Meet Sarah Killen, the One Person Conan O'Brien Is Following on Twitter

By Amber James Posted Mar 8th 2010 02:01PM

Two weeks ago, comedian Conan O'Brien lamented, "Today I interviewed a squirrel in my backyard and then threw to commercial. Somebody help me." But everything changed when he decided to follow one random person on Twitter: Sarah Killen (@LovelyButton), 19, from Fowlerville, MI. "I've decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change," O'Brien tweeted. PopEater jumped on the phone to chat with Killen to find out how her life has changed, her love for Twizzlers and why she wants O'Brien to be the best man at her wedding. Read PopEater's exclusive interview ... after the jump >>

So did you have any idea that Conan O'Brien was going to start following you on Twitter?
I was sent a message on Thursday [March 4] asking if it was okay. I replied back on Friday and five minutes later, he was following me. I had a tiny heads up.

Did you initially think it was a joke?
Yeah. It was really vague. The message said he wanted to follow someone at random and wanted to know if it was okay, warning me that I would get a lot of followers. I didn't know if they had sent it to a bunch of people just to get approval.

Oh wow. Were you a Conan O'Brien fan beforehand?
Yeah. My fiance and I used to watch him almost every night.

How has this affected your life?
It has really helped out. I haven't had anything negative happen so far. I'm getting married on September 25, and we didn't know if we would be able to afford it. Now I'm getting custom made shoes and a dress from Kelima in New York. They offered a gown in exchange for promoting their favorite charity, the Children's Hunger Fund. We're getting a limo, Classic Creations is giving us wedding bands and there's a vineyard in California sending us wine. We've got it all covered now...

Is Conan invited to your wedding?
Absolutely. My fiance wants Conan to be his best man. That would be really cool. And hey, if he wants us to come on his show, we'd get married on there. That would be fantastic.

Do you think Conan has something bigger up his sleeve?
Yes. He picked one person at random, and he definitely has a plan... I don't know what he's going to do next, but it's probably going to be hilarious. You can count on that.

Have you been able to get in touch with Conan since he started following you?
Actually, he has a bunch of Twitter accounts, like @CoCosBeard and @ConansSharpie. His "beard" sent me one message. It asked me not to talk about food anymore because he still had cantaloupe in his beard.

If you could send Conan O'Brien a personal message, what would you like to tell him?
I'd tell him that he's changed my life. Even if the hype stopped now, the last couple days have changed the rest of my life.

Have you been getting any other swag?
We have an iMac computer now. A guy from Hornblasters, a Florida-based online retailer, contacted us and gave us the brand new iMac... I've also been getting lots of donations for the 3-Day Walk for the Cure, which helps raise money for breast cancer research... I was going to do the walk and didn't know how I would raise all this money. I got $2,600 in a couple days.

You started with three fans before he followed you, correct?
Yeah. Three followers. Now I'm up to 16,000+ in just a few days.

Are you scared at all about what you tweet?
Not really. It's kind of like being at school. I'm still myself, just slightly edited. No cursing or talking about boogers.

But you have admitted to your love of Twizzlers and dinosaur gummies.
Yeah. I think it's funny because people cling to it so much. It doesn't hurt anybody. People keep bringing up Twizzlers and gummy dinosaurs like I worship them, and I don't. I'm just random. Sometimes I don't think things through all the time, and it comes out pretty random.

So how have your family and friends reacted to this news?
My mom is eating it up. She loves it and even made her own Twitter (@sarahkmom). She is being really cute about it. My grandma doesn't really know how to use the computer, so she came over yesterday and I tried to show her everything. She was really excited.

So what's next for you after all this?
I'm not sure if I want it to just die down yet. I've gotten so much good out of it, but I want to quit while I'm ahead... I'm thinking about starting a charity. Everything has just happened so fast. I don't want to kick myself in the butt later and regret not doing all this stuff.

Are you prepared for all the hype to die down?
I don't think it's going to last that long... This has definitely been a blessing and helped us out tremendously. I'm just grateful for these last few days.

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Wednesday 10 March

By Lauren

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There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a caretaker at 26. You don't know this girl's frame of mind, and what her ambitions are, so don't be so quick to put her down. Some people want what you're saying- travel, adventure, to experience "life" as you call it. Others want to create and maintain life. Who are we to judge?

You don't know if she finished high school or not (word to the wise- you can be married and still finish high school, heck you can be pregnant and still finish), you don't know where she came from (she's somehow a hick? really?), and you certainly don't know her.

And who cares if she doesn't know what she's missing? Lots of people don't know every aspect of life that there is, and they're still happy. If this is what she wants, so be it.

By Nicole

Robert, I don't understand why one can't travel, sky drive, hike trails, etc WHILE being married? I know a lot of married couples who travel, meet interesting people, etc. They have a lot more exciting life than those single people, who often just get drunk and party.

By Celeste

Robert, you are just mean spirited. Mind your own business. Now go off an wallow in your misery.

By Ken

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Some of you youngsters are giving advise about "too young to get married" Yo haven't been there and done it, so how do you know?? I was young when I returned from the Korean War (21) and my wife turned 18 on our Honeymoon. We just celebrated our 55th. Wedding anniversary an couldn't be any happier and we would do it all over again, given the chance. Different people told us the same thing you are telling them and they were All Wrong!!

By Elaine

I was 18 in 1963 when I got married I am still married to the same man. So do not think because we are young when we get married we don't know what we are doing

By Robert

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By pozjetsfan

If you morons realized how much money some really smart guys are making on Twitter off of really dumb people like you, it would piss you off! I mean, why is it so damned important that I know you just got out of the shower? Or do I really care how much weight you lost once little Jonathon was born? Do I need to know that your cousin Frederick just came out of the closet? Can I develope any type of care that you stopped eating bran foods because your colonoscopy just came back negative? Should I shout it from the mountain tops that Dr. Phil answered one of your 500 letters you sent...and he signed it? Is there any need for me to rethink my life because you finally worked your way up to the evening shift at Baby Doll's? Must I endure the notion that aliens really do live in the sewers of Tampa Florida? NO, NO and NO! Get real people and stop living everyone else's life. I'm sure living your life has plenty of challenges that you share by the second on your Twitter. It's better than sex. huh? Bon Apetite'.

Thursday 11 March

By FreeBrain

If you moron , realized how much money she was not making you would not be looking like a jealous fool right now!... Sorry your life is so miserable, dude!

By Art

Hats off to Conan O'Brien,
Random acts of kindness are a good thing.
Even if it's to be funny.

By Jenny

To young to get married. Hmmm? Seems like I heard that 27 yrs ago when I married my highschool sweetheart. We met when I was 14 and he was 17. We married when I was 18 and he was 21. I can still remember the words... "it wont last 6 months". HA! We'll be celebrating 27 yrs in July. Good luck to you Sarah and your soon to be hubby.

P.S. A little word of advise: It takes a whole lot of sacrifice to make a marriage work. Be prepared to give alot more than you'll recieve. And you'll be just fine.

By mahafakir

I thought Conan was an unemployed on welfare. I'm glad he is still employed.

By SIN

Good for her. There's nothing wrong with getting married young. People always make age an issue and I thought this was resolved 18-21 you're legal... When you're ready; YOU JUST KNOW IT. So goodluck to her. Best wishes on the marriage. Conan is AWESOME!

By marc

my sister was 11 and her husband was 38 and there still together, they just got a new double wide next to the manure farm down the road,i hope that conin guy dont start stalkin them

By Michael Angers

Congratulations, Sarah! I love how this picture appears to be taken in the city that my wife and I were engaged in...Windsor, Ontario, Canada! (Being a HUGE fan of the Ontario Hockey League), I recognize the Windsor Spitfires poster in the background. ;-)

By Carol

Sarah, you are adorable! Glad for your good fortune and may you have a happy and blessed marriage! :))

By ejordon326

My husband was 18 and I was 14 when we married..no I was not pg.
We were happily married 49 yrs before his death. Would do it all over again. We learned to give and take and grew together. Not set in our ways , so to speak, before we married. Not saying that young is good, but waiting too long is worse.

By Melissa

I went to school with Sarah and she is a rude, immature, stupid girl. She doesn't deserve this and I just can't believe that this is happening to a person I know and despise. Her and her fiance have only dated for roughly a year, so getting married is definitely a stupid idea and Conan, though I love him, is wasting his time and money. She is just trailor trash from Fowlerville MI.

By Jackie

It is Conan's time. It is Conan's money. This is what Conan wishes to do and you are so jealous for her being in the Absolute Spotlight of fame that you are about to pop. You sound like the type of person who berates others to make yourself feel superior. Let it be. Let it go.

By jorge

LEAVE THE GIRL ALONE SHE IS HAPPY SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS IN SHE IS NOT PERFECT SO IS NO ONE SAY MEAN THINGS TO OTHERS IS VERY EASY BUT NOT RIGHT TRY TO GO WITH THE FLOOD WHAT ABOUT THAT BY THE WAY I AM SINGLE LOOKING FOR MY SWEETHEART I AM 44 YEARS OLD E-MAIL ME

Conan is one class act who is second to none! This is absolutely brilliant and wonderful at the same time. Everyone, every single person who twitters, myspace, facebook will now HOPE they get "spotted" or "followed" by some one who can do positive things for them. That is how I feel every time I buy a lottery ticket once a month . . . . what if . . . . Wonderful job Conan!!

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