'Tube Girl' glad to have sparked a worldwide trend
A TikToker who became a viral sensation on the London Underground says she's glad to have sparked a trend which encourages women to have fun and get out of their comfort zones
Sabrina Bahsoon, otherwise known as 'Tube Girl', has become known for filming herself dancing in carriages with the wind in her hair.
The 23 year old has more than 28 million likes on her TikTok account and more than 800 000 followers.
"The Central line is my favourite because that is where the original video was filmed," she said.
"And then I would say the Victoria line as that is another line I take a lot to go and see my friends.
"The Bakerloo line is the worst for me because I just don't like the lighting in there and it's very rickety and hard to keep my balance."
In Bahsoon's first viral video which amassed more than 10 million likes, she can be seen dancing along to David Guetta's Where Them Girls At featuring Nicki Minaj, with the caption: "Being the friend who lives on the other side of the city so you gotta hype yourself up during the commute."
From there the dancing format exploded, with many more videos from Bahsoon following as she coupled music from artists including Rihanna and Charlie XCX with her trademark move of using the windows of Tube carriages to allow wind to blow through her dark brown hair.
"They're super empowering and they make you feel confident"
Despite many recognising Bahsoon as Tube Girl, it was her current manager who came up with the name.
"My manager reached out to me when I had 6,000 followers, after the second Tube Girl video," she said.
"He said to me, 'I was telling my friends that I was having a meeting with the Tube Girl and they were so excited', and it sort of clicked in my head.
"I hashtagged it on the rest of my videos and it kind of went from there."
Bahsoon now has millions of views per video on TikTok, which has led to women worldwide emulating the trend by proudly dancing on often packed public transport.
"I'm so glad other girls are having fun with me and getting out of their comfort zones and caring less about what others think," she said.
"Now I see the Tube Girls of Warsaw, of Paris, and it's just insane."
In 2025, Piccadilly line trains are set to receive a revamp which will see them get air-conditioning and walk-through carriages, which could potentially lead to similar changes on other lines - and the removal of the Tube windows, which are a key part of the Tube Girl routines.
However, Bahsoon is "not too stressed" about it.
"I think by 2025, I may not be doing Tube Girl videos on the Tube itself anymore - hopefully, I'm a rockstar by then," she said.
"I'm not too stressed; I feel like the wind is now not the most dependent thing, but my managers did gift me a leaf blower so I can have wind whenever and anywhere.
"I think on the updated Tube, I would just get one of my friends to follow me around with the leaf blower."