Queensland’s five most memorable moments on TikTok 2021
From clever dogs to Cosplay dress-ups, Queensland’s biggest TikTok stars and moments for 2021 have been revealed.
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From adventurous dogs to comedians and Cosplay dress-ups, Queensland’s biggest TikTok trends and stars for 2021 have been revealed.
Birkdale’s Rhylee Passfield, who transforms herself into Cosplay characters including superheroes and pop stars, has millions of fans.
Meanwhile, the well-trained Winnie the cattle dog who travels the Queensland coast with her family has TikTok users hooked.
TikTok Australia and New Zealand general manager Lee Hunter said the Australian TikTok community was unique with the rest of the world consuming local content in droves.
“As a nation, we express our culture in a really unique way – we’re fun, cheeky and willing to take the mickey out of ourselves,” he said.
“And the rest of the world is fascinated by our creativity and sense of humour.”
Winnie the cattle dog
Winnie the cattle dog’s TikTok features her adventurous life travelling and swimming at the beach.
Winnie has 1.8 million TikTok followers who can’t get enough of her playful personality as well as helpful tips on travelling with dogs and training.
Her video “The cutest, clumsiest canine ever” became one of the Aussie TikTok’s biggest videos of 2021.
Markifrah
A video of a seal smiling posted by a dolphin and seal trainer in 2019 rose to popularity this year as TikTok users sought out cute animal content.
The video attracted 37 million views and prompted more adorable animal videos to be posted on the page.
The video was listed as one of the Australian TikTok videos that brought the world joy in 2021.
Marty and Micheal
Queensland comedy duo Marty and Michael boast more than 3 million TikTok follower.
The pair’s videos on how humans would act if they were cats or dogs have attracted 62.8 million views.
Their video impersonating a pair of cats on a fence was listed as one of the Australian TikTok videos that brought the world joy in 2021.
Rhylee Passfield
Birkdale resident Rhylee Passfield shot to internet fame after transforming her looks using her self-taught special effect skills.
From Dobby the Elf, to Wonder Woman and Patrick Star, Ms Passfield has attracted 1.8 million followers on TikTok.
She was labelled a breakout Australian on TikTok for 2021.
Sydney Sprinter
Queensland TikTok star Callum Cantrill’s video featuring a filter which showed him wearing Cathy Freeman’s iconic 2000 Olympic Games running suit attracted more than 74,000 views in September.
The video was categorised under the filters and effects Australians were obsessed with in 2021.
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