Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has potentially moved an internet celebrity to tears. Absurdly, he never even contributed a word to cause the fiasco.
Saka recently cut his holiday short following a gruelling FIFA 2026 World Cup campaign where he helped England clinch third place. The youngster returned to training under Mikel Arteta with the Gunners on August 11, given the new season is less than one week away.
However, while he toils to be ready for another long campaign, Saka is going viral on Twitter for completely unrelated reasons. The 24-year-old’s name is being linked with a famous model, and for surprising reasons.
The influencer in question is Faith Kelly, a popular Tiktoker with over two million followers.
The 26-year-old began her content creation journey in 2020 by posting modeling pictures of herself. Since, the English woman has also diversified by posting comedy skits and lip-sync videos.
Faith is the cousin of another popular streamer, Calfreezy. The YouTuber has close to five million subscribers on YouTube and regularly features on videos of even bigger creators such as the Sidemen group.
In fact, Faith truly propelled to fame when she began dating a member of the group Ethan Payne, popularly known by his alias Behzinga.
The duo had a child together in 2022 and tied the knot a couple of years later.
However, little could Faith have imagined the announcement would continue to haunt her till present day.
She posted a picture of herself with Ethan boasting her ring, revealing the two had got engaged.
A Twitter account took the occasion to reshare the picture by claiming the girl resembled Saka. Quickly, the idea took hold on football twitter and a barrage of side-by-side images of the two followed.
Oi if you take the skin colour out of the equation she looks like Saka😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/gMnJiyWw9p
— 🇻🇮 (@MuskCaughtAP) April 3, 2024
While the joke died down eventually, it again caught ignition recently on Twitter. So much so that Faith felt bound to respond.
Unfortunately for the model, she has only managed to make the situation worse.
Faith posted a video in tears to address the situation, albeit she made clear the two things were not related.
Classy bro you made her cry @MuskCaughtAP pic.twitter.com/8BZcaLnjFp
— Ł™️ (@lamzszn) August 11, 2026
She then went on to reveal that her husband was the root cause of the whole scenario.
Ethan had mentioned the comparisons on his podcast with Kelly titled “Growing Paynes” in early 2024. A West Ham fan himself, Ethan had said he found the comparisons hilarious, much to Faith’s chagrin.
Nevertheless, Faith took an absurd tangent in response that caught viewers off guard. Instead of starting with her trolling, the TikToker showcased empathy towards Saka.
Faith questioned whether anyone had asked how the Gooner felt about being compared with a woman. She even called him “a poor boy” and stated she was not personally offended by the situation.
Faith further claimed that images comparing the two featured a morphed version of her with completely altered facial features. However, she admitted Saka and her do share accentuated high cheekbones that lends their face a similar structure.
Nevertheless, Faith concluded her point by showcasing admiration for Saka’s wife. She followed it up with some ad-hominem attacks targeted at the trolls.
Unsurprisingly, Saka has stayed mum on the matter. He is expected to start for the Gunners when they kick off the season against Manchester City on August 16 with the FA Community Shield at stake.
