“He Was So Nice”: Avril Lavigne Reveals How Tony Hawk Helped Her With a TikTok Debut Video

Published 01/24/2022, 9:15 AM EST

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Who better to do a TikTok video on the song ‘Sk8er Boi’ than with Tony Hawk? The talented singer, Avril Lavigne, made her TikTok debut with a video that won hearts all around. Not to mention, her collection of songs is incredible and well known. Thus, her TikTok debut with Hawk grabbed over 30 million views. Moreover, she loved her experience of working with Hawk.

In a recent interview, she talked about the lovely experience of working with the incredible skateboarder. Hawk loves to have fun outside the sport, but most of his social interactions are with the skateboard. Hence, Lavigne loved her experience of meeting Hawk.

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Avril Lavigne on working with Tony Hawk

While being a great skateboarder, Hawk continues to do interesting projects with different celebrities. Recently, he released limited edition skateboards with a drop of blood infused with the red paint. Now, making strides elsewhere, Lavigne loved working on her TikTok debut with the sensational skateboarder and could not stop talking about him.

“The one and only Tony Hawk. It was so cool. So forever, everyone’s been telling me like I need to do TikTok…. So I thought why don’t I do Sk8er Boy and ask Tony Hawk to come and skateboard with me? So I hit him up, and he was so nice.”

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“He came over to my house and we had a barbeque, hung out in my backyard and we skateboarded back together and we filmed it on TikTok. And when it went off, nothing like I care about, but it became a big deal. 30 million views or whatever,” said Lavigne.

Likewise, she spoke about learning to drop in on the skateboard from a vertical ramp. With her focus on her street skating skills, she bought a small vertical ramp to practice her skills. Thus, Hawk is seen helping her to attempt her first drop in. After a few tries, she successfully landed her first drop in and loved how Hawk helped her.

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Hawk is a legend

The famous video featured Hawk skateboarding to Lavigne’s famous ‘Sk8er boi’ song. She is seen singing the song at the start, before the video completely switches to Hawk’s skateboarding on the ramp later. To no surprise, it received a lot of views, and people loved the collaboration of both these charismatic personalities.

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As Lavigne made her debut, the skateboarding god helped her to provide a sensational video. Both set of fans loved the collaboration of these two. Hence, Hawk is up there with the best in terms of promotions and other fun videos.

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