The Internet can make anything go viral overnight, and sports stenographer Debra Bollman’s quick rise to fame perfectly portrays that. Though the incident of her becoming popular on the internet happened in 2015, the video is still quite popular in 2023 on social media feeds of Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook.
That video must’ve probably brought you here to dig deeper into what exactly happened and know more about the lady who was lucky to hear that she’s beautiful from a popular basketball player. Let’s know what exactly the scenario was there.
What Brought Debra Bollman to the limelight?
There would be nothing wrong in calling that day a token of good luck in her life. Being a sports stenographer, she was doing her regular job in a press conference where the basketball players, including Nigel Hayes, were supposed to come. While the interview was going on, Nigel Hayes recognized Debra Bollman and whispered to his fellow player, saying, “Gosh, she’s beautiful”.
The funny thing about this incident was this personal whispering was not so secret, and what he said was clearly audible. Everyone present there was laughing, and Nigel realized within a few seconds that the mic had caught his voice, and that comment for the lady was revealed publicly.
Nigel immediately responded with, “Did You hear that?” and the anchor of the event humorously said: “She heard, we all heard”. The sports player was extremely embarrassed and covered his face with his hands.
When this video clip went viral on the internet, it immediately became a sensation and got millions of views across different digital channels. You can still watch this video on YouTube by just searching it with: “Nigel Hayes saying god, she’s beautiful”.
Debra Bollman’s Response To This Incident With Nigel Hayes
As soon as the video hit the headlines, people were eager to know the beautiful face behind the camera. That’s when some talk shows and channels invited Debra Bollman as a guest to know her side of the story.
In one of those morning talk shows, when asked about how she felt about the incident, she happily said, “It was so sweet and honest, and he was really respectful”.
In addition to that, she said she’s receiving more followers on her social media accounts, and this incident was pretty good for her.
Debra Bollman’s Daughter and Finance’s Reaction
At that time, the stenographer was 40 years old and had 3 kids. Upon asking about her kid’s response to this incident, she narrated each of the child’s reactions.
She hilariously said that her younger daughter, Sophia, was upset and said that she is working so hard to be popular as a singer, but my mom is being called beautiful and blowing on the internet instead.
Debra’s son didn’t even watch the video, as he said he was busy and would watch it later, and her older daughter sarcastically said, “Should I now start a modeling career”?
Debra also shared her fiance’s reaction, saying that he was happy that everyone saw the beauty he saw in his bride-to-be.
Her Career as a Stenographer
Being a stenographer, she is responsible for recording or typing the conference on a computer. In that interview, she also discussed how sports players are obsessed with speaking some jargon words or very weird terms. Sometimes, they just do it intentionally to mess with stenographers. That’s what happened that day when Nigel Hayes used the word “syzygy” and looked at Debra to see if she captured what he just said.
She has a successful career as a stenographer and is currently living with her husband, Anthony J. Farfan, in Norco, California.
Wrapping Up
A simple comment by a popular player just unpredictably brought stardom for a stenographer, and that’s all because of the social media craze among the masses. Even after 8 years, the video remains a legendary comic on the internet, and it might keep entertaining people for years.