Chargers fan who went viral during Monday Night Football shuts down actor rumors: 'I wish I was getting paid'
The fan, Merianne Do, displayed extreme emotions during the game, prompting some online to think she was a paid actor
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One Los Angeles Chargers fan went viral while seemingly experiencing every emotion in the team's Monday Night Football loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The cameras kept cutting to her as she experienced something of a Greek tragedy, prompting some online to think she was a hired actor.
After seeing the fan live and die with every play in the 20-17 loss, social media got suspicious about her authenticity. However, the Chargers came out Tuesday and verified that she is a very real (and very dedicated) fan.
Sorry, conspiracy theorists: The #Chargers fan who went viral Monday night and her husband are season ticket holders who rent cabana suites every season for multiple games, I’m told.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 17, 2023
They’re true diehard fans — not actors — and wanted to get the word out. pic.twitter.com/pnHtKSvWlg
The fan's name is Merianne Do, and she has Chargers season tickets with her husband, Tuan Pham. After learning that people believed she was a phony, Do reached out to the Chargers in hopes of getting the team to let the world know her love for the franchise is as real as it gets.
One day after she went viral, Do joined "The Pat McAfee Show" and responded to the allegations that she was a plant intended to get the Chargers more publicity.
"I wish I was getting paid," Do said. "I wish I could make myself AI and as beautiful as I want, but at the end of the day, this is me, guys. This is me, a crazy mom of four. Crazy Chargers fan. Crazy freaking football fan. It is what it is, so I'm not offended."
Do's evening ended in disappointment as a Justin Herbert interception ended what could have been a game-winning drive for the Chargers. It was another frustrating loss for Los Angeles as the team dropped to 2-3 and third in the AFC West.
Things don't get much easier for the Chargers as they take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 7, and Do will have to experience a wide range of emotions from her couch with the matchup taking place at Arrowhead Stadium.
