTok has develop into the jumping-off point for such a lot of influencers' careers — whether or not they deliberate for it or now not. Though the app is home to such a lot of other personalities and talents, occasionally a easy relatable, humorous story is what hooks a viewer.

TikToker Elyse Myers rose to viral fame in October 2021 after sharing a decade-old courting story that enraptured viewers. So, how did a relationship story lend a hand the comedian acquire 4.4 million fans on TikTok?

"When I am retelling stories, like, I am just fully experiencing the emotion of that story," she solely advised Distractify. "So when I'm telling a story of me being incredibly anxious, or maybe incredibly uncomfortable in public, I will go fully there, like I could close my eyes and I could feel every single nerve that I was feeling in that moment."

Anyone who has watched Elyse's movies whilst scrolling their "For You" web page is aware of simply how vividly she retells a story — and her authenticity has persevered to open such a lot of doors, making Elyse one of the vital app's well-liked creators.

Ahead of Elyse's appearance at VidCon 2022, Distractify chatted with the emerging megastar about to start with feeling "scared" about her viral fame and extra.

TikTok comedian Elyse Myers broke down the aftermath of her viral Taco Bell date story.

Elyse told us that like maximum folks, she at the beginning used TikTok for amusing. She wasn't actually having a look to grow a following or find fame. However, her story of a Tinder date that went awry — and included purchasing 100 Taco Bell tacos — went viral and helped her to grow her channel and construct a brand that focuses on relatable comedy.

While that is the dream for many, Elyse recounts a virtually panicked feeling she had when the video began to take off.

"Up to that point, I had some pretty solid growth on my account. ... But once I posted that video, I could tell within about 30 minutes that this was going to be a bit of a different experience," she mentioned. "Within an hour or so I had about a million views on that video, and I just felt really scared."

She defined to us that she instructed her husband, Jonas, that she didn't think any individual would watch her first three-minute video, however the large choice of perspectives it introduced in proved her incorrect.

"I've made a huge mistake. I almost want to delete it," she revealed of her preliminary thought process as she watched the numbers skyrocket. "I thought maybe after a couple of weeks things would start losing traction, and I would kind of go back to being anonymous, but that is just not what happened." She added, "Yeah, we're just kind of riding that wave still."

Elyse's storytelling taste is what in point of fact connected her to her target audience. She has a singular means of having a look into the digital camera whilst she narrates, as though she's making direct eye touch with the viewer — like she's reliving this experience of hers with you, the viewer, in my view.

Though the majority of audience don't know Elyse personally, she makes it feel as even though they've recognized her for years.

"I was totally having fun with it. ... [TikTok] was kind of just a creative outlet for me to express my creativity and have something to do when I was just needing some relief in my brain," she mentioned. "I found people really connecting [with] the stories I was telling and it was just really funny to see how much people love my storytelling style."

So, what is subsequent for the emerging TikTok big name? Elyse is heading to 2022 VidCon.

While Elyse would possibly not have initially got down to be a social media influencer, she is taking it in stride and isn't able to slow down yet. Her subsequent prevent? The content material creator was once invited to take part in VidCon 2022 as one of the crucial featured creators.

"I'm honored and I'm so excited. It's going to be the first time [that] I'll get to do something in person," she gushed about heading to VidCon in June 2022.

She persisted, "I haven't gotten to do anything with people who love me and support me and have followed me for a while now. And so this will be my first opportunity to really see people in person and kind of give back to that community that has just poured so much into me."

Additionally, Elyse published that other exciting prospects are on the horizon, like a brand new merch drop and a podcast. But VidCon will likely be her first alternative to truly engage together with her audience on a extra private degree.

"I'm really excited to do meet-and-greets and get to talk to people and share my heart in person," she added. "It just adds a different level of authenticity when [fans] can see that."

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