DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) – An 85-year old at a senior living facility in Danville has become quite the TikTok sensation after gaining millions of views on her videos.
It’s a party at Commonwealth Senior Living in Danville, where 85-year-old Nancy Weatherford has become the star of the show.
“I just love it,” said Weatherford. “It’s so much fun, and it brings us together.”
Since first volunteering to be on the facility’s TikTok page, she’s gained the title of TikTok Queen by her fellow residents and over 4 million views on the videos she’s starred in.
“We call Nancy our little TikTok queen, because our first one went viral instantly,” Heather Dehart, Sales Director for Commonwealth Senior Living. “Now, we have so many followers, and they look forward to it. Nancy even had somebody from Florida call her and say, ‘I saw you on TikTok.’ So, it’s definitely traveling.”
“It makes me happy to know that maybe I’m bringing a little pleasure to people,” added Weatherford.
You’d never be able to tell it when watching her videos, but Nancy was apprehensive at first when her sons recommended moving her into senior living last year.
“My husband had passed away, and they said, ‘Mama, you just do not need to be by yourself in this in this house.’ I wasn’t worried about coming to this place, necessarily, but more so leaving home. I wasn’t here long until I knew they had made the right choice,” explained Weatherford.
While it may look like all fun and games, the TikToks she makes have a serious impact on the residents.
“It gives them something to do. It gives them a purpose. When they have family members call from different states and say, ‘oh my goodness, I saw the fun you‘re having on Tiktok.’ It makes them then ask, ‘when are we doing the next one, because my family wants to know,” said Dehart.
“Being older is fun. Maybe young people think, ‘ugh,’ but we have a lot of fun, too,” said Weatherford.
To check out her videos, visit the Commonwealth Senior Living TikTok page.
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