The Teen Who Became Meme During Super Bowl’s Halftime Show
If you caught the Super Bowl LII halftime show, there’s no doubt you saw an excited teen take a “Superbowl Selfie” with Justin Timberlake. The scene went viral almost immediately, but it wasn’t because of its great photo quality. In fact, it became popular for the exact opposite reason.
Minutes before the infamous selfie took place, 13-year old “Ryan” from Massachusetts seemed completely disinterested in the show. He may have been having some technical difficulties on his phone, or perhaps he was just texting a friend. Regardless, when Ryan was caught checking his phone next to Timberlake, the social media saw this as a prime opportunity to make a meme out of him.
Selfie kid was the best part of the Super Bowl halftime show https://t.co/PhhTPwiskN pic.twitter.com/ewPoH54Tuo
— Mashable (@mashable) February 5, 2018
Some of the memes on Twitter consist of two pictures: one of the 13-year-old on his phone and another photo of a screenshot of a google search asking, “Who is Justin Timberlake?” Another popular one is a photo of Ryan on his phone and another screenshot of googled lyrics to ‘Can’t Stop This Feelings,’ by Justin Timberlake.
What the kid who took selfie with #JustinTimberlake at #Superbowl was actually doinghttps://t.co/zKClCqu7Gd pic.twitter.com/kQiAH2HDYW
— 9GAG (@9GAG) February 5, 2018
What really happened to The Selfie Kid during the Super Bowl. #PepsiHalftime#SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/FGga7KdLLw
— Taylor Reed (@rollbluetide) February 5, 2018
— Tatered (@tatered) February 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/hilsays/status/960336606505947136
Ryan was later interviewed by ABC News saying that he was speechless when he took a selfie with the mega star.
This kid doesn’t know what to do with his hands right now 😂😂😂 #SuperBowl #JustinTimberlake #PepsiHalftime #HalfTimeShow pic.twitter.com/BcHKCippNS
— Mr. Guap Collector (@ShawnMilli) February 5, 2018
Ryan seems to be unbothered by the attention he’s getting. He said his phone has been blowing up with texts and calls, and since Sunday, Ryan said on Good Morning America he’s gained 8,000 new followers on Snapchat and Instagram. Way to go, Ryan.
