A budding hairstylist and her big sister are TikTok's latest viral sensation.
Kalista Hesch had her little sister, Worthy Rigelsky, over for a sleepover on the eve of her 19th birthday.
"We sat in front of the camera with a trending song on TikTok; I pressed record and just let her do her thing and thought nothing of it," she told "Good Morning America." The next day I woke up on my birthday and the video hit 1 million views!!"
MORE: Mom gets drawing from son that 'breaks her heart' and gives perspective/> Hesch said that at that moment she felt "called to spread positivity and God's love."so happy to be back 🤍 @ghd_usa straightener & @ruslankd merch 🙏🏼 #notsponsored
♬ Lofi - DomknowzThree months later and the duo's TikTok is filled with videos of Worthy doing her big sister's hair. "When it comes to Worthy's skills they honestly just come to her naturally," Hesch said. "She is so smart and so attentive so she just watched our momma and I doing our hair and makeup and wanted to do the same! She's a natural! One day we were making a TikTok and I handed her a straightener (that was off of course) and she started giving me curls with a straightener."
@worthyandkal hair and a little chapstick break ✨
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The San Antonio family adopted Worthy, who has Down syndrome, from China when she was five years old.
"I would not trade my relationship with Worthy for the entire world. She is so kind, and to me she is the closest thing to perfection in this world," Hesch said. "If our family did not adopt her she could be anywhere in this world, but she is with us and I could not be happier. Worthy is worthy of being loved, she is worthy of having a family, she is worthy of all the good things this life has to offer her. I love her so much and I can honestly say other than my awesome husband, Worthy is my best friend."
@worthyandkal stole my moms sweatshirt so i could twin with worthy 🤍💕💁🏽♀️
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Hesch told "GMA" she thinks the videos are so popular because of the positivity they spread. "Worthy is joy. On a platform such as TikTok where every other swipe is hate or opposition people get to pause on our page to breathe and experience the joy that is Worthy."
MORE: Mom told she 'looked tired' has the best responseAnd being the protective sister she is, Hesch said they only make videos when Worthy wants to. And the tools? They're unplugged.
"Worthy honestly loves it so much, she told "GMA." If she isn't feeling it we take a break until she's ready. Worthy is 99.9% happy all of the time but the other .1% is what keeps her human, or else I would actually think she is an angel from heaven above."
