The Louisiana woman who went viral for using Gorilla Glue as hairspray said in an interview that she never intended to spread her sticky saga online, but that she was desperate for help untangling her mess. .
“I would never take it to social media. The reason I took it to social media was because I didn’t know what to do, ”Tessica Brown told ET.
“And I know someone around could have said something to me. I didn’t think for a second when I woke up the next morning that I would go everywhere, ”he added.
Brown, whose hair has remained firm for a month, said Wednesday he would go see a surgeon for it to come off.
He made the announcement after TMZ reported that a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon had offered to help for free.
Describing how he ended up in the furry situation, Brown told ET that he “definitely” regrets using the industrial strength adhesive after running out of lacquer when he was about to leave his home.
The mother of five said she had previously used Gorilla Glue (though never in her hair) and assumed she could simply “wash it well”.
After trying to use olive, tea tree and other oils to wash the glue, he decided to resort to social media, and then went to St. John’s Hospital. Chalmette Parish, where health professionals tried to use “packets of acetone.”
But Brown denied spending 22 hours in the emergency room, as her video seeking help grabbed the Internet and was soon christened “Gorilla Glue Girl.”
“Today I told my son, ‘I wish I could go back,’ because I’m done. I’m done,” he told ET. “I’m usually the person who doesn’t care what people say. I just move at my own pace. I don’t care what people say, but it only gets to the point where people on TV say things about me. “
Brown continued: “If you knew me, you wouldn’t say half of what they say. Then someone said, “Oh, this has just been put in your head on purpose just to get here.” Who in their right mind would say, “Wow, let me spray this on my head and be famous overnight?” May! … Who would want them to do that? I needed someone to tell me how to get it out. That’s all. ”
Brown, owner of Tessica’s Little Angels daycare and leading dance group Dazzling Divaz, said she “didn’t need that,” as her business had problems during the coronavirus pandemic.
“[The news] take a picture of my bald head, which was not me. [My daughter] yesterday he had to deal with that. Teachers talk about it, ”he said at the exit.
“My girl, she doesn’t want me to lose my hair anymore. I said, “Let me do your hair.” She said, “You don’t do my hair.” But I think he’s joking and playing, but he didn’t let me do it, “added Brown.
She has already raised more than $ 16,000 in an online fundraiser, money she said will go to “the wigs everyone tells me I will need. That’s why I’ve always said $ 1,500. “
“We read about everything – and we’ve already started to happen – [I’m getting] extreme headaches, “he said.” And the [doctors] he said that the moment they remove everything or cut everything, it may damage the scalp and in some parts it may not grow back. ”
Brown said what he finds most damaging is that it’s called “Gorilla Glue Girl,” which “annoys my little girls when they go to school.”
“My name is Tessica. Every time someone posts something on social media, that’s all, my inbox is flooded. Don’t worry about it. Yes, you can say it all. That’s what my mother keeps telling me, ‘Stop reading the comments,’ “he said.
“But I can’t help it. I’m going to read them and they still send me excerpts from what happened … It’s very, very, very much “, added Brown.
In the midst of all the teasing and teasing, however, some people have come out in favor of the woman.
Beyoncé’s stylist Neal Farinah has offered her a wig, while celebrities like Missy Elliott and Chance the Rapper have also supported her, according to ET.
“I’m glad the mfs really support her,” Chance said on Twitter. “When I saw the video for the second time, it was hard to laugh because I could tell I didn’t really know I had put on one of the most powerful stickers in the world. I hope he recovers well. “
“Porsha [Williams], wants to send me hair. Jess Hilarious, she and I talk every day as if we were friends, ”said Brown. “A lot of people want to give me hair, but the reason I didn’t accept it is because I don’t want people to say, ‘Oh, that’s why she did it.’
He also denied claims he was considering suing Gorilla Glue for the debacle. The company has empathized with its situation.
“If everyone knew me, you would know that I would never do anything because of the influence. If everyone knew me, everyone would love me. Whatever you say, call me, talk to me. I’ll talk to you. I would really talk to a lot of people. I’m not that person you’re trying to make it out to be, ”Brown told ET.
“I’m not all that Gorilla Glue girl, my name is Tessica Brown. Call me. I’ll talk to you. I will let you know exactly who I am, ”he added.