![]() ![]() Her fandom should be pretty self-explanatory. The cult of Fiona isn’t that hard to understand. It’s us, the viewers, eager to stan for something, anything, who have done the heavy lifting. Like the Paris Hiltons and Pia Zadoras before her, Fiona hasn’t really done anything to deserve her celebrité, besides exist. #You re doing great sweetie gif how toThrough it all, the only things that have really changed about Fiona’s life are that she’s gained a couple hundred pounds and learned how to not drown in deeper waters - the usual things that hippos do as they grow up. Now there’s The Fiona Show, which airs through Facebook, and the upcoming Saving Fiona, a children’s book written by Cincinnati Zoo director Thane Maynard that’s set to publish in 2019. “We Need To Talk About Sassy Fiona The Hippo Queen,” said Sam Stryker here at BuzzFeed. ![]() “While Fighting The Odds, Fiona The Hippo Became A Social Media Star,” reported NPR. Within six months, the headlines started rolling in. Fiona slowly took over all but the most hardened corners of the internet I hang out in, and I, hungry for any kind of imagery that even approximated what it means to thrive in these uncertain times, welcomed the internet’s reigning cutest animal with open arms. As the zoo continued to post updates, Fiona quickly developed a fiercely loyal following that spans Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, and also, um, me. But Fiona wasn’t just any newborn she was a tiny preemie, born about six weeks before her projected due date, whose survival was touch-and-go. 24, as it does with a lot of the newborn animals who join its growing brood. These are the kind of stats that any social media influencer would kill for, and the bean-shaped diva with no last name got to that level without ever having to squeeze herself into a waist trainer.įiona’s rise to fame had humble beginnings: The Cincinnati Zoo began to post photos and videos of her on Jan. 7 tweet (announcing that “Fiona’s neck rolls are getting bigger!”) received. That might sound impressive, but it’s nothing compared to the 19,000 retweets and 69,000 likes that this Aug. 13, has since been retweeted over 2,000 times and has accumulated almost four times that many likes. “Queen of ear wiggles,” replies one more. “You’re doing incredible Fiona,” tweets one person in response, offering Kris Jenner-esque momagerial support from the digital sidelines. ![]()
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