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Miller and Carter Steakhouse in Herne Bay goes viral with TikTok dance

By: Brad Harper bharper@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 13:27, 06 July 2022

Updated: 16:01, 06 July 2022

Workers at a steakhouse have gone viral with a hip-rolling TikTok video about fire safety.

The clip was shared by the Herne Bay branch of Miller and Carter - and has already amassed more than 1.6 million views in four days.

The restaurant's new manager Christopher Bonner - who started four weeks ago - created the video as a way of introducing himself to the local community.

But his profile has stretched quite a bit further than he planned after the clip took off on the social media platform, attracting more than 90,000 likes and hundreds of new followers in a matter of days.

Speaking of his shock at becoming an overnight internet sensation, the 34-year-old said: "My intention was to have a bit of a laugh, get it into the local community and introduce myself as the new general manager.

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"It blew up. I posted it at midnight thinking it would get a few looks overnight and nothing major, but I woke up and it had 12,000 views already.

"That was while people were asleep and I was like, ‘who knows what is going to happen?’. It has blown up completely, it is at 1.6million views so far."

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Workers at Miller and Carter Steakhouse in Herne Bay have gone viral with their hip-rolling video. Picture: Miller and Carter / TikTok

The clip shows Mr Bonner dancing with employees - including Sonny Davies, Emma Bennett, Charlotte Line and Niamh Coveney - in the restaurant's car park.

They can be seen hip-rolling to a popular song called Originalton by Jona, which samples one of Captain America's public service announcements from Spider-Man Homecoming.

"So just remember, if you're on fire, stop, drop and roll," he says in the clip. "One more time, say it with me now."

A sample of rapper Semme's song, Do Dat, then plays while the workers dance, with the caption: "Fire safety is our top priority!"

Mr Bonner said his intention was to make people realise the restaurant is "a really fun place to work, it’s a great business to be in and it’s a great place to come and dine".

Christopher Bonner started working at Miller and Carter Steakhouse in Herne Bay four weeks ago. Picture: Christopher Bonner

"We have done a few more videos," he said. "There is a guy called Jack Jenkins [@jackjenkinsofficial] who is based in Canterbury and works at the Marlowe Theatre.

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"He has written a song about Miller and Carter for us.

"I commented on one of his videos and said, 'I bet you a steak you can’t write a song about Miller and Carter' - and he has."

He has been running the account with fellow workers Charlotte Line and Emma Bennett, and hopes to continue to attract support from the local community and beyond.

Last week, we reported a new baking business had gone viral just weeks after opening.

Katie Lester set up her company ‘Katie’s Big Bakes’ in April and offers the UK’s biggest single serve cookie.

The treat weighs 240 grams, which is over half a pound and 10 times the size of a single portion of Maryland cookies (which is two cookies), and cost between £16 and £33 for a box of four.

But they are proving so popular, all Katie's products are currently sold out.

Each week, Mrs Lester sells out her stock within two days, and one of her TikTok videos has received 1.9 million views.

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