HalieyWelch, better known as theHawk Tuah girl, says she doesn’t feel the need tothankthe content creators who posted the video that made her famous.
HighlightsHaliey Welch sees no need to thank YouTubers Tim & Dee for her viral fame.Haliey now hosts the ‘Talk Tuah’ podcast and has millions of followers on social media.The 22-year-old went viral in June when the YouTubers asked her to name a move that made men “crazy.”
The 22-year-old said, “Oh, you gotta give him thathawk tuahand spit on thatthang.” Her unfiltered response went viral, and she later began charging $25,000+ for appearances, according to her manager, Jonnie Forster, who shared the details withThe Tenneseanin July.
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Haliey Welch, a.k.a Hawk Tuah girl, doesn’t think she should thank the content creator who conducted her viral street interview
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“Tell him thank you for what?” theonline starresponded. When she was told that the video is the reason she’s an internet sensation, Haliey said, “Well, see, we reached out to him, and I asked him to stop posting those videos, and he never did. He blocked us all on everything.
“So I’m not telling him thank you for anything.”
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The Tennessee native also revealed that she hasn’tearned any moneyfrom the video itself, which is the property of the content creators.
Many social media users supported Haliey, arguing that the question and her answer aren’t the real reasons people keep talking about and interviewing her.
“She got famous off a viral video but it turns out she’s affable AF. I think she has a good chance of starting a career after this because she is cute, friendly, makes people smile, has a sense of humor, and she seems genuine,” one user wrote.
“She is such a real person. Very refreshing, especially for her age. She should teach a course to many of the pretentious influencers and celebrities,” another said.
“I’m not telling him thank you for anything,” the Tennessee star said, adding that she tried to have the video deleted
However, others labeled her attitude as ungrateful. “If he never recorded her, she wouldn’t be famous so…” a separate user argued.
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After going viral,Halieyreportedly assembled a team consisting of an attorney, a management company, and a PR firm.
“Right now, she can make more money holding up a can for five minutes than she made all last year,” her manager said.
At first, Haliey, who used to get up at 3:30 AM to work at a spring factory, didn’t enjoy being associated with the viral interview. “The first week of it, I was so embarrassed. I wouldn’t come out of my house. I went to work, but that’s about it,” she toldThe Tennessean.
“Other than that, I didn’t go anywhere. But I went from being embarrassed to living in the moment.”
Once she saw that people wereselling merchandiseusing her catchphrase, she thought, “If everyone else is making money off of it, I might as well, too.”
Now, almost six months after the viral interview,Halieyhas over 2.5 million followers on Instagram and hosts a podcast calledTalk Tuah, where she’s interviewed stars like Wiz Khalifa, Jake Paul, and Holly Madison.
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