“They Did Granny Wrong”: Gogo’s Reaction to Eating Oysters for the First Time Has SA in Stitches

• An elderly South African woman's first encounter with a raw oyster at a restaurant was caught on video, and her preparation alone had viewers hooked
• Gogo made a silent prayer and drew a cross over her chest before reluctantly slurping the seafood delicacy straight from its shell
• Her dramatic facial expressions after tasting the oyster had her family and thousands of online viewers in stitches

Some dining experiences stay with you forever, and for one South African grandmother, her first raw oyster was clearly going to be one of them. A video posted by Instagram user @tonymthembuu on 19 August 2026 captured the hilarious scene at a restaurant, and it quickly spread across social media. Before even attempting to eat the oyster, she treated the moment with full reverence. She carefully squeezed lemon juice over the shell and added a dash of Tabasco sauce.

Gogo prays for her first oyster tasting

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Then, as if bracing for the unknown, she paused, said a silent prayer, and drew a cross over her chest. What followed was a masterclass in reluctant courage. She brought the shell to her lips and slurped the oyster down in one go. Her face said everything her words did not. The gagging, the expressions of pure struggle and the dramatic swallow had her family erupting with laughter around her.

Watch gogo's priceless first oyster reaction in the Instagram reel below:

Gogo's oyster moment sends Mzansi into hysterics

The clip resonated deeply with South Africans, many of whom admitted the video had them laughing so hard they worried for their own souls. Comments flooded in from viewers who found both the reaction and gogo's pre-oyster ritual completely relatable. Here is what South Africans had to say in the comments:

@dudu.tana01 wrote:

"The algorithm is gonna send me to hell, I swear 😂."

@ntokkiez said:

"Y'all are wrong for this 🤣."

@astra_dedsec joked:

"She's praying for salvation while the devil is literally on standby, like: 'Don't worry, I got her 👀😂.'"

@father.wacho added:

"They did granny wrong."

@https_byor noted:

"Thank God she prayed first 😮‍💨."

@precider_m concluded:

"And this is not scripted."

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Source: Briefly News