"Chewbacca Mom's" Facebook Live video logs 55 million+ views!

Candace Payne

studied musical theater at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia,

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Ark., but probably had no idea the entire Internet would be her stage one day.

The fun-loving mom shot a Facebook Live video of herself trying on the Chewbacca mask she got at Kohl's (she'll let her kids play with it but it is HERS) and then cracking up hysterically.

It's logged more than 55 million views!

"Everyone should have a mask like this and a mirror. Hahahahaha. The most joyful wookie ever!!!!" she posted Thursday. It's been shared nearly 900,000 times and it's easy to see why!

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