Mary Halsey, known affectionately on the internet as Missy Elliott’s ‘funky white sister,’ is a viral superstar who rose to fame after covering ‘Work It’ in an online video that quickly gained traction. She even got noticed by Missy Elliott herself, who posted the viral video on her Instagram account.

Halsey is well-loved by the public for doing covers of songs that are typically explicit. As a middle-aged woman who has little in common with the artists she covers, she’s surprisingly good at the covers and has impressed her fans worldwide. She is also well known for her cover of My Humps by the Black Eyed Peas and for her frequent harmonica solos.

Halsey’s popularity was so insane that she even found herself appearing on TV. She has appeared on The Ellen Show a number of times, and Missy Elliott even turned up during one of her appearances to surprise her. Halsey proved once again that she’s full of charisma during her interviews and even gave some impromptu performances with her idol.

Halsey’s fun act has made her a global star, and she now has an impressive following online, including twenty five thousand Instagram followers and a Twitter fan page run by someone else. She often shares posts by Missy Elliott, remaining completely on brand at all times! Halsey hasn’t released any content for a while, but fans will always remember her peak when she went viral for all the right reasons.