With every passing week, there is a new internet celebrity and this week, it’s Hawk Tuah Girl.
If you’ve got no idea what I’m talking about, congratulations on having a level of blissfully offline inner peace that I can only aspire to reach. But if you’re reading this article, I’m assuming you want to know who the new it girl is, so sit down, grab a snack and get ready to “give ’em that hawk tuah”.
Who is Hawk Tuah Girl?
Hailey Welch, known more commonly as Hawk Tuah Girl, is the latest viral internet sensation after being featured in a vox pop interview with TikTok creators Tim & Dee TV.
In the video, she’s asked “what’s one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?”
“You gotta give ’em that ‘hawk tuah’ and spit on that thang,” she responds, mimicking the sound you’d make if you were spitting.
The video was first published on June 11 on Tim & Dee TV, where she is also featured in a number of other clips filmed on the same night.
I will leave it up to the reader to decide why exactly the internet is so obsessed with this video, but however you feel about it, you have to admit that Welch and the phrase “hawk tuah” are inescapable this week.
What do we know about Hailey Welch?
Well(ch), not much.
What is Hawk Tuah Girl’s Instagram?
Following her instant virality, Welch went into hiding. During that time, a bunch of fake imposter accounts began circulating to try and capitalise on her viral fame. But now, she’s back on Instagram at @haileywelchofficial. After hiring a manager and a lawyer, she’s ready to follow whatever whacky path her new found fame leads her down.
Did Hawk Tuah Girl get fired?
An early rumour claimed she lost her job at a preschool over the scandal, but this was eventually sourced back to satirical publisher Tippah County Tribune, and subsequently refuted. There is no suggestion that she actually is a preschool teacher.
While there was plenty of speculation over what Welch did for work, she told the Plan Bri Uncut podcast that she’d been working at a spring factory and never lost her job.
Is Hawk Tuah Girl signing to UTA?
For a moment there, she was rumoured to be signing with United Talent Agency (one of the world’s biggest talent agencies that represents Timothee Chalamet and Bad Bunny) but this was quickly refuted. Page Six has subsequently reported that she’s in talks with other major agencies but none have publicly signed her at the time of publishing.
Where to buy Hawk Tuah merch
While she may not be launching an influencer career like other viral stars such as Brittany Broski, she has every intention of profiting on her fame by launching a merch line.
After all, the moment she found some viral success, other companies began flogging “hawk tuah” merch for around $40USD a pop — with Welch seeing none of that money.
Taking to her Instagram, Welch said that she’ll be launching official merch soon.
