MEMES, Bonus: Overly Attached Girlfriend

Published: Dec. 7, 2021, 9:11 p.m.

Unlike some of the other everyday-people-turned-memes featured in this series, Laina Morris leaned in big-time\xa0when her parody entry in a Justin Bieber fan contest turned into the epic meme Overly Attached Girlfriend in 2012. The screenshot from the video that launched Laina\u2019s face into online ubiquity featured an intentionally off-putting open-mouthed, wide-eyed stare. She continued making YouTube videos until 2019 when she announced that she was ending her online career to address her mental health. We hear more about Laina\u2019s decision to open up publicly about her depression and anxiety and why she\u2019s not tempted to get back in front of a camera.