Haliey Welch, known as the girl behind the viral “hawk tuah” catchphrase, has denied claims that she’s an industry plant in a new video.
Days of searching revealed that the “hawk tuah girl” was Haliey Welch, who remained rather quiet until doing a podcast with YouTuber Brianna Lapaglia andre-joining social media.
There have beenclaims from various users onlinethat Welch is an “industry plant” due to her sudden rise in fame, but the viral sensation has since denied them in a video on Instagram.
“I’m not an industry plant, it was not planned,” she said. “Every bit of it was just there, right in the moment. I had to ask what [industry plant] meant.”
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She also reiterated thatshe wasn’t fired from a preschooldue to the viral clip, making it quite clear that she’s never worked at one in the first place.
Haliey did work at a factory that makes springs but said she quit that job to travel. She’s been busy since the initial Tim and Dee TV interview, however.
During her interview with Lapaglia, she revealed plans torelease a show about her lifeafter the “life changing” street interview – but not before she does a few podcasts to talk about her newfound stardom.
She also met up with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, whogave the woman “gracious” life advicewhile hanging out together.
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Dylan Horetski is a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s US team. He is an expert Entertainment reporter, covering Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, Tech, and viral news. He also has bylines at IGN. You can contact him at: dylan.horetski@dexerto.com
