In an interview with CNN<\/a> published on Wednesday, Gunn explained her reaction to instant global notoriety.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I went viral, it was surreal. It made me feel kind of sick in the stomach \u2013 this sense of dread. I just thought: \u2018Surely, this is not actually happening. Surely, this is a weird, egotistical dream I\u2019m having where I think my face is spread around the world.\u2019 It was a really strange experience,\u201d she told the network.<\/p>\n Speaking about the forthcoming Netflix documentary, Untold: Raygun: Breaking Badly, Gunn said she had enough distance from the Games to process the day and its impact on her mental health.<\/p>\n \u201cParis is now just a part of my story,\u201d she told CNN. \u201cFor me, it\u2019s more about radical acceptance of everything that\u2019s happened and just one foot in front of the other, just trying to move ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n In an interview in 2024<\/a>, Raygun said that she had only seen \u201clittle bits and pieces\u201d of her performance. Speaking to CNN this week, she revealed that she had since watched it in full.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t remember why, but I ended up watching it and I was like, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s not as bad as I thought!\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Gunn also reflected on what she had learned from the experience, saying: \u201cI do think that we put in a little bit too much credence in online reactions. But online is not the real world. I get absolutely rubbished online, but I get a very, very different response in person. It\u2019s a completely different experience.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe we need to reframe [ending up online] as a badge of honour that you\u2019ve actually done something interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n Reflecting on the aftermath of her performance, Raygun says: \u201cI do think that we put in a little bit too much credence in online reactions. But online is not the real world.\u201d Photograph: John Walton\/PA<\/p>\n She also compared the treatment of female Olympians with their male counterparts.<\/p>\n \u201cI think female athletes are under more scrutiny. They just are. It\u2019s in terms of how they perform, what they wear, what their body shape is \u2013 they\u2019re too muscly, they\u2019re not muscly enough, they\u2019re too chubby, they\u2019re too skinny.\u201d<\/p>\n The global reaction to Raygun included comedian Rachel Dratch dressing up as the breaker on the Jimmy Fallon show, while Australia\u2019s prime minister, Anthony Albanese<\/a>, praised the former cultural studies academic for having \u201ca crack\u201d.<\/p>\n![\"\u2018Raygun\u2019](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787733850_959_1920.jpg\")
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\u2018It was really sad\u2019: Raygun speaks about reaction to Paris 2024 breakdancing performance \u2013 video<\/p>\n