The Quokka Selfie has now reached over 7 million likes on Instagram.
From Roger Federer to Hugh Jackman to Margot Robbie and now Shawn Mendes – it’s a right of passage now for all celebrities coming to WA that they must hop on a ferry and grab a selfie with the now world-famous quokkas.
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Canadian musician and global superstar Shawn Mendes is currently in Perth, ahead of his RAC Arena show
And the end result speaks for itself.
I met a Quokka !!!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B31G4ztAFaj/
Now with over 7 million likes on the gram, it’s fair to say that the Quokka has helped raise Shawn’s social profile with the 7 million likes creating the second most of any recent posts. Only a photo with his new love Camila Cabello creating 8 million likes has been able to beat our quokka.
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The quokka continues to be a tourism boom for WA and with social reach engagement and awareness like this, it is not hard to see why.
Who will be the next big celebrity to grab a selfie with the world’s happiest animal?