{"id":2213186,"date":"2025-12-26T20:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2213186"},"modified":"2025-12-26T20:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T20:22:06","slug":"aussie-tradies-swap-hi-vis-for-sexy-santa-in-mean-girls-dance-and-go-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/aussie-tradies-swap-hi-vis-for-sexy-santa-in-mean-girls-dance-and-go-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie tradies swap hi-vis for \u2018sexy Santa\u2019 in &#8216;Mean Girls&#8217; Dance \u2013 and go viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F12%2F117885432.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A group of Aussie tradies have gone viral after swapping their hi-vis for tongue-in-cheek <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/24\/lifestyle\/santas-secret-nyc-inside-the-sell-out-adults-only-holiday-burlesque-hit\/\">\u201csexy Santa\u201d outfits<\/a> and recreating the iconic \u201cMean Girls\u201d dance in a festive video filmed on site.<\/p>\n<p>The light\u2011hearted clip has racked up more than 1.6 million views and over 1000 comments in just days, with viewers embracing an unexpected look at the lighter side of tradie life.<\/p>\n<p>Wade Smith, Director of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wadesmithplumbing.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wade Smith Plumbing<\/a>\u00a0and one of the men in the clip, told news.com.au the idea had been in the works for about two years after the company\u2019s general manager, a self-confessed\u00a0\u201cMean Girls\u201d\u00a0fan, kept joking about recreating the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe loves a good old\u00a0\u2018Mean Girls\u2019\u00a0movie and a knee slap,\u201d Mr. Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe sort of punches them out a fair bit during the week, just to get a bit of a laugh in the office and yeah he\u2019s been wanting to do this for a long time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A group of Aussie tradies went viral for recreating the \u201cMean Girls\u201d dance in \u201csexy Santa\u201d outfits. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Wade Smith Plumbing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe finally worked up the courage \u2026 Banded together and got it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the polished result, the team was surprised by how quickly it took off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t expect it to blow up like this, we thought it\u2019d just be a bit of a laugh. It\u2019s certainly gone a lot bigger than we thought, to be honest,\u201d Mr Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>He said they\u2019re used to seeing around 4500 views on posts, with some previously reaching about 20,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The light\u2011hearted clip has racked up more than 1.6 million views and over 1000 comments in just days. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOnce it beat that mark within the first hour, we were like, wow, this is probably going to go pretty far. It was a bit of a shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/06\/lifestyle\/choreographers-law-amp-order-dance-went-viral-and-even-star-mariska-hargitay-was-shimmying-to-it\/\">The video<\/a> came together in around ten minutes, with the team only running six or seven takes before settling on the final version.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not perfect, but it wasn\u2019t bad,\u201d Mr. Smith said, adding there was a \u201cgood vibe\u201d in the office with plenty of onlookers having a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife can be too serious, so taking the seriousness out of it every now and then and having a laugh is always good.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Wade Smith, Director of Wade Smith Plumbing, said the 2-year-old idea unexpectedly racked up 1.6 million views. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Wade Smith Plumbing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not everyone was on board at first, with one tradie pulling out at the last minute, prompting an unexpected substitution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was probably the most reluctant,\u201d Mr. Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t even meant to be in it. I\u2019m the one on the left next to the fella with the good legs. Another bloke wigged out and tore his clothes off, so I had to sub in, funnily enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the clip gained traction, commenters leaned into the Christmas and plumbing gags, mistletoe references and tongue\u2011in\u2011cheek service calls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been some goodies. There\u2019s been a few talking about spending time under the mistletoe with the fellow on the left and asking whether he\u2019s got a partner or not, which is quite hilarious,\u201d Mr. Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few have joked about blocking their toilet to get our plumbers around. It\u2019s all been a very good laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Mr. Smith, the response shows people enjoy seeing a different side of tradies, who can be stereotyped as all business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a team of 42 \u2026 We\u2019re a fun bunch and family\u2011orientated. We\u2019re family\u2011owned, have been going for eight years, and we\u2019re big on building culture within our team.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Smith noted the video shows a fun side of tradies, with commenters making plumbing gags and mistletoe jokes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said the company prides itself on communication and reliability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTradies cop a bad rap for being unreliable, not showing up or communicating poorly, so we\u2019ve really focused on nailing that \u2026 You\u2019re never going to be wondering where we are or when we\u2019re going to rock up. We take pride in our work,\u201d Mr. Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>With the festive season winding down, the team is already feeling the pressure to top <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/13\/us-news\/rockette-who-went-viral-for-her-audition-at-7-months-pregnant-reveals-the-story-behind-the-video\/\">their viral moment <\/a>next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re probably going to have to make it bigger and better next year. A lot of people wanted it to go a bit longer, so we\u2019ll have to do an episode two for sure,\u201d Mr. Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>But for now, the hi-vis is back on and the tools are out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of Aussie tradies have gone viral after swapping their hi-vis for tongue-in-cheek \u201csexy Santa\u201d outfits and recreating the iconic \u201cMean Girls\u201d dance in a festive video filmed on site. 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