Hawk Tuah girl makes first public appearance in front of thousands after going viral

From becoming an internet sensation to appearing on a country music stage - yes, it looks like Hawk Tuah girl has made it.

Hailey Welch shot to fame after a quick clip of her answering a question went viral.

She was approached by a vlogger doing a Q&A on the street who asked: "What’s one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?"

Laughing, she joked: "You gotta give ’em that ‘hawk tuah’ and spit on that thing!"

And as a result of the iconic one liner, Welch has become an internet favourite.

So much so, she's even been able to turn her phrase into cash with t-shirts, bags and hats printed on it.

The venture has been so successful she's rumoured to have made $65,000 (£47,420) from jumping on the popularity.

Yet Welch has now achieved another dream as she joined country music singer Zach Bryan on stage in Nashville this weekend.

Videos shared on X by NASHCAR festival goers show her singing alongside Bryan to his hit 'Revival'.

Welch, dressed in a tan cowboy hat and white top, wasn't just a backing singer either as she appeared to take full control and belt out the tune with fans going wild for her performance.

Under the clip shared online, users rushed to give their two cents.

One person wrote alongside a photo of himself with Welch: "Got that hawk tuah at #NASHCAR."

Someone responded to him: "Best picture of her I seen."

"Shes really enjoying life right now. Good for her!" said a third.

Another posted: "I love it! Let her get her moment."

People also praised the country music star's choice to bring Welch on stage.

One wrote: "Zach Bryan is a legend for this."

She has even received a shoutout from UFC commentator and podcaster Joe Rogan about her business smarts.

Rogan spoke about the video on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience.

He said: "I love moments like that, where one weird video, it’s so funny that the whole world sees. Especially the way she says it. Like that lady, she’s not pretending. She’s not posing."

Rogan said ‘she's probably panicking’, until comedian Brian Simpson informed him that Welch is making ‘Hawk Tuah’ merchandise.

To which he responded: “Oh, I need to buy a shirt!”

When Rogan was told how much money she’s made so far, he said: “It is smart that she jumped right on it, because you gotta think it’s only been a few days."