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‘Chewbacca Mom’ gets an action figure of herself

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<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/06/chewbacca-mom-gets-an-action-figure-of-herself/cllrx5uusaavom3/"><img alt="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ClLRX5uUsAAVoM3-577x264.jpg" title="Chewbacca Mom"/></a> <span class="wp-caption-text">Image from Hasbro’s Twitter account </span> </div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside><ul><li><strong>‘Chewbacca Mom’ Candace Payne gets an action figure of herself </strong></li><br/><li><strong>The toy came from popular toy company Hasbro </strong></li><br/><li><strong>The action figure depicts Candace with Chewbacca’s body </strong></li><br/></ul><p>“Chewbacca Mom” got another “Star Wars” kind of surprise just when she thought rising to fame and visiting Facebook headquarters were already great.</p><br/><p>Internet star Candace Payne, who became popular for shooting a Facebook live of her wearing a newly bought Chewbacca mask, has just been given her own action figure.</p><br/><p>Toy company Hasbro granted Candace with an action figure that depicts her head with the body of Hans Solo’s best buddy, Chewbacca. The toy’s head is removable and replaceable with a Chewbacca mask.</p><br/><p>Aside from that, <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/19/chewbacca-mom-action-figure-hasbro-star-wars">Entertainment Weekly</a> said the toy also comes with 13 recorded catchphrases such as “That’s not me making that noise, it’s the mask” and “I am such a happy Chewbacca.”</p><br/><p>The action figure was awarded to her by Hasbro’s Chief Executive Officer Brian Goldner.</p><br/><p>“Brian Goldner unveiled Candace Payne’s very own custom #ChewbaccaMom action figure @ Hasbro HQ! #HasbroStarWars,” Hasbro <a href="https://twitter.com/HasbroNews/status/743887105768722432">tweeted</a> last June 18.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p>Candace also expressed her gratitude to the toy company via an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/candacepayne/">Instagram</a> photo of her with a red carpet behind her. The photo was captioned: “Thanks SO much, HASBRO. You literally rolled out the red carpet for me and my family. Thanks for making play so much fun!”</p><br/><p>In another Facebook Live video of her visit to Hasbro, she described the moment as a “second divine moment that’s happening.”</p><br/><p>So much “Star Wars” grants have come Candace’s way since she did her viral Facebook live, which is regarded as the most viewed Facebook Live video to date.</p><br/><p>Aside from visiting Facebook headquarters, Candace also received a message from Peter Mayhew himself – the voice of the popular character of the original Star Wars trilogy. She also got a sketch of Chewbacca from a toy designer company, according to a <a href="http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/137079-chewbacca-mom-toy-action-figure-hasbro?utm_content=buffera02d8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer">Rappler</a> story.</p><br/><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><br/><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing"><br/><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><br/></div><br/></div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside> <center> </center><br/><p><strong><a href="https://blockads.fivefilters.org">Let’s block ads!</a></strong> <a href="https://github.com/fivefilters/block-ads/wiki/There-are-no-acceptable-ads">(Why?)</a></p><br/><p><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/06/chewbacca-mom-gets-an-action-figure-of-herself/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

Image from Hasbro’s Twitter account ‘Chewbacca Mom’ Candace Payne gets an action figure of herself The toy came from popular toy company ...