Is Vella also in the room with us?
Taylor Lautner, the American actor best known for playing werewolf Jacob Black in the “Twilight Saga” film series, has finally acknowledged the viral Filipino meme, “what hafen vella?”
The TikTok video uploaded on Monday, June 2, showed the actor and his wife, who is also named Taylor, explaining they are both Taylor Lautner.
The caption read, “As if we needed another Taylor Lautner.”
However, one comment in particular said, “Bro noticing everything except 'What hafen vela trend.”
To which he replied, “Yup but it’s not ur fault it’s mine.”
His reply quickly blew up, as this is the first time the actor has acknowledged the trend. The comment now has over 59,000 likes.
Additionally, the comment section was bombarded by requests asking for the actor to make a TikTok video of the popular Filipino catchphrase.
@taylorlautner As if we needed another @Tay Lautner ♬ New Flame (In The Style of Chris Brown) (Instrumental Version) - Out Trax
The “what hafen vella” trend was first performed at the popular noontime show, “It’s Showtime,” during its “Kalokalike” segment years back. Christopher Diwata, the now-popular Jacob Black impersonator, performed the line, including a snippet of the song “A Thousand Years.”
The clip from his performance recently resurfaced online and immediately cemented its spot as one of the most popular Filipino memes.
Its popularity allowed Diwata to collaborate with various personalities, including Ben&Ben, SB19, and Abi Marquez.
