Taylor Lautner finally reacts to the 'What hafen Vella' trend
What hafen, Taylor Lautner?
The viral line 'What hafen, Vella?', popularized by Lautner's Filipino impersonator Cristopher Diwata, has finally reached the 'Twilight' star.
On TikTok, Lautner shared a video of himself with his wife, Taylor Dome.
In the comment section, a user wrote that the American actor has done everything except hop onto Cristopher's iconic lines.
'Bro noticing everything except 'What hafen Vela' trend,' the user commented.
Lautner then replied, saying: 'Yup, but it's not your fault, it's mine.'
His comment has now 55,000 likes on TikTok as of this writing.
It's the first time that Lautner has publicly acknowledged the trend.
In 2013, Cristopher joined the "It's Showtime" segment "Kalokalike" as Lautner's "Twilight" character, Jacob Black, where he performed the now-viral line.
Over a decade later, Cristopher's clip resurfaced, causing him to go viral again and stamp his place in the Philippine internet's hall of fame for memes.
TikTok users, as well as celebrities, have been dubbing and recreating his iconic lines: "What hafen, Vella? Why you cryin' again? I know, vampire, right? Vampire will feyt to me."
Since then, Cristopher has collaborated with several brands and Filipino artists, such as Ben&Ben, SB19, and Sparkle stars Michael Sager, Barbie Forteza and Kyline Alcantara, 'Unang Hirit' host Anjo Petierra and TikTok star Abi Marquez.
—Jade Veronique Yap/JCB, GMA Integrated News
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