Until I realise that the Tube has stopped, a whole group of people on the platform have seen me dance, they’re now laughing hysterically, and they’re all getting on my carriage. The three minutes until my next stop – when I can get off and swap Tube lines – are the longest of my life. I can barely look at these people. I know it’s not very Tube Girl of me – she brazenly stares her fellow passengers in the eye – but I’m too mortified to look up. I am, however, excited to send the video to my friend. ‘You look like you’re in a 90s music video,’ is the response. I’ll take it. No one knows how to start a craze quite like a creator on TikTok. There are whole trend cycles — cottagecore and coastal cowgirl, for example — that wouldn’t exist if not for the platform. The latest trend taking over the FYP isn’t an aesthetic, though — it’s more of a movement. This month’s viral showstopper has come straight out of London, with TikToker Sabrina Bahsoon (aka “Tube Girl”) earning millions of views for hyping herself up on the British subway system. Her videos, which are self-taped while taking advantage of the train’s inadvertent wind machine, are inspiring people to push themselves to be more comfortable in public spaces. Here’s how to do it. Who Is “Tube Girl” Sabrina Bahsoon? Bahsoon's original post may not have been built to spark a self-love movement but it has certainly blossomed into one. Many TikTokkers engaging with the trend write about using it to beat social anxiety, increase confidence in public, and how filming the video is changing their view of an otherwise dire morning commute.

Clearly, Sabrina’s fashion career is just taking off. However, beyond the Tube videos, what’s her plans for the future? “I have to be selective with what I choose to align with – there have been moments where I have had to turn down opportunities,” she reveals. “Ultimately, my aim is to work in music and continue doing fashion projects. But I need to set new goals, as the ones I initially dreamed up, I've already smashed them.” I wasn’t always this way,” she admits. "You have to have self-love and appreciate yourself and what you can do. I am smart and analytical and beautiful. I have a good personality. Admitting that to yourself is really hard because people will tell you otherwise when you say it out loud.TikToker and model Sabrina Bahsoon first started posting content on TikTok in 2020. Her first few years of content consists of lip dub trends, comedy videos and fashion content. These videos helped her start a following throughout the 2020s, although she didn't gain viral acclaim on TikTok until August 2023.

London’s Tube Girl has inspired others to recreate her viral dance and lip-sync combo. “This wasn’t as embarrassing to film as I thought it would be,” digital creator @graciepacaptioned her recreation upload. Her post has 2.2 million views. Judging by her attitude in the video, it seems as though Bahsoon did a solid job hyping herself up on her own, but nothing compares to the compliments she received in the comments. “I need a confidence like you,” replied @subash4562. “How does one look THAT fabulous on a subway,” commented @milanicosmetics. “Social anxiety is afraid of you girl,” said @flowerg1rl7, to which Bahsoon responded, “As it should be I’m vibingg” along with an emoji of a smiley face wearing glasses. Cool girl energy at its finest. The Trend Goes ViralDescribing the experience as a ‘whirlwind’, she told The Daily Mail'I get recognised the most while I'm on the tube, which is funny. I love it. The last few days have been a little crazy and I wouldn't say that it's my normal yet.' How can I do the Tube Girl TikTok trend? However, according to Know Your Meme, Bahsoon didn’t begin referring to herself as Tube Girl until Aug. 26 when she recorded another video in — you guessed it — the tube. By the end of September, videos tagged #TubeGirl had been viewed over 750 million times. How To Do The “Tube Girl” Trend Her idea for the first Tube Girl video came about when she asked another passenger to film her dancing, during one of her commutes home from a night out. When the passenger said no, Sabrina took matters into her own hands. ‘I went on the bus and I tried it there, but it didn’t really hit. Then I got on a tube and felt the wind and my hair was really big that day so I just went for it,’ she told The Evening Standard. Speaking to the BBC last week, Bahsoon, a law graduate from Durham University, said, "I think that the Tube Girl has already become something more than just dancing on the Tube. So I think it's about confidence and it's about being more comfortable with your authentic self." Enter: Tube Girl Effect One of the most popular series of videos inspired by Tube Girl is by TikToker @jiayuejenny, who has been posting videos where she tries to dance on the subway to the "Yummy" remix to build her confidence. One TikToker and musician, kkbutterfly27xxlives, even managed to record Tube Girl filming one of her videos, offering an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the making of her content. @kkbutterfly27xxlives i wanna see the result icl 😭 #tubegirl ♬ obsessed with the boy – kkbutterfly27xx