The Disney Channel star shared her creative solution for staying cool during a two-hour delay on the tarmac with minimal A/C
Credit: Leigh-Allyn Baker/TikTok (2)
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- Leigh-Allyn Baker shared her creative solution for staying cool during a two-hour plane delay with minimal A/C in a June 6 TikTok video
- In her video, she showed herself sticking her toes in cups of ice water, sparking outrage from some online
- Baker responded to criticism with humor, sharing additional videos and asking if her actions broke “airline etiquette”
Disney Channel star Leigh-Allyn Baker is sharing her unique method of staying cool while traveling.
The Good Luck Charlie star, 54, posted a series of TikToks sharing her experience being stuck on a delayed plane before take off. She and her fellow passengers were waiting on the tarmac for two hours, she says, and she began to overheat.
Baker posted a video of herself showing two small cups of ice water that she proceeded to dip her bare toes into for some cooling relief. In the video, she slowly put her feet in while saying, "I'm just going for a dip in the pool. Oh yeah, that feels good. Feels good."
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"SOS. Stuck on a plane, sitting on the runway, for TWO HOURS. Almost no A/C! This and menopause are NOT a good combination," her TikTok caption read. "So I decided to pretend it was just a day to dip my toes in the pool to cool off. This is survival, guys. Don't judge."
Credit: Leigh-Allyn Baker/TikTok
The initial June 6 video went viral, sparking backlash from commenters and etiquette experts online. But Baker posted a follow-up video, cheekily responding, saying, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't show you the part where I put the ice cubes in my bra, because that really works."
She also posted that video to her Instagram, writing, "I decided to make light of a stressful situation and put my toes on ice… imagine a day at the pool. It passed the time, made my row mates laugh, and cooled me down 10 degrees."
Baker added, "And although my freshly pedicured feet didn't touch anything but my shoes and the ice, Airline Etiquette Czar, Dianne Gottsman, interviewed here in this video, was not impressed with my shenanigans."
"So you tell me… was this a harmless, creative solution or should I be in Etiquette Jail?" she asked.
Credit: Leigh-Allyn Baker/TikTok
Baker then added another video on Thursday, June 11 that included photos of her experience. She wrote atop the pictures, "In case you missed it. It was so hot… I had an idea." The video continued with snaps of the cups of ice as well as her toes placed strategically inside
"Sorry not sorry 😘," she captioned the post.
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