Leah Halton: ‘It’s crazy that this ‘blow up’ has happened in such a short time frame’

A 23-year-old whose viral clip has had almost 700m views says she feels “blessed” as she edges closer to the title of the most liked TikTok video of all time.

Leah Halton, known by her TikTok handle @looooooooch, says she feels blessed that her clip has gone viral.

She’s eclipsed Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber and even queen bee Beyonce with one simple post.

Melbourne girl Leah Halton is the talk of the social media world and on track to have the most liked TikTok video of all time.

The 23-year-old says she feels “blessed” after the “blow up” of her 12-second clip on TikTok miming to Praise Jah in the Moonlight by YG Marley went viral.

On the February upload, Halton – known by the handle @looooooooch – has so far amassed almost 700 million views and is closing in on 50 million likes.

@looooooooch Summer😊#Inverted♬ Praise Jah In The Moonlight - YG Marley

The most liked video currently on the social media platform is a 10-second clip of Bella Poarch lip-synching to M to the B by Millie B which has more than 65 million likes.

Not even the biggest names in the world have claimed numbers as high as Halton.

Her pinned TikTok begins with her signature move of a close up, then backing away as she starts singing.

“As many of you know I’ve been posting YouTube videos for around four years now and that is where my passion will always be,” Halton wrote to her followers.

Halton’s video miming to Praise Jah in the Moonlight by YG Marley has clocked almost 700m views.

“It’s crazy that this ‘blow up’ has happened in such a short time frame and for those of you that are new followers, I hope you enjoy getting to know me. I’m so emotional and just feel so blessed.”

With 8.2m followers on TikTok and 1.4m followers on Instagram, Halton regularly reaches 10-100 million views and has already worked with many Gen Z brands.

Originally published as Leah Halton: ‘It’s crazy that this ‘blow up’ has happened in such a short time frame’