22 May 2023
A video of Danielle Wright, from Sheffield, England went viral when it seemed she was trying to fill her electric vehicle with petrol – rather than plugging it in to charge.
In the video, the 22-year-old can be seen looking confused as to where the fuel hatch is and dismayed onlookers tried to warn the driver of what she was doing wrong.
The video has now racked up almost 40 million views – and people have labelled her as “dumb”, while others have said the video looks staged.
Danielle has received thousands of messages poking fun at the mistake.
“Haha, I mean Elon Musk even said it himself, habits die hard,” she told Daily Star in an exclusive chat.
“I honestly don’t know what I was doing, it was the end of a long day and the car is brand new.
“I just rolled up into the petrol station thinking about the sweets I was going to get from the counter rather than the fact my car doesn’t actually need petrol.”
Danielle doesn’t care if people think the video is staged as she’s used to people judging her for whatever she does.
She continued: “I’m so used to being called fake. Fake boobs, fake this, fake that. People online can say what they want but it was an embarrassing mistake.
“I mean, Elon replied and stuck up for me – and he’s meant to have the biggest brain in the world.”
She hates that people who watched the video assumed the car wasn’t even hers.
The digital content creator said she has worked hard for the life she has now and doesn’t want anyone to discredit her.
“People weren’t nice. People were calling me dumb, attacking what I was wearing and the way I looked,” she explained.
“They were even saying it’s not my car and I’ve got more money than sense, which was probably the most frustrating.
“I’ve earned every penny to buy this and I love cars. It really is a dream come true to own a Tesla."
She added: “Elon, I’d love to meet you and share some ideas on the next Tesla. Hit me up!”
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