Most people who try Ciara’s viral “defy gravity” chair challenge barely last two seconds before collapsing into a heap of giggles and muscle cramps. But one 75-year-old grandma? She stepped up, showed out, and left the internet shook.
Forget Gen Z. This queen just became the unofficial winner of a challenge that’s got even the fittest influencers crying in the comments.
It all started with Ciara’s sultry new single “Ecstasy,” where the Grammy-winning superstar dropped a music video so sexy, so sleek, and so physically impossible-looking, that fans could barely keep their jaws off the floor. One specific move stood out, the “gravity-defying” chair pose, a core-burning stunt that Ciara performs effortlessly alongside choreographer Taylor Terry.
You know the one: foldable chair, body laid across, arms gripping the underside, legs floating mid-air like some kind of gymnastic goddess moment. “Defy gravity with me… All you need is a foldable chair,” Ciara teased on Instagram. And just like that, a new internet obsession was born.
Just when we thought we’d seen it all, TikTok user @Nikkabesnappin posted a now-viral clip of her 75-year-old grandmother casually conquering the challenge without breaking a sweat. The video shows her perfectly posed, back flat, core engaged, floating mid-air while balancing on a rusty folding chair like it’s nothing. Not a wobble. Not a flinch. Just calm, unbothered excellence.
She even threw the camera a knowing look, like, “Yeah, I did that.”
Meanwhile, a woman in the background can barely contain her excitement, laughing and cheering her on, which only makes the moment more iconic.
Grandma didn’t just participate in the trend. She bodied it.
Ciara got the grandmas out here doing the Defy Gravity chair challenge!
— Ciara Squad (@CiaraSquad_) April 7, 2025#Ecstasy pic.twitter.com/xRUytcfq83
Ecstasy Defy Gravity Chair Challenge Compilation! It’s been less than a week & @ciara already has the world cutting up with these chairs!
— Brit-Ta-Nay-Nay (@BrittanyLovesC) April 9, 2025We love a CiCi Challenge! #DefyGravityChairChallengepic.twitter.com/TKG2a8IFJR
While the Ciara challenge started as a slick visual moment for a music video, it’s grown into something bigger. It’s a celebration of strength, confidence, and pushing your own limits. It’s now a fitness goal trend.
Ciara, who’s been bending and twisting the rules of performance for nearly 20 years, continues to inspire across generations.
So next time you think you’re too old, too tired, or too out of shape to keep up with the trends, remember the 75-year-old legend who defied gravity and made the internet fall in love.
