Hailey Welch, popularly known as the “hawk tuah” girl, has completely taken over the internet lately with her original memes and video viral on Instagram
Recently, Hailey Welch gained widespread attention after appearing in a YouTube interview with Tim & Dee TV from Nashville.
Who is Hailey Welch of Nashville as Hawk Tuah spit on that thang girl original video and memes go viral on Instagram and Twitter/X
When “TimandDeeTV,” interviewers, stumbled upon the internet sensation and her companion in Nashville, Tennessee, they decided to interview them for their next video.
Hawk Tuah – The original interview that started it all pic.twitter.com/QiDfnmXjye
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The phrase “hawk tuah,” which the woman in the video said, immediately became popular online and sent viewers into a frenzy as they tried to figure out who she was. At first, some were positive that the popular “hawk tuah” girl was a woman named Elayna Robinson on TikTok, but Robinson later posted a video refuting that theory.
Since then, users have found a comment from TimandDeeTV, the people who first interviewed the “hawk tuah” girl, tagging Chelsea Bradford and Hailey Welch. However, it looks like the comment has been removed.
Hailey Welch did, however, make her TikTok page private shortly after the video became viral, so she hasn’t publicly acknowledged that.
In what appears to be confirmation that she and Hailey Welch are the viral sensations in the video, Chelsea Bradford posted a photo of the two on her VSCO account. The tagline from the video has been used as a template for several videos, including ones with various soundtracks, resulting in a wide range of memes based on it.
Another Hawk Tuah banger pic.twitter.com/mOEiaaTSfs
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Reactions from netizens
The tagline has inspired people all around TikTok to create merchandise, such as shirts, hats, and more. However, a Facebook company called Fathead Threads was able to contact Hailey, verifying that it was indeed her, and got her to sign some of the limited-edition merchandise they were producing.
Even in the realm of the Pokemon Trading Card Game, the very popular phrase has gained recognition, as one expert analyst included it as a move name.
“Lost box players only want one thing and it’s disgusting Colress > Flower Selecting > Switch Cart > Flower Selecting > Pay Reatreat > Hawk Tuah Spit on that Thang,” they said.
“I painted the Hawk Tuah. I’m adding it to the time capsule,” one user said.