JK Rowling has confused her Twitter followers by tweeting her own username.
The Harry Potter author tweeted '@jk_rowling' at her 6.67m followers earlier today.
Her tweet caused confusion and delight amongst her followers, with many wondering if she was trying to emulate Ed Ball's on Twitter.
@jk_rowling ed balls
— Distant Cities (@distantcities) February 5, 2016
@jk_rowling tweet yo self
— remus lupin (@alwaysdragxns) February 5, 2016
@jk_rowling Are you alright dear
— Tor Charlesworth (@Torchels) February 5, 2016
@jk_rowling best tweet ever
— Ray of Sunshine ® (@AccioDanHP) February 5, 2016
Caught out...@jk_rowling #wevealldoneit
— Susan (@marthasydenham) February 5, 2016
@jk_rowling just reminding yourself?
— Talie Delemere (@TalieDelemere) February 5, 2016
@jk_rowling is brilliant. There, I finished your tweet for you 😊
— hp (@accioaddict) February 5, 2016
In 2011 Ed Balls, who recently appear on the Great Sports Relief Bake Off, accidentally tweeted his own name to his Twitter followers.
Ed Balls
— Ed Balls (@edballs) April 28, 2011
The famous tweet received over 38,000 retweets and resulted in April 28, the day it was sent, becoming the semi-official Ed Balls day.
However, Ms Rowling has admitted that she sent the tweet accidentally after trying to tweet @jennycolgan.
Laughing... I wasn't tweeting myself, I meant to tweet @jennycolgan... don't tweet on bumpy roads!
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 5, 2016
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