WILLIAMSBURG — As part of our countdown to 2025, WYDaily is revisiting its most-read and favorite stories of the year.
Our most-read story of 2024 was about an 85-year-old Williamsburg grandmother and TikTok star who became an integral part of the new KFC Chizza campaign. Known on TikTok as Bad Granny, she rocketed to TikTok stardom after videos of her daily antics were posted by family members.
With more than 1.3 million followers, KFC reached out to Marie and informed her that they wanted her for their new product, Chizza (pronounced cheet-za).
Read the original story: Local 85-year-old TikTok Personality Debuts in National KFC Commercial
