{"id":5357,"date":"2025-05-26T08:28:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T08:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=5357"},"modified":"2025-05-26T08:28:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T08:28:24","slug":"81-year-old-weber-state-student-becomes-tiktok-sensation-with-3-4-million-followers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=5357","title":{"rendered":"81-Year-Old Weber State Student Becomes TikTok Sensation with 3.4 Million Followers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OGDEN, Utah \u2013 An inspiring story has emerged from the campus of Weber State University, as an 81-year-old student has become a TikTok phenomenon with over 3.4 million followers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-117.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-117.png 640w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-117-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sharon Barber, affectionately known as &#8220;Grandmagreat,&#8221; 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