The popular Christmas tree costume from Rasta Imposta has gone viral after an American student tweeted herself wearing it to college as part of a self-imposed dare.
Kelsey Hall, who goes to the University of Alabama, sent out a joke tweet on 2 December, with a picture of herself in the festive costume. It said; “1,000 retweets and I’ll wear this to all my classes for the rest of the semester.”
At the time, Kelsey had just a handful of followers and didn’t expect to get much response. However, the tweet was far more popular than anticipated and Kelsey’s post ended up with 35,000 retweets and 58,000 likes.
As promised, Kelsey has been wearing the costume ever since, and will do until the end of the current semester. She become a reluctant celebrity on campus with people taking their picture with her and sharing it online.
“It’s been a little stressful,” said Kelsey, explaining that the attention is beginning to become a little much. “You know, having everyone like tagging me in things and calling me. And people wanting interviews and stuff.”
The self-imposed costume challenge has made international news, with interviews and features from the UK to Australia.
