Aisling Bea has a lookalike – and she’s on the Olympic breakdancing team for Australia . The Irish stand-up comic and actress, 40, has admitted she’s flattered to have been compared to none other than Raygun , Australia’s breakdancing superstar. Raygun, whose real name is Rachel Gunn, entered as the Aussie hopeful in the first ever breaking competition at the Summer Olympic Games – but things didn’t quite go to plan .
Up against competition from all around the world, Raygun pulled out some unforgettable moves during her routine, including ground swimming and kangaroo jumping. She ultimately scored zero. Naturally, the shots of her performance flew round social media in seconds, with the memes pouring in from across the globe – but viewers noticed that Raygun had a striking resemblance for Aisling.
On Twitter, @Sarahisnothere said: ‘When they make the inevitable Raygun Olympics biopic can we please have Aisling Bea as the Australian breakdancer? I beg.’ Meanwhile, @ChaoticNootral commented: ‘They should really get Aisling Bea in as a Ringer to be Raygun from the breakdancing Olympics on SNL.’ Some of these tweets eventually caught Aisling’s attention, and the former Taskmaster contestant didn’t wait long before letting everyone know she was aware of the comparisons.
‘Thank you to everyone for your DMs, tags, mentions, WhatsApps, texts, and messages of support for me representing Australia in this year’s Olympics,’ she began. ‘Sure I didn’t w.