Cairo - A Brisbane couple whose 'Walk Like an Egyptian' holiday video went viral in Egypt is delighted they could give the country's struggling tourist industry a shot in the arm, ABC and Radio Australia reported. Brad Moore and Zoe Russell made the video for a bit of fun, not expecting anyone to see it apart from friends and family. Zoe Russell and Brad Moore visited Egypt in early 2016 as part of a year-long world trip. They fell in love with the country. While they were there they even got engaged. They also decided to chronicle their trip by piecing together a video clip of the two of them lip synching The Bangles' 1980s mega-hit as they went about their holiday. What was intended to be a fun video for friends and family to watch now has over 450,000 views on Facebook, after the Egyptian tourism industry latched onto it. It has even appeared on the country's most popular morning television show. "It's really, really strange. I'm thinking of getting a t-shirt saying, 'I'm big in Egypt'. Just kidding," Ms Russel told the ABC. "It's a lot of fun. We got contacted by a random last week saying, 'your video has gone viral'. I just thought it was spam. "But then our tour leader contacted me on Facebook, because he's actually in the video, saying 'oh my God, you've made me famous in Egypt!'" Local tourism operator and activist Noor Nour told the ABC it may not be down to serendipity that the video went viral.
