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'Chewbacca mom' gets her own action figure

Posted at 7:41 AM, Jun 20, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-20 10:01:25-04

Chewbacca mom is back in the news!  Now, she's getting her own action figure.

Candace Payne made a Facebook Live video on May 19 of herself going into hysterical fits of laughter as she tried on a Chewbacca mask that she just bought.

The video's now been seen more than 157 million times.

Payne's latest claim to fame is her own one-of-a-kind action figure.

She was presented with the action figure at Hasbro headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island over the weekend.

The figure features Payne's face on top of the "Star Wars" Chewbacca's body. It also includes a removable Chewbacca mask and 13 catch phrases, according to Hasbro.

According to Time magazine, Payne's made almost $500,000 since her video went viral, including $400,000 in college scholarships for her family.

The figure features Candace Payne's face on top of the "Star Wars" character's fury body. It also includes a removable Chewbacca mask and 13 catchphrases, the company said.

Southeastern University, a private Christian school in Lakeland, announced it’s paying for school for not only her two children but also her husband. The school filmed her reaction in a video of Payne touring the campus.