You had your 15 minutes of fame, Pizza Rat.
It’s time to take a seat, Milkshake Squirrel.
Because #WatermelonBoy is now here and he wants his time to shine!
As brought to our attention by My Fanatic, 10-year old Mitchell Schibeci has gone viral after attempting to eat an entire watermelon during a single cricket game in Australia in Saturday.
Why did he attempt such an endeavor? Fame.
“I saw people do crazy things, like that mullet boy who got on television, so I thought I might try it too,” Michael, the son of a local broadcaster, told Channel Seven News.
And it worked, as #WatermelonBoy trended for awhile as a hashtag and the young man garnered coverage around the world, from ABC in Australia to the BBC in Britain to the website of People Magazine here in the United States.
"I’m not really a hero, I’m just a normal average kid," Schibeci told the BBC, we assume in jest.
According to Sporting News Australia, Michael had to go to the bathroom "like seven times" during the match, but no one ever said fame comes without a price.
Michael’s father, Tony Schibeci, later shared a photo on social media of his son going to bed with a half-eaten watermelon.
"It’s been a big night for @watermelonboyau #watermelonboy. Time for sleep @tensporttv @BBL," he wrote as a caption.