Zach Bryan offered ‘Hawk Tuah’ star Hailey Welch a spot backstage after the viral social media sensation expressed safety concerns about attending his concert.
The 21-year-old social media sensation bought her ticket to Zach’s concert at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Saturday before becoming a viral sensation with her enthusiastic sex advice, according to a Tuesday article in TMZ.
Hailey told her newly created team members about her safety concerns and they reached out to Zach’s team, who offered her backstage access and the chance to join the country star onstage during his ‘Quittin Time’ tour.
The long-time Zach fan had been keeping a low profile before making her surprise appearance at the concert.
Zach, 28, and Hailey performed their hit song ‘Revival’ together as fans went wild and recorded their every move.
Zach Bryan offered ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl Hailey Welch a safe spot backstage after she expressed safety concerns about attending his concert before joining him onstage on Saturday.
Dressed in tiny denim shorts, a white top, white cowboy boots and a large cowboy hat, Welch shared the microphone with Bryan while holding a drink in her hand.
He also repeated his own viral moment when he shouted his catchphrase ‘HAWK TUAH’ into the microphone as fans went wild.
Hailey became famous for an interview she did on June 19 in which she used the term ‘Hawk Tuah’ to describe a sexual act.
Following her big public debut, DailyMail.com revealed that Welch has been virtually hiding out in a quiet Tennessee town where she lives with her family in rural isolation.
Meanwhile, friends and associates in the close-knit community 60 miles south of Nashville have created a protective wall around her as she processes her new life in the spotlight, however long it may last.
In the midst of her attempt to lead a secret lifestyle, Welch made sure to capitalize on her viral fame by starting to sell merchandise with her motto.
Hailey recently partnered with Tennessee-based hat company Fathead Threads to sell her own line of hats, after being identified by Kickoff.
“I was given permission to sell these hats after a conversation with Hailey. She will receive a portion of the proceeds from the sales,” Jason Poteete of Fathead Threads shared on Facebook.
She also had her own moment when she screamed her viral catchphrase ‘HAWK TUAH’ into the microphone as fans went wild.
Since becoming an internet sensation, Welch is working with Tennessee-based hat company Fathead Threads to sell her own line of hats.
The company posted a photo of Welch autographing two different types of caps, one with a leather patch and one embroidered, which are available for purchase.
The official headdress proclaiming ‘Hawk Tuah ’24’ costs $32.70 and sells for $43.70 if it has his original signature on the brim.
DailyMail.com has revealed that the company will not be visiting the manufacturer to sign the deal, but will instead take the caps to a neutral location.
Chelsea Bradford, the proud friend who appears alongside Welch in the video, shared the product line on Facebook. “Finally, someone is giving my girl an order,” she wrote.
According to Page Six, United Talent Agency (UTA) was rumored to be looking to represent Welch; however, the agency has denied having Welch signed and UTA told DailyMail.com that any claims that they were signing Welch are “fabricated” and “false.”
Hours after the story appeared, it was debunked by entertainment news website TMZ. There have also been unsubstantiated claims that Donald Trump’s former literary agent, Byrd Leavell, was interested in hiring her.
Hailey rose to worldwide recognition after being asked for her advice on “making a man crazy in bed” during a Nashville street video for Tim & Dee TV.
Welch became famous for an interview she did on June 19 in which she used the term ‘Hawk Tuah’ to describe a sexual act.
With enthusiasm and a considerable display of noise mimicking, he revealed: “You have to give them that hawk tuah.”
Hundreds of memes have emerged and the phrase was shouted by one fan as 2024 US Open golf champion Bryson DeChambeau hit a tee shot at the LIV event in Nashville.
Gymnast Olivia Duune also joined in on the trend, writing “leave Ms. Tuah out of this” after a GIF of Welch appeared in the comments when she posted bikini-clad photos of herself with her MLB star boyfriend Paul Skenes.
Two other sports heroes have also joined the mix. Philadelphia Phillies star slugger Bryce Harper went viral after appearing to reference the insanity when he hit a double in a home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The footage shows him making a fist and spitting on it, along with the phrase Hawk Tuah. Mixed martial arts hero Conor McGregor then tweeted on X: “Have we located Hawk Tuah yet?”
Welch even made headlines around the world when a New Zealand Warriors fan waved a sign reading “Hawk Tu-ivasa dodge that thing.”
The poster was a reference to Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, the speedy Warriors fullback known for his sidesteps.
“The Wahs guys have an incredibly strong sign game,” said one fan on X. “Every game, they come up with something truly spectacular!”
Welch’s parents and family have responded protectively to DailyMail.com’s questions. Attempts to speak to Welch were met with silence.
Last week, she was holed up in her family home and sources said the attention created by the phenomenal response to Hawk Tuah is making her nervous, despite the money-making opportunities.
Following the flood of publicity, DailyMail.com revealed that Welch has gone into virtual hiding in a quiet Tennessee town where she lives with her family in rural isolation.
And other signs that the internet sensation may be feeling the strain include a post on a newly created Facebook account by Haliey Welch that reads “#hawktuah but I need some peace.”
Several fake accounts have popped up on social media, all of them misspelling her name as Hailey and there is no confirmation that this one is genuine.
However, the name is spelled correctly and includes a photo of Welch with Poteete and others with friends, including Chelsea. The photos of the friends were posted in recent days, but there is no indication of when they were taken.
Despite all the rumours, misinformation and speculation, a source told DailyMail.com that Welch has sought the help of a lawyer to negotiate the upcoming minefield in an attempt to get the most out of it.
However, while much of the Internet has gone wild for her, the crude advice hasn’t won her a 100 percent fan base, with Howard Stern calling her “every parent’s worst nightmare.”
The 70-year-old radio host said on his SiriusXM show: “As a father of three girls, any parent’s worst nightmare is seeing her on Instagram going ‘yeah, you have to promote her on that damn thing.'”
“I think if I think about it, the reason people like her so much is because she’s so uninhibited and she says it so naturally that she hasn’t even thought about it.”