You would think that when you are a worldwide famous celebrity you shouldn’t have to prove your identity to anyone, however this was not the case for Karen Gillan. The Marvel actress has had to beg and plead with TikTok so her followers would believe she was the real deal.
The star who is famously known for her roles in the massive franchises Guardians of the Galaxy and Jumanji, joined the platform in November last year.
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Ever since, she has had to face scrutiny from viewers who questioned her identity due to the fact the username ‘Karen Gillan’ was already taken, so the movie star had to go with the handle ‘karengillan100’.
The Doctor Who actress desperately pleaded with TikTok to verify her account and give her the ‘karengillan’ handle.
Fans echoed her verification pleas in the comment section of several of her videos where she addresses the issue.
Referring to her past role as Amy Pond in Doctor Who, Juan commented: “It’s literally the POND like come on TikTok.”
Another user called John highlighted her role as Nebula in Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy said: “but really....u need tiktok verification? ....you r Nebula...period.”
Chris added: “I will personally vouch for her!” while another said, “You're Karen Gillan - you verifiable Queen!”
Karen called out TikTok for being “cheeky wee rascals” after one user suggested the only reason TikTok hadn’t verified the celeb yet was because “TikTok is committing to the bit.”
However, many fans teased the star jokingly saying she is not who she says she is.
Billy said, “has anyone ever told you that you look like the actress Karen Gillan?” while another user said, “you only get verified if you are the person you say you are, and you obviously don't have any experience in multidimensional and space travel.”
The wait for Karen, who has 1.2m TikTok followers, was finally over as on February 8 she realised her account got verified - although one battle remained.
She still hadn’t shaken off her ‘karengillan100’ username, and in a video she said “reason number one TikTok should give me the at Karen Gillan handle - my name is Karen Gillan, not Karen Gillan 100!”
Fans joked with the celeb saying to achieve her much sought after handle, she must “defeat the other 99 Karen’s.”
Karen finally realised the good news yesterday when she noticed her dreams had come true.
In a TikTok she said, “I didn’t even know I had the handle, I was literally about to make another video, trying to get TikTok to give me the… I can’t even talk!”
She stood up and declared, “I am Karen Gillan, I am Karen Gillan - not 100, just Karen Gillan,thank you TikTok, oh my God, we did it.”
Karen then celebrated by eating a bag of M&Ms.
Fans celebrated Karen’s win, with Faith writing, “I seen you had the handle this morning and freaked out!!! Congratulations!!”
Sarah said, “I’m so proud” and Erin declared “WAR IS OVER!!!!!”
While fans were delighted for Karen, some mourned the loss of her old username as they followed Karen’s journey.
One user said, “Karengillan100 will always be remembered” while another said, “I love karengillan100 more.”
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