A group of Welsh friends have become viral sensations in America after documenting their first trip to New York together. Content creators Charly Anne and Ieuan Jones – along with their friends Emily, Cory, and Lea – have shared their holiday of a lifetime as they visit all the main tourist attractions and stop off at popular fast food chains.
The group filmed their first day at the Big Apple on Saturday, December 14, with one of their first stops being at iconic American retailer, Target. The video has been viewed more than two million times and shows the friends picking up a trolley-full of snacks to try, including Dorito minis, Hershey’s Kisses, freeze dried Skittles and Tru Fru.
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One viewer commented: “Commenting to stay on this side of TikTok Forever.” Another wrote: “Best video I’ve seen all season.” In another video, Charly films a trip to fast food restaurant Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, calling it the “main event”.
Charly – @Charlyannec on TikTok – orders a chicken box combo meal with a big cup of sauce. The friends can all be heard screaming in excitement as Charly opens the box of food during a “big reveal”. Dipping the chicken into the sauce, she says: “That is absolutely gorgeous.”
One American fan commented: “Y’all are cracking me up going to these places when you’re in NYC. it’s so interesting, I hope y’all enjoy!” Another wrote: “You guys are awesome. You’ve put such a smile on my face and many others. Hope you’ve had an amazing trip. Come to New Zealand next time [heart emoji].”
But it’s not just in comment sections that fans have shared their love for the group. Dozens of people have gone as far as to upload entire videos onto the social media platform, expressing how they can’t stop watching the series.
View the group’s trip to Raising Cane’s below:
One American creator, @Jeffreyjameskyes, filmed himself saying: “Y’all, I am so enjoying the Wales takeover of New York this week. I have to say I hope y’all make it home safe and sound. New York misses you already, please come back. Thank you so much for all your great energy this holiday season. Your videos have been awesome.”
Another creator, @Carlyweinstein1, shared a video of herself getting ready to go into New York in an outfit and makeup-look inspired by the friends. She said: “Guys, you know those British people who have taken over the city right now [who] we are all obsessed with watching. I’m going to pull the most ‘them’ thing ever because I am literally going to Times Square right now with my best friends…I literally feel like those British people who have been frolicking around New York city. What if I see them? Their makeup would obviously eat me up, this isn’t even coming close to the makeup they do, or the outfits that they wear. But they are giving comfy, cosy city vibes so I’m going to try to stay inspired by them.”