Teen arrives in coffin at her prom!

Teen arrives in coffin at her prom!

This is not a joke, this is dead serious.

Teen arrives in coffin at her prom
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If you aren't a celebrity then there are very few opportunities for us normal people to make a grand entrance.

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Your matric dance, or prom, is one of those events where you get to use your imagination not only for your outfit but also for how you choose to arrive at the event!

Some might choose a fancy car, others will rock up in the classic limo.

There is no wrong way to make an entrance, except if you decide to be fashionably late, but people have really reached new levels of creativity.

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One young lady shocked her schoolmates when she went with a very original entrance.

16-year-old Abi Ricketts wanted to truly stand out from the rest of the students and spent an entire year planning her jaw-dropping arrival.

Abi arrived in a coffin, assisted by 'funeral staff' and proceeded to 'rise from the dead'!

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The British teen is a self-proclaimed vampire superfan and when she saw the opportunity to make her vampy dreams come true, she took it.

Here's a look at the now iconic moment:

Teen arrives in coffin at her prom
@ab1strang3/TikTok
Teen arrives in coffin at her prom
@ab1strang3/TikTok
Teen arrives in coffin at her prom
@ab1strang3/TikTok
Teen arrives in coffin at prom!
@ab1strang3/TikTok

She has also posted a video on her TikTok which now has over 2.1 million views.

We could all take a page from Abi's book: don't be afraid to be yourself and always dream big!

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