Internet sensation Haliey Welch, also known as the ‘Hawk Tuah girl’, has disclosed her boyfriend’s identity following her mention of him in a viral video.
In Welch’s notable interview on Tim & Dee TV, many viewers might have overlooked her brief mention of a boyfriend, being more captivated by her answer to the query, “What’s one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?”
It was her swift ‘hawk-tuah!’ spitting gesture that caught everyone’s attention, though some fans noted her mention of being in a “situationship” at the time.
In her podcast, Talk Tuah, Welch has finally introduced this mystery man, previously referred to as ‘Pookie’. His real name is Kelby Blackwell, and Welch initially tried to keep him away from public antics.
Blackwell described his initial awareness of Welch’s viral moment, saying on the podcast: “I didn’t really know what to say. I just know that I woke up one morning to a Snapchat from you that said, ‘You’re going to see something this morning that you probably don’t want to see, just disregard it’.”
Though Welch acted quickly, the internet reacted even faster.
Blackwell added: “Then I opened up my TikTok, and there it was all over the place.”
Welch’s boyfriend, a plumber by profession, shared that they began ‘hooking up’ last year, though he wasn’t ready to fully commit when they first started seeing each other.
He explained: “I was actually in a relationship for right around two and a half years. Nobody knows that, of course, cuz Haley did not bring that up. So everybody just thinks I’m a sorry sack of s**t,” referencing the term ‘situationship’.
He further stated: “We broke up I think last March, and it was just kind of like a dirty breakup. So the last couple months after that before I started actually like considering Haley—I was more working on myself and working on like being able to bring her what she needed for herself, to where I didn’t want to bring the hurt on to her.”
Welch acknowledged that Blackwell’s explanation was reasonable but humorously added: “I’m also an impatient b**ch and when I want something I want something like right then and there.”
To those who think he went public with Welch post-fame, Blackwell simply said people could “believe what [they] want”.
“At the end of the day, I know what I feel in my heart and that I love Haley. So that’s just that,” he concluded.