‘They were stunned’: Raygun comes clean on ‘weirdo’ Halloween act

It was ever going to hap but Aussie Olympic breakdancing sensation Raygun has go the hottest costume this Halloween.

Rachael “Raygun” Gunn sent societal media into a frenzy during the Olympics aft she was mocked astir the satellite for immoderate of her much unsocial moves.

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While determination was wide derision for her show which included kangaroo hopping, the sprinkler and sliding astir the signifier to sanction a fewer moves, she was besides criticised for wearing Australia’s squad kit alternatively of streetwear similar each the different competitors.

Becoming an instant meme, Raygun arguably became the breakout prima of the Olympics which has extended each the mode to Halloween.

But portion immoderate radical believed that “Raygun volition hatred this Halloween”, the information appears to beryllium rather the opposite, the pistillate herself revealed.

In an interrogation with Fox 101.9 Melbourne’s Fifi, Fev & Nick for Breakfast, Raygun appeared to beryllium enjoying it.

Nick Cody said it was apt that Gunn would person been the “most dressed arsenic athlete”, adding “Warnie wouldn’t beryllium close”.

“I know,” she replied. “I was coming location from the shops yesterday and I saw idiosyncratic dressed arsenic maine retired trick-or-treating with their kids. I coiled down the model and I was like, ‘I emotion your costume’, and they were stunned.”

Brendan Fevola asked if she dressed up arsenic herself to spell trick-or-treating.

“I didn’t spell trick-or-treating, I was conscionable the weirdo shouting retired from the car,” she said.

And Cody was close arsenic the net was flooded with radical putting successful their champion Raygun, including Matildas prima Courtnee Vine.

While it’s months connected from the Olympics, Gunn is said the abrupt emergence to fame — oregon infamy — has been a rollercoaster.

“I’m inactive processing, to beryllium honest,” Raygun said.

“It’s surreal to maine to maine welcomed onto this Melbourne meal amusement and each this attraction and excitement — and not truthful excitement — astir maine has been wholly wild.

“So it’s inactive thing I’m coming to grips with to beryllium honest.”

And Gunn said she’s inactive getting recognised successful the street.

“If I deterioration a shot cap, I decidedly get recognised,” Gunn said.

“It’s thing I’ve had to get utilized to that radical are looking astatine maine comic and coming up to maine and saying, ‘Are you who I deliberation you are?’”

Asked if she would beryllium going into the jungle for I’m a Celebrity Get Me Outta Here, Gunn again unopen down a determination into world TV.

But she added that “we bash person immoderate things behind-the-scenes that we’re moving on”, adding that she wanted to beforehand creativity.

Having launched a collaboration with Finder earlier successful the week wherever she challenged Australians to beryllium they tin breakdance better.

Gunn won the 2023 WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships successful Sydney to gain her spot successful the Olympics.

“I’ve heard immoderate of you tin bash amended than me,” Raygun said successful the video. “Really? Let’s find out, shall we?”

She past dances to a bushed of Finder’s “beat track” jingle, which punters indispensable besides creation on to successful their creation video submissions.

“Think you tin bash better? Let’s find out,” Raygun said astatine the extremity of the video.

The champion solo dancer volition triumph $5000, and $10,000 is up for grabs for the champion creation unit of 2 oregon much people.

Unfortunately for Gunn, she was incapable to trademark her nickname.

The Daily Telegraph reports an exertion to registry the sanction Raygun was filed by Gunn with the Australian trademarks bureau successful August 23, conscionable a week aft her Olympics performance.

The study claims Gunn was attempting to unafraid the sanction for usage crossed “a scope of goods and services, including software, NFTs, covering and entertainment”.

But Gunn’s exertion clashed with pre-existing trademarks, including 1 filed by Raygun Limited successful July 2017, which was aboriginal registered and published successful 2019.

There are respective longstanding covering and bundle businesses trading nether the sanction Raygun, truthful the bid to trademark her sanction appears to person travel unstuck.