Social media’s favourite star at Golden Globes -’Fiji water lady’
Forget the actors, producers, directors and musicians who won awards at this evening’s Golden Globes because the true star of the night has been chosen by social media – and it’s none other than a water girl.
Brunette model Kelleth Cuthbert, who was hired by Fiji water to serve its product to guests on the red carpet, has become the unlikely ‘queen’ of this year’s award ceremony after she was spotted photobombing multiple A-listers – quickly becoming a viral star in the process.
In a few of the images, the Los Angeles-based model is seen with her face turned away from the camera – but it is the photographs that show her flashing a sly smile directly into the lens that have truly captured Twitter’s attention, and earned her their respect.
Fiji Water lady owned the Golden Globes,’ one person tweeted, while another chimed in: ‘The Fiji Water girl is literally living her best life!’
One user even added: ‘The Fiji water girl is my spirit animal for 2019.’
Some people even suggested that Kelleth’s few minutes in the spotlight would lead to bigger and better things for her – while also poking fun at her slightly sinister expression in a few of the photo.
‘By the end of the night Fiji water lady is going to have a movie deal or will have murdered several celebrities,’ one person wrote.
Meanwhile Glamour magazine praised her ability to take advantage of the situation, tweeting: ‘This woman isn’t nominated for anything, she’s just holding Fiji water for the celebs on the red carpet whilst milking it for all it’s worth and we are living. SERVE IT, QUEEN.’
Kelleth, or Fiji water lady as she has been christened on Twitter, has certainly lived out the fantasy of many Hollywood hangers-on, appearing in photos with some of the industry’s brightest stars.
To name a few, the woman was snapped with actress Judy Greer, Bodyguard star and Golden Globe winner Richard Madden, Crazy Rich Asians’ Costance Wu, Lucy Boynton of Bohemian Rhapsody fame, and breakthrough star Kiki Layne.
And it seems she is already earning her first few celebrity interviews, speaking to the LA Times at the event, where she admitted that she had worked out a strategy for achieving the best photobomb. ‘It’s all strategic,’ she explained. ‘You’ve got to angle.’
The publication added that Kelleth was ‘ticked pink to hear her hard work for the brand was getting noticed on social media’. Kelleth appeared grateful for the media attention, sharing a few snippets from articles about her viral fame on her Instagram Story, after sharing a candid snap of herself on the red carpet – without any of her new famous friends.
‘Not the worst way to spend a Sunday…’ she captioned the image, which sees her flashing her now-famous smile over a shoulder at the camera.
Although perhaps her most high-profile appearance to date, this is not the first time that Kelleth has made her mark in front of the cameras – quite the opposite in fact.
The model – who is represented by Wilhemina, the same agency that first looked after Kendall Jenner at the start of her fashion career – has posed for multiple editorial shoots, as well as a few smaller-name brands.
Images featured in her online portfolio show her modeling in a wide variety of shoots, from sporty shots to saucy images of her in sexy lingerie and sheer shirts.
Whether or not her moment in the spotlight as Fiji water lady gives her modeling career a boost, Kelleth can be save in the knowledge that she has cemented her name in the list of viral meme stars.
Within minutes of her images spreading across the internet, someone had already set up a spoof Twitter account under the name Fiji Water Girl, with one of the first tweets posted reading: ‘I am just serving Fiji water and been cute.