Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout

When William White goes viral on TikTok, a devoted fan base of older women forms overnight. As they organize into online communities, their obsession blurs the line between fandom and something far stranger-and more dangerous.

A TikTok lip-sync to Barry Manilow's "Mandy" launched William White into viral stardom-and into the hearts of a generation of women. Thirst Trap unpacks the rise, the fandom, and the chaos that follows when fantasy crashes into reality.