Is there anything more cringe than a 50-year-old sitcom star demanding you call her “CandyGram” while she posts thirst traps with newborns?
Candace Cameron Bure just announced she’s officially a two-time grandmother at the ripe age of 50, and she’s already branded the era. The Full House alum took to Instagram Stories over the weekend to debut her grandma handle: “CandyGram.” As in, telegram. But sweeter. Because she’s Candy. Get it? The eye-roll is implied.
“I want nothing more than to post pictures of two of the cutest babies you’ll ever see, my grandchildren,” Bure wrote alongside a photo of herself peering at the camera like she’s waiting for an applause break. The babies belong to her eldest son, Lev, 24, and his wife Elliott, who welcomed their second child earlier this fall. Their first, a son named Levi, arrived in 2023. So yes, Bure has been a “CandyGram” for roughly 18 months and we’re only now getting the press release.
Fans had thoughts. “CandyGram sounds like a stripper name,” one commenter wrote on a fan account repost. Another added: “She’s 50. FIFTY. And wants a cutesy grandma name? Call me old-fashioned but I’m sticking with Grandma.” A third chimed in: “The way she makes everything about her brand… it’s giving main character syndrome.” Even the Hallmark faithful seemed split, with some calling it “precious” and others begging her to “just be a normal grandma.”
Bure, who shares three kids with husband Valeri Bure, has been leaning hard into the “season of life” content lately — faith, family, and carefully curated domesticity. The CandyGram rollout feels like the latest chapter in a very calculated rebrand. Grandkids are the new engagement ring, apparently.
What do you think? A) CandyGram is iconic, let her cook B) Peak cringe, just say Grandma like everyone else