Meet 18-year-old Tori and her mom, Charlie Bigbee. They live in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Charlie told BuzzFeed News that she and her six best friends from college reunite on a trip every other year. This past week, the friends of 35 years spent four days in New Orleans.
"Iโve met all the ladies before," daughter Tori told BuzzFeed News. "They came over a few years ago and they were just a ball of fun."
This year, the best friends planned to see Girls Trip in New Orleans, after they discovered that their trip coincided with the movie's release.
It was a pretty perfect coincidence considering that Girls Trip is about a group of college friends โ played by actors Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, and Queen Latifahโ who travel to that very city.
โThe funny thing about it โ [the trip] wasnโt planned for the movie. It just happened to fall in place like that," Charlie said.
One friend even bought the group Girls Trip-inspired wigs for their big night. โWe loved it," Charlie said of the movie. "We had a great time. It was fun."
Tori tweeted about her mom's night out and the pics went super viral. "Super obsessed with my mom & her friends sorrrrryyyyyy," she wrote.
Super obsessed with my mom & her friends sorrrrryyyyyy
Charlie said that the group felt ~popular~ even before her daughter's tweet. "We really felt famous even before we knew about the social media," Charlie said.
While they were out, she said that strangers were stopping them for photos. "It was hilarious. It really was," she said.
Charlie found the internet attention incredibly funny. "Here we are โ women in our fifties โ and we're laughing because we donโt have a clue we are going viral," she said. She texted her daughter about her viral fame, "Please save or send me the Twitter thing! We are shook."
My mom's reaction to everything ๐๐๐
On Twitter, one person even mistook the friend group for the cast.
@bigbeeeee_ @bombblackgirlss Im sorry but i thought it was those girls in the movie girls trip ๐
"The kind of friendships I need," wrote another.
@bigbeeeee_ the kind of friendships I need
@bigbeeeee_ On opening night, too!!! Too cute๐๐
@bigbeeeee_ @kofisiriboe Ayyyyeeeee! So DOPE! #FlossyPosse ๐ ๐พ
One person even reported bumping into the best friends at the airport. "They are amazing and so nice!!!!" she tweeted.
@bigbeeeee_ I just met in the airport. They are amazing and so nice!!!!
@bigbeeeee_ @forevergxld i work at the theatres your mama and her friends came to๐ they sooo cool son.
The friends are already planning their next trip โ destination: Jamaica.
And they are definitely wearing the wigs again โ but next time with matching bathing suits. "Now thatโs our trademark," Charlie said. "Now every time we take a trip we will have to wear those wigs. This is going to be the new thing now."
