"They were so nice, and we were able to go up to them and ask if they would take a picture," she said, which is why she now has a special, historic archive of photos from that day. She said she and the other women - some paid actors and others, like her, unpaid - interacted freely with the Backstreet Boys between shots. She said she was allowed to bring a friend (she brought her best friend at the time), and the shoot lasted 8 to 10 hours. Shes now gone viral on TikTok for talking about it and sharing some fun photos she took at the shoot. Devon Daniels was 17 when she appeared on TRL in 1999. I knew the songs, but I didn’t necessarily know the band members," said Daniels. This 39-Year-Old Mom Has Gone Viral On TikTok For Sharing Pics From When She Starred In A Backstreet Boys Video. it was just before the true explosion, so I wasn’t even super familiar who the Backstreet Boys were. Daniels had won tickets through a call-in sweepstakes at a Los Angeles radio station for the music video shoot, which took place at a vacant airplane hangar near LAX.īut she did not know at the time that the "I Want It That Way" single and accompanying music video would become a standout hit and solidified their legacy as a boy band.
Nick Carter even commented on her TikTok.ĭaniels said, "This week has made me feel 17 again."Īt the time, in April 1999, the Backstreet Boys were only just starting to chart and make a name for themselves. One woman, Daniels said, messaged her to say she played her in the Blink-182 music video " All the Small Things," which was, iconically, a spoof of the Backstreet Boys video.
Strangers around the world are commenting on her TikToks, saying she lived their teen dreams.
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