A woman has gone viral sharing a clip of herself crying yellow-coloured tears.
Lekeisha Christobel Pillay was shocked to see the bizarre coloured moisture coming from her eyes during a tearful moment.
The 18-year-old started recording, sharing the moment on TikTok, where it garnered 93 million views and eight million likes.
While viewers were baffled, Lekeisha soon realised the cause – she had an eye appointment earlier in the week, where an ‘ointment’ was put in her eye, causing the colour change.
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“It didn’t hurt or feel uncomfortable, it was just shocking,” the student, from South Africa, told What’s The Jam.
“Now I know why my tears were yellow – from an eye appointment a few days earlier.
“They had placed an ointment in my eye, but I was not warned that my tears could turn yellow.”
In the clip, Lekeisha can be seen looking up and crying, as yellow-tinged tears fall down her face.
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She then looks at the camera completely shocked.
She can be heard saying: “Bro what the f**k.
“Why am I crying yellow.
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“What the f**k, I am crying yellow.”
Users have flocked to the comments to share their reactions, with many people making hilarious puns out of the situation.
Flix said: “I cry tears of gold for you”
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Kemi wrote: “And then you cry again because you’re crying yellow.”
Marie commented: “Nahh new fear unlocked.”
Benito added: “HI-LIGHTER TEARS.”
Someone else said: “LMFAO THE SWITCH UP.”
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“I’d start crying even harder,” said Zoe.
“That’s coolant,” Eli added.
“You unlocked the legendary cry,” added another user.
“TEARS OF GOLD‼‼‼‼,” commented Nazumi.
“I’M CRYING I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT,” said someone else.
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