Laughing Chewbacca mom video draws more than 135 million views

NEW YORK — A Texas woman who spontaneously doed a Chewbacca mask she bought for a Facebook video says she “feels like she deserves a gold medal” after the post gaered more than 135 million views.

Candace Payne tells ABC’s “Good Moing America” that the mask that emits the Star Wars creature’s distinctive roar “was just calling from the bag” before she made the video Thursday in her car. The video posted on Payne’s Facebook page on Thursday shows the mother of two laughing wildly as she wears the mask.

As for why she thinks the video has become so popular, Payne says “the world, as a whole, is in need of a good laugh.”

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