One minute you're bagging items at Target and the next minute, you're Trending on Twitter.
That's what happened to Alex, a cute Target employee, who suddenly became an internet sensation after someone posted a photo of him at work to that went viral.
Inexplicably, #AlexFromTarget started trending worldwide on Twitter and the memes began rolling in.
That's what happened to Alex, a cute Target employee, who suddenly became an internet sensation after someone posted a photo of him at work to that went viral.
Inexplicably, #AlexFromTarget started trending worldwide on Twitter and the memes began rolling in.
Couldn't stop laughing😂😂😂💯 #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/pmpOpBmhj6
- Jasmine From Target (@GilinskysHighAf) November 3, 2014
The Target employee was caught off guard when he first realized he was trending and had more than 500,000 new followers.
Am i famous now?
- DGM_Alex (@acl163) November 2, 2014
Soon enough, he was doing TV interviews and getting shoutouts from celebrities like Ariana Grande and Ellen DeGeneres.
just me... the weeknd... and alex from target... mom i made it #LoveMeHarderMusicVideo http://t.co/bLpmmSl2Xf pic.twitter.com/taItDn8BxY
- Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) November 3, 2014
Hey, #AlexFromTarget, it's #EllenFromEllen
- Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) November 3, 2014
Target even gave Alex some love on social media too, Tweeting this:
We heart Alex, too! #alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/LvA7qc5RfS
- Target (@Target) November 3, 2014
We think maybe he deserves a raise already?!