Shopping centre responds to 'pink coat girl' viral videos
Footage of a young girl causing chaos at Manchester Arndale has gone viral on social media with people divided over her actions - now the shopping centre has responded
The girl has been called a "diva" online, but not everyone agrees
(Image: TikTok)
A series of wild videos have taken social media by storm over the weekend, allegedly showing a young girl causing 'mayhem' at the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester. Read here about the Welsh valley town where people are afraid to go out after 6pm due to naughty children
In the numerous clips, a young girl is seen clambering atop an escalator, being led away by security guards, and reportedly yanking the hair of another shopper within the Manchester shopping centre. Read here about how a Welsh choir stunned shoppers at Manchester's Arndale shopping centre
One video of the incident had been viewed by more than 55 million people on TikTok within three days.
The clips posted on TikTok show the girl dressed in a pink coat, climbing between escalators
(Image: TikTok)
Another snippet on X has garnered over 13 million views in just over 12 hours, with individuals worldwide sharing their opinions on the clips. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here
Some American viewers have drawn comparisons between the girl and children's book character Junie B Jones and The Grinch character Cindy Lou Who.
The footage appears to start with a young girl in a pink coat and her family having a heated exchange with a group of security staff outside a shop, alongside another group of shoppers.
It's unclear what is being said, but security can be seen separating the two groups of shoppers, reports the Manchester Evening News.
As the clip progresses, the girl and her family depart, before another young girl hurls an unidentified object in the direction of where the security guards and the other group of shoppers are standing.
Another clip, which is believed to have been filmed following the earlier footage, shows the youngster in the pink jacket on a descending escalator accompanied by two security personnel.
She then clambers onto the central divide between the two moving staircases before scaling the stationary upward escalator and ascending the steps.
Upon reaching the trop of the escalator, the footage captures her approaching a cluster of shoppers who are observing the unfolding chaos.
The video then records her confronting a female shopper before proceeding to grab them by the hair.
She subsequently returns down the escalator sporting a grin.
Videos show the girls arguing with security at the shopping centre
(Image: TikTok)
The sequence of clips has attracted polarised reactions, with viewers either celebrating the young girl as a 'diva' or condemning her behaviour.
One individual remarked on the footage: "the pink jacket girl CLIMBING OVER the escalator, going back down it, and then going back up just gag her is frying me like WHO IS THIS DIVA LMFAOOO."
They continued: "this entire situation is so chaotic i'm crying".
Another declared: "That escalator wasn't ready for a diva moment".
Whilst some viewers found the footage amusing, others expressed disapproval of her conduct.
One person stated: "I don't find her behaviour that funny."
Another individual observed: "Parents need to start parenting."
Others also challenged those who were glorifying the behaviour shown in the clip, with one person questioning: "What an imbecile. Endangering others safety as well as her own. Why we calling her diva again?"
One individual remarked: "Hateee the way everyone's hyping this child up, like that is not a diva stop enabling this behaviour omg."
Another added: "maybe it's because i actually have kids and I'd die of embarrassment if they were like this, but the response to this girl overall being "go off queen" is so ****ed."
However, while some believe the incident has occurred recently, the Manchester Evening News has confirmed that the original videos were first posted on TikTok in March 2022 by @dreams_dreams24.
The same user has recently reposted the videos, which has led to 'pink coat girl' becoming a viral topic on TikTok.
Shameless actress Kelli Hollis is among those who have shared their views on the clips online. Describing her as a 'little madam' to her 293,000 followers, Kelli says in a video: "She ain't a little diva, her. She's going to be a little ****ing nightmare is what she is."
She added: "It's funny because it's just pure cheek but she's a little madam."
A spokesperson for Manchester Arndale has now told the Manchester Evening News: "We're aware of a video that has been recently circulated on social media, which shows an altercation that took place in Manchester Arndale and was attended by members of our Security team.
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"Following a review of the footage, we can confirm that this is a historic incident that occurred several years ago."
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