Help Helen Smash is a comic episodic video series which has managed to gain very serious attention on social media space over the years. In fact, for many young people around the US and even outside it, the Help Helen Smash video series has now come to be the one place where utmost comical creativity can be found and enjoyed.
The video series which is, at once, gripping and attention grasping, is now majorly on Facebook where the handler, an actress, plies her trade. It is on Facebook that Help Helen Smash gained its fame and notoriety.
If you haven’t already known, the Help Helen Smash comic video series focuses on a woman called Helen who has a weird, distorted face and who keeps trying very hard but in vain to seduce a man who is way above her league. The more she tries to win his attention, the more he retreats from her and the more she gets aggressive in trying to get him. Her ultimate aim is to ‘smash’ him. This is where the title comes from as “Helen is seeking for help to smash” her crush.
1. ‘Help Helen Smash’ Was Developed By Laura Clery
The Help Helen Smash video series was developed by an American actress called Laura Clery who is now a widely celebrated social media influencer. Laura started out in a more traditional way as a full-time actress. At the time she was always going for auditions trying to get roles to play. In fact, while talking this once, Laura revealed that her whole life revolved around auditions to the extent that she was practically at the mercy of the producers and casting directors she happened to meet all the time.
This made her very displeased with herself because she didn’t feel fulfilled at all as a human being. She felt that her entire life and career were not in her control. It was at this point that she decided to start creating her own funny contents on social media. When she initially began, she was not making any money at all and practically lived off her savings for a full year which she spent creating her content.
Laura started out by making viral 15-second videos on Instagram and started getting some buzz on the platform. After a while, she branched out to Facebook where she was at liberty to record for a longer time. She finally got her big break when she created Help Helen Smash.
Help Helen Smash was created when, one day, Laura recorded the character ‘Helen’ trying without success to flirt with Stephen, a smart-looking young English man who is clearly above her league. The series went on to gain momentum among fans because of Helen’s spontaneity and absolute hilarity and Laura has never looked back since then as she continues thrilling her audience with her creativity.
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2. The Characters In ‘Help Helen Smash’ Are Husband And Wife In Real Life
In Help Helen Smash, there are two major characters; Helen and Stephen. In the videos, Helen is seen continuously trying to flirt with Stephen in order to try and get him to sleep with her but Stephen does not want Helen near him as he is even scared of the woman. Helen’s continuous chase of Stephen is what gives the comic video series it’s very hilarious touch.
Now, what you need to know is that Helen and Stephen are actually husband and wife in real life. The character Helen is played by Laura Clery while the character Stephen is played by Laura’s husband, Stephen Hilton. Stephen Hilton happens to be an English musician and film composer.
The couple has, over the years, developed Help Helen Smash into a world-famous video series which is craved by millions on social media. As at February 2019, the series has amassed an amazing 3.7 million followers on Facebook.
3. Helen’s Distorted Neck And Face Made The Series A Huge Sensation
Help Helen Smash became almost an instant hit because of the special effects used by Laura Clery to make Helen’s neck and face look distorted. In the viral videos, Helen’s neck and face are looking usually fat and weird and as she talks, her face gets even more distorted. Laura used a Snapchat AR lens filter to achieve this special effect on Helen.
When the first Help Helen Smash video emerged, social media users were thrilled with the innovation and started following the series till it got really huge.
4. A Major Percentage Of Viewers Is Made Up Of Young, Female Followers
Although the Help Helen Smash video series has become widely accepted around the world, it is noteworthy that it’s audience has been found out to comprise of majorly young, female followers.
This revelation was made by Tubular Tabs, an outfit which analyses and tracks no less than 4 billion videos online across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other the major social media platforms. It was revealed that about 71% of Help Helen Smash audience is made up of young females who are between the ages of 18 – 34.
5. Help Helen Smash Has An Overwhelming American Audience
Over the years, Help Helen Smash has been able to garner a large following on Facebook while attracting viewership from different parts of the world. However, it has been revealed that the series has an overwhelming American audience.
According to an analysis by Tubular Tabs, a whopping 81% of Help Helen Smash audience is based in the United States of America where Laura Clery has become a celebrated Snapchat filter queen. It was also revealed that the remaining 9% is shared by viewers from the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada with each country comprising about 3% each.
At the moment, the Help Helen Smash show is increasing in popularity as the series creator, Laura Clery begins to expand ‘operations’ to YouTube and Twitter. She is now also beginning to diversify her media initiatives in many different ways.
