• Parenting goes viral: should you be very strict or down with da' kids?
    Jun 23 2024

    On this week's show:

    What Went Viral:
    The backlash over TikTok's Strictest Mum Jeanette Tapley's viral video

    Why parents are loving Millennial Parent Michael Fasulo using his young children's lingo on them!

    The High Performance footballer James Daly who took a business-like approach to reviewing his performance last season

    Teacher Jaq Lee/Mr White who got in trouble for this TikTok of his female pupils unbraiding his hair in class

    How employees at Enzo Tech Group were mocked for their We're Recuriters video, following a viral trend

    In What It's Like To Go Viral:

    What happened when TikTok creator Jake Heisenberg asked viewers to pay off his student loan debt by watching his video


    And in our Timeline Cleanser:
    How a 13 month old baby landed a stay at the Four Seasons hotel in Orlando for her viral video

    See the viral posts:
    TikTok's Strictest Mum: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeanettetapley/video/7363709803081813291

    Millennial Parent talks kid slang: https://www.tiktok.com/@michael_fasulo/video/7373671583891672352

    High Performance footballer James Daly https://x.com/thejamesdaly/status/1790353633344668068?s=46

    Pupils unbraiding teacher's hair: https://www.tiktok.com/@thilluminatin1/video/7365720059873938731

    We're Recruiters: https://www.tiktok.com/@enzotechgroup/video/7372136304252964129

    Student loan debt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jheisenburg/video/7371598593297337643

    Four Seasons Baby: https://www.tiktok.com/@sobrizzle/video/7369772085859732778?_r=1&_t=8n04Jz1gmtl

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    Email: sorryyouwentviral@gmail.com
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    TikTok: TikTok.com/@SorryYouWentViral

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    37 mins
  • The huge row over a run and a mum teaching TikTok about her son's rare hairy birthmark
    May 12 2024

    On this week's show:

    On What It's Like To Go Viral: an influencer who received a torrent of criticism online for posting about sneaking into the Boston Half Marathon - and why users didn't stop attacking her after she apologised.

    On What's Gone Viral:

    - Hundreds of people turned up to see Cheesball Man - a masked superhero eat a whole jar of cheeseballs in a New York park

    - Alyssa Huser, a mum doing an amazing job on TikTok on educating people about her baby's rare condition, Congenital Melanocytic Naevus, which has left her son with a large birthmark on his back with a lot of hair on it

    - Vintage clothes bargain hunter Becky's Bazaar is questioned for her TikTok about rifling through lost luggage

    - The sales bro Bryan Shankman whose tongue-in-cheek LinkedIn post equating his proposal to closing a deal

    And in our Timeline Cleanser:
    Meet Strong.Like.Sarah - Sarah Frei, who lost her legs in a car accident,a nd is making popular dark humour TikToks about her disability

    Links to the viral posts:
    Influencer's apology for sneaking into Boston Half: https://x.com/alexa_curtis/status/1785109707721478199?s=46

    Cheesball Man: https://x.com/smittynyk/status/1784364026656407568?s=46

    Baby with rare birthmark: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGexsF18q/

    Lost luggage: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGexsHxbr/

    Sales bro's LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7191124158020255745/

    Disabled dark humour: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGexp7GQc/

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    TikTok: TikTok.com/@SorryYouWentViral

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    28 mins
  • The online hunt to find an AWOL dad - and a huge row over a pub sign
    Apr 23 2024

    On this week's show:

    On What It's Like To Go Viral: The Facebook post by a mum of 4, Ashley McGuire, trying to find her husband who ghosted her family - and the internet sluths and his exes who helped to track him down

    In What's Gone Viral:
    - The backlash from followers to food reviewer @EatingWithTod for his McDonald's collab

    - The huge reaction to a pub sign that boasted of being 'dog friendly and child free'

    - A TikTok ' Day in the Life' from content creator Chloe Williams that attracted nasty comments for no reason

    - The lip syncing TikTok from 23 year old Aussie Leah Halton that's looking like it could be the most liked post on the app

    - Why people are loving spotting the differences between UK and US homes, pointed out by Helene Sua/@HeleneInBetween

    The Timeline Cleanser is the inspiring content from The Hull Boy, Marcus Skeet, @thehullboy who is running a mile a day to fundraise for mental health charities - despite the negative comments.

    Watch the viral posts featured in the show:

    McDonalds sponsorship backlash: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5iWRfFoCWE/?igsh=MWs0NG53a2ppYzZxcA==

    Pub sign row: https://twitter.com/hifromkyle/status/1779548610528415809?s=46

    Day in the life TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@looooooooch/video/7332342275151760642

    Is this set to be the most liked TikTok ever: https://www.tiktok.com/@looooooooch/video/7332342275151760642

    UK v US homes: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeHYKnP6/

    The interview on Jam’n 94.5FM in Boston with the mum of 4 appealing to find an AWOL dad: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1815684968934796

    The Hull Boy's post that was seen 4 million times: https://twitter.com/Thehullboy1/status/1776537347804332359

    And his GoFundMe page:
    https://www.gofundme.com/f/marcuss-fund-for-mind-namh?

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    26 mins
  • A roast dinner, a thoughtful coach driver and cheating claims blow up
    Apr 2 2024

    On this week's show:

    The picture of a roast dinner as a desk lunch that turned nasty

    The heartwarming story of a young coach driver who's befriended a lonely man

    Innocent couples caught up in claims of a fiancee cheating on a Vegas stag do

    The surprising way to blow out a cake by this paralysed woman

    The man whose BBC News interview was famously interrupted by his kids gives an update on his family

    The shop worker harassed for an Only Fans video

    The young girl taping Lana Del Rey songs off Spotify

    Watch the viral posts featured in the show:
    Roast dinner https://x.com/anyachappellxx/status/1764987372393877678?s=46

    Driver Jack: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGePqeB7b/

    Cheating stag do: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGePms45G/

    Paralysed woman: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGefTHxxj/

    BBC News dad: https://twitter.com/robert_e_kelly/status/1766701488808853736?s=46

    OnlyFans harassment: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe5aJgvB/

    Tape recorder: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepsychokittyy/video/7345628582468750635

    Seen a story we should cover? Get in touch with us!

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    TikTok: TikTok.com/@SorryYouWentViral

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    23 mins
  • 10¢ cocktail compensation, Chelsea in the Cup and cooking seductively
    Mar 15 2024

    On this week's Sorry You Went Viral:

    The woman whose cocktail compensation of 10¢ was seen 9 million times

    The Twitter row over a photo between OnlyFans star Astrid Wett and Chelsea fans over a man posing with her with his flies open

    William Conrad, the "stay at home boyfriend" who's making seductive cooking videos

    Why some of TikToks from Cat Janice, who died from cancer, have been muted

    Madison Blackbird, the Taylor Swift mega fan whose TikTok went viral over her reaction to hearing Exile at her concert in Sydney, Australia

    And why Disney fans have been going crazy for The Little Mermaid doorbell.

    See the viral posts here:
    Rita cocktail compensation: https://twitter.com/parquetcourt/status/1757884500632027216

    Astrid Wett Chelsea ticket row:
    https://x.com/astridwett/status/1761760105647808849?s=46

    @WilliamConrad_ cooking: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeUcNhje/

    Cat Janice's muted TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cat.janice/video/7241266830248037674?refer=embed

    Taylor Swift fan reaction: https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1763249359410352606/video/1

    Little Mermaid doorbell:
    https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeUv7RXJ/

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    20 mins
  • Super Bowl hoax and a woman exposes herself climbing through window | Sorry You Went Viral
    Feb 19 2024

    From the woman who convinced millions that she was the skater from the Super Bowl Halftime Show who fell off her pole, to the woman who flashed her boobs as she tried to climb through the window of her house, it's been another week of social media storms and viral hilarity - but also a reminder not to believe everything you see online!

    We take a look at the human stories behind some of the most popular posts:

    Louisa Melcher, who claimed to be the Super Bowl Halftime Show skater who fell: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunknownteacher/video/7334527017607597342

    New dad Anshel Sag is criticised for wearing his Apple Vision Pro while his newborn daughter sleeps: https://twitter.com/anshelsag/status/1753946884937535746?s=46

    Twitter user Traav lovestruck by The Chase contestant Rebecca Ferretti: https://x.com/trraavv/status/1753467932317794716?s=46

    Lisa Rowland tries to climb through the window of her house: https://x.com/2bjdj/status/1752794581660237984?s=46

    Daniel sings to Jennifer, his pet goat: https://www.tiktok.com/@danieljubnelson/video/7331863755514465542

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    22 mins
  • Why sharing the highs and lows of our personal lives on social media often go viral
    Jan 29 2024

    Births, deaths, marriages, break-ups and family life.

    We love watching people share their personal moments on social media, with such posts often attracting hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of views.

    On this week's show, we look at some of these viral videos from the past couple of weeks - and sometimes the unexpected backlash to them.

    We also enjoy a couple of musical performances that have attracted millions of views, from the busker to the curry house owner!

    The viral posts on this week's show:
    Dad and daughter having a laugh: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeMc25Lq/

    The heartbroken packbacker: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeMckLrR/

    Busker singer with an incredible voice:

    https://x.com/taylormod/status/1747755409048301845?s=46

    The woman caught up in Storm Isha: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGerU4AQp/

    Husband's Borat impressions to his new wife: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeMcW685/

    The baby photo:
    https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeM3xPss/

    Murder on the Tandoor: https://www.tiktok.com/@urbantandoorbristol/video/7323234954240888097?lang=en

    Seen a story we should cover? Get in touch with us!

    Email: sorryyouwentviral@gmail.com
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    TikTok: TikTok.com/@SorryYouWentViral

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    18 mins
  • Don't boycott post offices over IT scandal and a dying man pleads 'be kind online'
    Jan 14 2024

    Social media has been dominated by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.

    Some have vowed to boycott their local branches in protest, but subpostmaster and TikTok star Juliet Thomas Davies, of Anne Street branch in Llanelli, went viral after asking people to support their local post office now more than ever.


    We were also moved by the Twitter plea from John Woodward, who's got 6 months left to live after being diagnosed with brain cancer, asking fellow users to "be more supportive of each other instead of hurling abuse which passes as debate".


    Also on the show is the hilarious rant over Quality Street changing their wrappers, the drunk mum asking for a lift home from her kids, a 65-year-old dartboard and the man who foolishly thought he could beat a 400m athlete.


    Links to the viral content:

    Quality Street rant

    https://x.com/mrmatthewtodd/status/1743758342307131528?s=46


    Drunk mum's TikTok for a lift from her kids

    https://www.tiktok.com/@fionadrake13/video/7311009552462384416


    65-year-old dartboard

    https://twitter.com/KieranMG21/status/1742966653183258645


    Man challenges 400m runner

    https://www.tiktok.com/@lahnazak/video/7313670836416777502?lang=en


    Dying man's Twitter civility plea

    https://twitter.com/john_woodward1/status/1736491309127631243?s=46


    Support your local Post Office

    https://www.tiktok.com/@annstreetpostoffice/video/7319794401889242400


    Mum's delight over autistic son's school photos

    https://www.tiktok.com/@sand_mic/video/7317218276298296609?_r=1&_t=8iekuL7tpwn

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    27 mins