“Hawk tuah” girl, whose real name is Hailey Welch, gained instant fame on TikTok in June after her interview with ‘TimandDeeTV.’

The outlet randomly selected her and her friend while they interviewed partygoers on the sidewalk. After being asked an explicit question, she responded by spitting on the ground and saying “hawk tuah.”

Those online thought she was the ultimate vibe, causing Welch to profit off her social media fame by selling merchandise like hats and shirts.

Though she’s gained praise from many, with podcaster Joe Rogan even calling her “so funny,” talk show host Howard Stern had the opposite reaction.

During a segment on his SiriusXM radio show ‘The Howard Stern Show,’ he called Welch “uninhibited” and that her reaction to her interview question was so “natural” that she didn’t even think about it.

He added that she’s every father’s “worst nightmare,” saying that as a dad of three girls himself, he would be utterly appalled if he saw one of his daughters online acting that way.

Though he doesn’t spend much time on social media, Stern quipped that it has been near-impossible to “avoid” Welch’s viral clip despite him wanting nothing to do with it.

Netizens reacted to Stern’s opinion by calling him out for acting too “innocent,” and emphasized that he should take the joke of it all more lightly.

While Stern might not be extending Welch an invite for an interview anytime soon, ‘TimandDeeTV’ would like to have a longer segment with her.

As she continues to go viral and profit off her instant fame, the hawk tuah girl is keeping a low profile online.

Who is the ‘hawk tuah’ girl who’s taken over the internet? The viral clip has spawned merch, a mention on Howard Stern, and rumours about talent agency interest … but was she fired from her job?

• The girl that’s captured the attention of the internet this month has released her own merch – a series of caps – and was described as ‘every father’s worst nightmare’ by Howard Stern

  The internet has been taken over by the “hawk tuah” girl – and you’ll be forgiven for wanting to steer kids away from the viral clip.

  

  The buzz is about an interview on Tim & Dee TV, an Instagram account and YouTube channel, on June 11. In a video that’s since received 8 million views on Instagram and half a million on TikTok at the time of writing, interviewers asked a pedestrian who would become the titular “hawk tuah” girl for a move in bed that makes men go crazy.

  There were rumours that she’s been signed to the talent agency that represents Timothée Chalamet and Bad Bunny – but a spokesperson has shut these claims down