Running through fields of wheat
Meme & format · 2017 · Niche
Theresa May's wheat-field answer led to a spoof Facebook event with over 29,000 RSVPs.
ITV News
@itvnews · Jun 6, 2017
What's the naughtiest thing @theresa_may has ever done?bit.ly/2sMRJlK
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- Jun 5 ’17 to Jun 6 ’17
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- Started on TV
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- Organic
- Politics & civic
How it spread
Trace the originOn June 5, 2017, Theresa May told ITV's Tonight that as a child she ran through fields of wheat. Parodies spread on Twitter the next day, a spoof Facebook event drew over 29,000 RSVPs, and the phrase was still cited in coverage of her career in 2024.
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June 2017
@Mnrrnt platform jump · Jun 6 ’17
Parody posts appeared on Twitter, including one by @Mnrrnt; IBTimes reported a run of humorous replies.[3]
The Washington Post peak · Jun 6 ’17
The Washington Post said Nicola Sturgeon shared it with 600,000 followers; ITV's tweet passed 4,000 retweets.[4]
4,000+ retweets
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
- Added 1 event · Added 1 source · Score 54 → 32
- Added: 12 events, 12 sources · Score 54
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