# Side Eyeing Chloe

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{{Short description|Internet meme from 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Side Eyeing Chloe
| image       = Side Eyeing Chloe.jpg
| caption     = Chloe in 2013
| birth_name  = Chloe Clem
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|2010|11|30}}
| birth_place = [Utah](/source/Utah)
| education   =
| alma_mater  = 
| known_for   = Side Eyeing Chloe meme
| parents     = David Clem<br/>Katie Clem
| relatives   = Lily Clem (sister) 
}}
'''Chloe Clem''' (born November 30, 2010), commonly known by her Internet nickname "'''Side Eyeing Chloe'''", is an [American](/source/Americans) known for her concerned-looking reaction, which became a popular [Internet meme](/source/Internet_meme) in 2013.<ref name="metro">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-25 |title=Side-Eyeing Chloe is all grown up - and she's still as sassy as ever |url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/05/25/side-eyeing-chloe-is-all-grown-up-and-shes-still-as-sassy-as-ever-6661821/ |access-date=2021-02-26 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What 'side-eyeing Chloe' and other viral stars look like now |url=https://www.heart.co.uk/lifestyle/quirky/viral-stars-now/ |access-date=2021-02-26 |website=Heart |date=11 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Chloe Clem was born in [Utah](/source/Utah) on November 30, 2010, to parents David and Katie Clem, the latter being responsible for creating the family's YouTube channel and posting videos there.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lily & Chloe - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/KAftC/about|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> She first appeared in a video on her family's YouTube channel, which was uploaded on October 3, 2011.<ref name="surprise">{{Citation|title=Lily's Disneyland Surprise!| date=3 October 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOpOhlGiRTM|language=en|access-date=2022-02-21}}</ref>

== Meme history ==
The meme comes from the 2013 YouTube video "Lily's Disneyland Surprise… AGAIN!".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lily's Disneyland Surprise....AGAIN!| website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) | date=12 September 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGhuLkjl4iI}}</ref> The video shows two sisters, Lily and Chloe Clem, reacting to the news of a surprise trip to [Disneyland](/source/Disneyland) on Lily's way to school. As the older sister, Lily, breaks into tears of joy, Chloe is briefly seen on camera with a disturbed look on her face. The video is a follow-up to a similar video released two years earlier, which went viral, having over 19 million views as of February 2021.<ref name="surprise" />

Like its predecessor, the video went viral, having over 20 million views as of February 2021. The screenshot of Chloe's disturbed look was used in numerous memes on [Tumblr](/source/Tumblr) and [Twitter](/source/Twitter).<ref name="metro" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Side-Eyeing Chloe Recreates Viral Facial Expression Seven Years Later|url=https://www.ladbible.com/community/viral-side-eyeing-chloe-recreates-viral-facial-expression-seven-years-later-20210128|access-date=2021-02-26|website=www.ladbible.com|date=28 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Baxter-Wright|first=Dusty|date=2017-05-25|title=This is what the side eye meme girl looks like now|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a9929919/this-is-what-the-side-eye-meme-girl-looks-like-now/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-GB}}</ref> It was then remixed into numerous GIF photos highlighting the contrasting reactions, which gained 895,700 notes in less than a month. Side Eyeing Chloe has also been used as a photoshop meme, featuring Chloe's disturbed look on celebrities. Most of these photoshopped memes were posted on the Tumblr blog “Chloe Queen of Everything.”<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-11-23|title=QUEEN OF EVERYTHING: Archive|url=http://chloequeenofeverything.tumblr.com/archive|access-date=2021-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123214137/http://chloequeenofeverything.tumblr.com/archive|archive-date=2013-11-23}}</ref>

''[BuzzFeed](/source/BuzzFeed)'' posted an article about the meme in November 2013, referring to her as "the [patron saint](/source/patron_saint) of Tumblr" and "the queen and [goddess](/source/goddess) of the internet". The article features numerous examples of the photoshopped memes, as well as several GIFs.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-12-04|title=Side-Eyeing Chloe Is Officially The Patron Saint Of Tumblr|website=[BuzzFeed](/source/BuzzFeed) |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mattbellassai/side-eyeing-chloe-is-officially-the-patron-saint-of-tumblr|access-date=2021-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204151713/https://www.buzzfeed.com/mattbellassai/side-eyeing-chloe-is-officially-the-patron-saint-of-tumblr|archive-date=2013-12-04}}</ref> Due to the meme's success, Chloe has been featured heavily on Katie's YouTube channel, alongside her older sister Lily.<ref>{{Cite web|title=5 Years After This Girl Got A Disneyland Surprise, The Reaction She Had Remains Priceless|date = August 2018|url=https://absolutehistory.com/travel/adventure/this-girl-got-disneyland-surprise-reaction-remains-priceless/18/?as=799&asv=1}}</ref>

In 2017, Chloe and her family took a trip to [Brazil](/source/Brazil) - where her facial expression was pasted all over the Google offices.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Side-eyeing Chloe' of viral meme fame is 'all grown up' and turned her life around.|url=https://www.someecards.com/entertainment/web/side-eye-chloe-meme/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Someecards}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tan|first=Yvette|title=Side-Eyeing Chloe is back, grown up, and still owning her A+ side eye|url=https://mashable.com/2017/05/24/side-eyeing-chloe-google/|access-date=2021-03-06|website=Mashable|date=24 May 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Later that year, Chloe and Lily both began modeling careers.

In 2019, Chloe and her mother Katie appeared in an episode of BuzzFeed's series "I Accidentally Became A Meme", where they discussed the meme and the impact it has had on their lives.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I Accidentally Became A Meme: Side-Eyeing Chloe| website=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) | date=15 August 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB2FEttIoTg}}</ref>

In 2021, the Side Eyeing Chloe photo was auctioned off as a [non-fungible token](/source/non-fungible_token) (NFT) for 25 [Ethereum](/source/Ethereum).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-23 |title='Side-eyeing Chloe' family to sell meme as NFT, say it can 'put her through college' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/side-eyeing-chloe-meme-nft-b1925346.html |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Television ===
In 2014, Chloe and her mother Katie appeared in one episode of ''Eliana'', in the episode released on 27 April 2014, where they discussed the Side Eyeing Chloe meme.<ref>{{Citation|title="Eliana" Episode dated 27 April 2014 (TV Episode 2014) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3701110/|access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref>

In 2021, Chloe and her sister Lily appeared in two episodes of ''The Beech Boys'', a show that satirises the famous American rock band [The Beach Boys](/source/The_Beach_Boys).<ref>{{Citation|title=The Beech Boys|date=2019-05-05|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9511382/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1|type=Comedy|others=J. J. Carroll, Zach Castle, Joshua James, Becky Brown|publisher=4Reel Films, Good. Clean. Fun. Productions, Third Shift Creative|access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=The Beech Boys (TV Series 2019– ) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt9511382/episodes?season=1|access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref>

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Category:American Internet celebrities
Category:21st-century American people
Category:2010 births
Category:People from Salt Lake City
Category:Living people
Category:Internet memes introduced in 2013
Category:2013 YouTube videos
Category:2010s viral videos
Category:People notable for being the subject of a specific photograph
Category:American child actresses
Category:American female models
Category:Actresses from Salt Lake City
Category:21st-century American women

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