Hawk Tuah Girl Haliey Welch reveals documentary claiming ‘reality is definitely more odd’
Haliey Welch, the ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl, has partnered with an Emmy-winning production company to create a brand new documentary about her life, podcast and the crypto meme coin saga
Haliey Welch – the ‘Hawk Tuah girl’ – will be the subject of an upcoming documentary.
Emmy-winning production company Bungalow Media + Entertainment is developing the project on Welch, including interviews with Welch and others close to her.
Welch went viral in June last year after telling people to ‘Hawk Tuah – spit on that thang’ on TimandDeeTV. Her catchphrase quickly took over social media and she capitalised on her fame, launching merch and a podcast called ‘Talk Tuah’ with Jake Paul’s media company Betr.
Speaking about the new doc, ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl said: “I hope y’all been enjoying the crazy stories about ‘my life’ unfold on social media. First, I was dead. Then pregnant. Now I’m wanted by Interpol and in jail! Luckily, we’ve been working with Bungalow to start spilling the tea and the truth is actually even more bizarre than you think.”
CEO at Bungalow Media + Entertainment Bob Friedman, said in a statement: “With only a single sentence, Haliey Welch went from an unknown young woman having a night out on the town to ‘enjoying’ 15 minutes of fame to global phenomenon who cemented her status in the pop culture lexicon.
“There are very few people who know what it is like to achieve this level of fame and live under the 24/7 microscope known as social media. This documentary will serve as both an inspiring and entertaining story of Haliey’s journey, and a lens into what it means to navigate the risks and rewards that come with living in the public’s eye.”
“Initially avoiding the spotlight due to embarrassment and shame, Welch eventually leaned into her newfound celebrity, proving she was more than a fleeting meme,” a release states.
“With sharp wit and undeniable charisma, she turned virality into opportunity—launching a top-charting podcast (second only to Joe Rogan Experience), a successful merchandise line, a dating app, a music venture and her own charity, Paws Across America.”
The description of the new documentary writes: “The documentary will chronicle how Welch, a young woman from a small-town with no active social media presence, unknowingly created a viral moment that gave way into a global phenomenon.
“On June 11, 2024, Welch became the most famous person online, amassing over 40 million impressions in a matter of days. The film explores her unexpected rise to fame, the scrutiny that followed, and exposes the incredible power social media has to crown and crucify its internet darlings.”
However, Welch infuriated fans over her meme coin, when she launched a crypto meme coin called $Hawk and began advertising it online, but its monetary value dropped very quickly, just as fans began investing in it.
The saga is thought to be included in the documentary.
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