Haliey Welch, better known online as the Hawk Tuah girl, finally let the internet meet her boyfriend.
The 22-year-old internet star introduced boyfriend Kelby Blackwell — who she has lovingly referred to as “Pookie” — on the Talk Tuah podcast on Tuesday.
Before she officially showed his face, Welch dropped a teaser in which she could be seen asking Blackwell what he initially thought of her ‘Hawk Tuah’ video, which launched her into viral fame.
“I didn’t really know what to say,” he said about seeing the video of Haliey Welch for the first time. “I just know that I woke up one morning to a Snapchat from you that said, ‘You’re gonna see something this morning that you probably don’t want to see, just disregard it,’ and then I opened up my TikTok, and there it was.”
“I first thought, ‘She’s drunk as s—,” he continued. “I know you personally and you’re used to being a very stay-to-yourself quiet girl and just to see that video was like, ‘What the f—?’ “He then went on to share that after the video came out, Welch was crying when they were on the phone together and he “didn’t want to add to the hurt and ask her to keep pushing forward.”
The Pookie buzz started in June 2024, when Haliey declared, “I love you, Pookie! Forever!” in a TikTok video that went insanely viral all over the country.
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During a July interview on BS with Jake Paul, Haliey Welch still refused to identify her boyfriend, only describing Pookie as someone with black hair and “the longest eyelashes you’ve ever seen.”
She kept things vague at the time, calling their relationship a “situationship.”
She only recently announced that they had finally taken their relationship to the next level, so it makes sense why she would not announce who he was until she figured out where she officially stood with him.
Haliey Welch Now Has Massive Monkey off Her Back
Haliey Welch has been doing everything to ensure social media never found the identity of her boyfriend.
Welch revealed the identity of her mystery boyfriend, who she has called ‘Pookie’ since they officially started dating in October.
They had been friends for years but only recently decided to take things to the next level.
Now that Kelby Blackwell is known, Welch no longer has to hide him and showcase her happiness even further to the world.
