It’s not every day someone gets a private invite to Facebook’s headquarters from Mark Zuckerberg himself, and it’s definitely not every day that said visit involves laughing and playing with a real-life Wookie. Or, as “real life” as a fictional species can possibly be that is. That is exactly what happened to viral star and “Chewbacca Mom” Candace Payne after Zuckerberg reached out and offered her the day of her dreams. As the most-watched Facebook Live video ever with 141 million views, Zuck had a great reason to make Candace happy. Candace of course has a great reason to be thankful to the social network that made her the viral darling of the week and got her and her family a pile of gifts from Kohl’s, a ride with James Corden, and the reputation of someone that was able to make the entire internet happy.
Candace’s video did so incredibly well online simply because of how happy she was when wearing the Chewbacca mask and making Wookie noises. Her visit to Facebook was no different, with a smile plastered across her face in every picture that is wide enough you can practically hear the laughter through a still frame. Candace and Chewie rode bikes, drank coffee together, and had a swell time all around. What we wouldn’t give to ride around with a Wookie by our side in matching bikes – complete with adorable front baskets! As with every viral star, Candace’s amazing perks are probably going to come to an end in the next week or so but seeing as she is such a bright ray of sunshine we have every belief that she will stay just as blissfully happy even without all of these random perks.
(via Mashable)