Everyone knows by now that Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian in history, with 22 medals.
But he's struck gold in social media as well, according to a Reuters
story that appeared in the Huffington Post.
Reuters reports that Phelps added one million followers during the London Olympics, bringing his total count to nearly 1.3 million. He also has 800,000 Facebook fans. Jamaican track-and-field athlete Usain Bolt is ahead of the race, with 1.5 million Twitter followers.
And in other Michael Phelps news, the Rodgers Forge native is set to appear in his own reality show. Don't get too excited. We probably won't see our hometown boy engage in crazy antics a la
Real Housewives. He'll be playing golf on the Golf Channel's
the Haney Project, the Hollywood Reporter
writes.