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Hailey Welch has revealed a key detail about her new-found fame

A woman who went viral for a hilarious video outside a nightclub has made an admission about her new-found fame.

Video shows telling sign 'Hawk Tuah' girl's 15 minutes of fame is up

A woman who went viral online for one hilarious video has made an admission about her new-found fame.

Hailey Welch went viral after she used the term “hawk tuah” to describe a sex act in an “on the street” style interview outside of a nightclub, with the internet quickly doing it’s best to learn everything about her.

Soon after, she appeared on Bri LaPaglia’s podcast Life of Bri to talk about how the infamous moment came to be — before joining Ms LaPaglia’s boyfriend, country singer Zach Bryan, on stage.

'Hawk Tuah' girl's raw admission

Her fame only rose from there where she became the girl of the American summer and she’s cashed in, appearing on various podcasts, festivals, internet series and using her new-found success to donate money and food to animal shelters.

Ms Welch recently appeared on the debut episode on Summer House star West Wilson’s dating show West Date Ever.

Mr West took Ms Welch on a romantic fishing date in Nashville, Tennessee, and he was quick to ask about how she feels about her internet fame.

“Are you OK with the name Hawk Tuah,” he asked her.

Hailey Welch went famous for the phrase 'Hawk Tuah'. Picture: Instagram/@hay_welch
Hailey Welch went famous for the phrase 'Hawk Tuah'. Picture: Instagram/@hay_welch

She was quick to respond, saying; “We’re trying to step away from it.”

“You want to be Hailey?”

She said yes, she wanted to be Hailey and not “Mrs Hawk”.

Mr West then asked what she planned to do once her viral fame “died down” and she revealed she’s been approached about starting podcasts or even appearing on reality television.

However, some have claimed that the 22-year-old’s 15 minutes of fame are already up after a video began to circulate of her at Rock The South Festival in Alabama last month.

Ms Welch was invited on stage in a bid to hype up the crowd before the performer — Warren Zeiders and Jelly Roll — was set to hit the stage.

Hailey Welch appeared on West Wilson's show West Date Ever. Picture: Instagram/@westling.conrad
Hailey Welch appeared on West Wilson's show West Date Ever. Picture: Instagram/@westling.conrad

However, video footage showed Ms Welch shout; “Let’s here for Warren Zeiders and Jelly Roll!”

She then squealed but the audience was unimpressed — with no one matching her energy and screaming back. The hosts then thanked Ms Welch for her time and she left the stage.

People were not kind to Ms Welch in the comment section, with one claiming her “15 minutes [of fame] were up”.

“She was June. This is July. Times up,” one social media user commented.

She said she wants to move away from that. Picture: Instagram/@hay_welch
She said she wants to move away from that. Picture: Instagram/@hay_welch

Another added: “Shows how quick the viral flame can burn out.”

“I just got second hand embarrassment so bad,” one said, while another asked what made people think others still cared about her when the internet got over the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in two days.

Another defended her, saying that she helped out animal shelters and that was a good use of her viral fame.

“Y’all don’t hate her for what y’all made famous,” another said.

There were similar reactions when it was announced that Ms Welch would be at the Calgary Stampede at the Cowboy’s tent during the first week of July.

“That is so embarrassing Calgary” and “This is why I stopped going to Stampede” were among some of the comments.

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