Who was the «viral grandmother» who became famous for a blooper: the shocking video

There was an image that made the rounds on social media for a long time: a person from 72 years old appeared hanging from an electric blind at a height of nearly three meters. This fact turned the hitherto ordinary citizen into Anne Hughesin a viral figure.

The British woman, who died at the end of 2025 due to a serious illness, starred almost two years ago in a bizarre incident at the door of the store for which I worked as a cleaner.

A beginnings of 2024, the cameras of the Best One premises, in the town of Tentatical, South Walesthey caught the snagging your clothes with the blinds of the place.

«It could only have happened to me«the woman said dramatically in March of that year, after the surprising moment became public.

That morning, when she was waiting for the owner of the establishment, The bottom of his coat caught on the tent blind, that for a electronic mechanism had been automatically uploaded. He could not solve the problem in time, since I was on my back and the movement of the device it was very fast.

The woman was saved by the owner of the premises. Photo: Capture

Fortunately it was not in the air for more than a few seconds and the owner He came over to help her down.which stopped him from getting hurt.

The death of Anne Hughes, the British “viral grandmother”

Hughes worked her entire life as a caregiver and After his retirement he decided to continue working. This is how at the time of the aforementioned blooper he had already been cleaning the business for five years.

He emerged from that scene unscathed, but fatality came from another side. In local media, it was reported that Hughes He died shortly before last Christmas at the age of 73 due to cancer. This disease had been diagnosed that same year, according to relatives told the British newspaper. DailyMail.

“Anne was lovely and, fortunately for her and everyone else, “He had a good sense of humor.”said a person close to the same medium. «It’s sad that he’s gone, but he left us a memory that will always bring a smile to people’s faces«.

Hughes, who from one day to the next involuntarily became a celebrityreceived an immense number of interview requests. He even revealed that people I asked him selfies next to the blinds.

The most viewed video on the BBC

The video of Anne hanging almost 3 meters high of the electronic blind was the most watched on the British news network BBC. Had 50 million views only on its channels and website, as confirmed by the media itself.

The “viral grandmother” ―Viral Grandma, her nickname in English―, who was a mother of three children, appealed to humor about the dramatic situation that made her popular. Even she felt happy for having “enjoyed” those who saw her away from the apartment. «I am happy just knowing that I brought a smile to so many people’s faces.«he said when his image was booming.

For his part, the store owner himself, Amed Akrampointed out that his employee “he screamed and laughed at the same time”. “She gave me a big hug for saving her.”counted in 2024. Even they made a mural that immortalized the event.

Graffiti immortalized the incident. Photo Archive

Akram proposed to the urban artist Tee2Sugars what will paint the moment on the blinds. «The opportunity was too good to pass up.«said the man. «When I saw Anne’s video, I laughed out loud, as did everyone else who saw it. The guys at the Best One store in Tonteg contacted me and asked me to do it, and I said yes right away«.

The artistic work It took him about two hours and, although it wasn’t his best work having to paint over the corrugated surface of the blind, he received many compliments. “Two people passing by mistook me for Banksy”, Tee2Sugars told the British newspaper The Mirror.