r/woahthatsinteresting Oct 01 '24

I'm glad she is growing but how is this even possible?

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u/WTAF__Republicans Oct 01 '24

You're right.

But it's not just that. She has a really good personality, and she is hilarious. She's simply fun to watch and listen to- which is the only thing needed to be an entertainer.

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u/Uncle-Cake Oct 01 '24 edited Oct 01 '24

Pam Anderson got spotted by a camera man in a stadium, he put her on the Jumbotron, and she became one of the most famous celebrities in the US.

Norma Jeane (Marilyn Monroe) was just working in a munitions factory when a photographer took her picture.

Danny Trejo was an ex-con and drug counselor who was at a film set because he was helping an actor deal with addiction, and they decided to use him as an extra.

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u/johnroastbeef Oct 01 '24

You forgot our boy Vin Diesel a bouncer in a club that some producer found.

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u/KinopioToad Oct 01 '24

Nobody has ever found the Blair Witch though!

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u/AlexTheCreation Oct 02 '24

I can fix her

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u/MarsupialPristine677 Oct 02 '24

I can make her worse

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u/The_Besticles Oct 02 '24

I can whack her but it’ll cost ya

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

Fugeddaboudit 🤌

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u/The_Besticles Oct 02 '24

Yeah so I’ll do a affogato, capisce?

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u/BuckeyeNut88 Oct 02 '24

I’ll have the gabagool.

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u/d34dfr34k Oct 02 '24

I can milk her… won’t cost you a thing

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u/Andre_3Million Oct 02 '24

I can watch

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u/Senior_District Oct 02 '24

I’ll be filling in for the witch today

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u/Wolf_In_Wool Oct 02 '24

“The guy you send to kill the baba yaga”

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u/ifukeenrule Oct 02 '24

I can whack off on her, and it won't cost you a dime

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u/The_Besticles Oct 02 '24

I’ll allow it please by all means. You’re invited to do that to all of my contracts, hell I’ll even pay you a tip on top of it. Just the tip tho.

Later that day:

(“So this fuggin wyze guy goes to all my jobs and sprays spooge fulla his Dee Enn Ayyye all ova da friggin body, I’m tellin you Lou, can’t make this shit up!”)

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u/ThatFugginGuy419 Oct 02 '24

This fuckin thread had me dying 😂

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u/BAThomas311 Oct 02 '24

Talk about work, she's a real Blair Witch project that one.

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u/Wooden-Inspection-93 Oct 02 '24

I found the dad guys

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u/AdaAstra Oct 01 '24

Is she single?

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u/GrungyGrandPapi Oct 01 '24

I’m not sure I haven’t spoken to my ex wife in over 20 years

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u/RockyBass Oct 02 '24

Nobody has ever found the Blair Witch though!

Nobody who survived*

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u/OlRedbeard99 Oct 02 '24

More like the Blair bitch... I liked those folks.

Seriously though, that movie messed me up as a kid.

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u/BBows74 Oct 02 '24

Funny story... Back when you could rent the dvds at the video store, I saw what I thought was Blair Witch Project on the shelf. So I rented it, and brought it home. Put it in, and sat down with the wife and some popcorn...

Turns out, I rented the Blair Wench Project. The wife was not amused. I never did get to watch it to the end, unfortunately. Nor did I find out why it was sitting in the horror aisle instead of the whore aisle. 😔

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u/danel8408 Oct 02 '24

Some university students went looking for her once. I wonder what happened to them.

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u/KrissyDeAnn Oct 02 '24

🤣🤣🤣

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u/FreezyFFrankie Oct 02 '24

Fuck… you’re right! 😱

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u/Ferman95 Oct 02 '24

Think they’re still looking for her tbh. Oh them college kids and their little camcorder

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u/xChoke1x Oct 02 '24

Funniest comment here. Lol

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u/Practical-Ebb-419 Oct 02 '24

And Charlize Theron, an angry lady yelling at a bank teller, which a talent agent was present for.

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u/splunge26 Oct 01 '24

Wasn’t he a director himself though? I thought his first film credits were his own movies but I could be wrong.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '24

This is what his Wiki says. Looks like he was a struggling actor, decided to write, direct, and star in a couple movies.

Then Steven Spielberg saw him in one of those movies and cast him in Saving Private Ryan.

Don't know much about him as a person but it seems like he came from nothing and did the hard work that put him in a position to be "discovered".

Vin Diesel - Wikipedia

Diesel's first film role was as an uncredited extra in the drama film Awakenings in 1990. After several years of struggle to gain acting roles, Diesel decided to make his own short film to secure funds for his feature film debut. In 1994, he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial, a semi-autobiographical film which follows a struggling multiracial actor stuck in the audition process. The film was selected for screening at the 1995 Cannes Festival. As well as acting, Vin Diesel supported himself by working as a bouncer and telemarketer selling lightbulbs.

In 1997, Diesel secured funds to make his first feature-length film, Strays, an urban drama in which he played a gang leader whose love for a woman inspires him to try to change his ways. Written, directed, and produced by Diesel, the film was selected for competition at the 1997 Sundance Festival, leading to an MTV deal to turn it into a series which never came to fruition. Director Steven Spielberg took notice of Diesel after seeing him in Multi-Facial and cast him in a small role as a soldier in his 1998 Oscar-winning war film Saving Private Ryan. This marked Diesel's first major Hollywood film role. In 1999, he provided the voice of the title character in the animated film The Iron Giant.

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u/aNascentOptimist Oct 01 '24

Holy crap he was the iron giant??!

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u/Chisto23 Oct 02 '24

Yes! He was the Robot we all loved.

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u/LenFraudless Oct 01 '24

The blair witch was the camera man .. duh

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u/Sure_Information3603 Oct 02 '24

The Blair Wizard!

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u/Shoddy_Wrangler693 Oct 02 '24

That camera work was the scariest thing in the movie damn near made you sick

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u/ib_bool33n Oct 02 '24

yeah he was, he directed and starred in his first few films.

Strays is a lovely movie

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u/PatrickStanton877 Oct 02 '24

Nah, Vin wrote stared and directed a short film that Steven Spielberg saw then cast him in Saving Private Ryan. Vin worked for it. He wasn't just discovered.

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u/BonjinTheMark Oct 01 '24

And I was pumping gas last week at the Costco. and someone hit on me. I told him no, but I have hopium.

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u/Dagmar_Overbye Oct 02 '24

I didn't know who you were talking about but then I realized you were talking about former theater actor Marc Sinclair (stage name vin diesel)

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u/Dmmack14 Oct 02 '24

Harrison Ford was a carpenter that happened to be working at the Lucas ranch or whatever it's called and got invited to come in and read some lines to the actors who were actually trying out and they just gave him the role of Han

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u/torivordalton Oct 02 '24

Or Harrison Ford happily being a carpenter and talked into auditioning by a friend.

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u/knightstalker1288 Oct 02 '24

Bruce Willie was an LA bartender when he was discovered

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u/chillassdudeonmoco Oct 01 '24

Alexis Texas was discovered waitressing in a little bar just a few miles up the road from me in Gruene, TX. My best friend went to highschool with her at Medina Valley, which is in a little country town called Castroville near here, and is actually one of the schools they play against in the movie Varsity Blues. Which coincidentally just happened to be about what happens to a person when the suddenly become a celebrity after being "discovered".

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u/thedude37 Oct 02 '24

"500 fights"

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u/Sad-Midnight-4961 Oct 02 '24

Danny Devito was working as a beautician at his sisters salon.

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u/kdubstep Oct 02 '24

And then me. Discovered by nobody

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u/JamesJoyceTheory Oct 02 '24

Matt Dillon was discovered loitering in his high school hallway.

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u/Soranic Oct 02 '24

Didn't he get caught doing a break-in or petty vandalism at a theater and they made him work it off instead of going to juvie?

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u/lilT726 Oct 02 '24

Jason Statham was a model that a talent agent thought was built well enough to be in movies. But I guess that makes sense considering his acting is shit.

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u/Illustrious_Donkey61 Oct 02 '24

I remember seeing him advertising toys, I'm sure he would have been too young to be a bouncer in that vid

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u/wcruse92 Oct 01 '24

Chris Prat was a waiter living out of a van and some producer or something like thought he was funny.

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u/Turbulent-Product927 Oct 01 '24

Charlize Theron was literally trying to cash a check standing in line at the bank.

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u/slappymcstevenson Oct 01 '24

And apparently throwing a fit.

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u/WeWantMOAR Oct 01 '24

Anderson was at a BC Lion's game, wearing a Labatt's blue shirt, Labatt's hired her as a spoke model. If it weren't for the horny cameraman, the shirt, and the horny dude at Labatt's, she would've missed the opportunity.

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u/blakee024 Oct 02 '24

Terry Crews got his first start as a extra on Training Day

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u/AndyLorentz Oct 02 '24

Danny Trejo was an ex-con and drug counselor who was at a film set because he was helping an actor deal with addiction, and they decided to use him as an extra.

IIRC, from his interview on Fresh Air, the agent that was recruiting him told him, "It's an easy job. You get $250 a day to pretend to get punched by Eric Roberts." He responded, "For $250 a day he can punch me for real!"

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u/n_slash_a Oct 02 '24

Harrison Ford was a carpenter working on the set of Star Wars and George Lucas liked his look.

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u/LadyInCrimson Oct 02 '24

Toni Braxton was found by a producer who heard her sing in the next aisle at a grocery store.

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u/DionBlaster123 Oct 02 '24

yeah a lot of people just catch a huge break and to their credit...they know how to be savvy with it. can't fault them for that at all

as far as this woman goes...i have no idea wtf the Hawk Tuah stuff is (someone explained it to me) but from what i gather, she is using her money to do a lot of good things so kudos to her

unlike Tucker and Rogan who are the textbook examples of "failing upwards." Crazy that Rogan was one-half of the duo that was so unfunny that they killed off The Man show...a show that had half-naked hot women on it. Imagine how much of a moron you are if you blow an opportunity like that

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u/Uncle-Cake Oct 02 '24

It's interesting that the top 2 podcasts are hosted by toxic men who are putting out dangerous rhetoric and outright lies, but some people are more concerned about the cute girl who likes to make people laugh.

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u/captain_trainwreck Oct 02 '24

Wasn't Jason Statham selling watches on the street when Guy Richie pulled him into Lock Stock because he wanted someone believable?

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u/Saint_Riccardo Oct 02 '24

Wasn't there a famous male sex symbol who was discovered walking his dog?

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u/RuxxinsVinegarStroke Oct 02 '24

I never knew that about Trejo, that RULES.

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u/infamous2117 Oct 02 '24

America makes stupid people famous.

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u/Cee-Bee-DeeTypeThree Oct 02 '24

Those people actually have talent, this girl doesn't.

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u/boogie2dabeat Oct 02 '24

I think I read about that. He was supposed to act like he beat up somebody for the film, but he actually started beating him for real. Did I remember that right?

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u/Huntressthewizard Oct 02 '24

Channing Tatum was a stripper when they found him

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u/oliversurpless Oct 02 '24

Danny Trejo playing the character Trejo in Heat is just as essential proof to that story, as his charming and relatable interviews on how acting saved his life.

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u/HaoleGuy808 Oct 02 '24

Chris Pratt was working at Bubba Gumps as a server and was discovered. (I think that’s right,lol)

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u/Bencetown Oct 02 '24

Yeah, before the days of LinkedIn and online application processes.

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u/ValeoAnt Oct 02 '24

Ah yes, Pam Anderson, Marilyn Monroe and Danny Trejo - the 3 classic bombshells

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u/RandyFox69 Oct 02 '24

Taylor Dane was a waitress when she was discovered.

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u/WeCameAsMuffins Oct 02 '24

Chris Pratt was a server at bubba gumps lol

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u/Glum_Resist_7697 Oct 02 '24

David Boreanaz was mowing his lawn and was recommended by a neighbor to Joss Whedon for his role in Buffy

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u/problyurdad_ Oct 02 '24

What is Danny Trejo doing in a thread about horny dudes.

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u/Atillion Oct 02 '24

And I was just a poor banjo player on the streets.

Aww crap 😞 that sounds awful

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u/neenadollava Oct 02 '24

Kate Upton too right?

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u/theroyalpotatoman Oct 02 '24

Imagine being hot enough ugh

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u/Minute-Wrap-2524 Oct 02 '24

And I hauled water for Dumbo and look where it got me, on Reddit

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u/ThatGuyursisterlikes Oct 02 '24

How did we jump to Danny Trejo, not where I thought you were going.

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u/Little_One143 Oct 02 '24

Pam Anderson or Kate Upton?

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u/NottingHillNapolean Oct 02 '24

First time I've ever thought about Pam Anderson, Marilyn Monroe and Danny Trejo in the same way.

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u/Daedalus_Machina Oct 02 '24

I thought Trejo's first acting job was to punch Eric Roberts.

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u/KholinAdolin Oct 02 '24

Oddly I don’t think I’ve ever seen Pamela Anderson referred to as Pam. Took me a minute to realize who you meant lol

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u/series_hybrid Oct 02 '24

Trejo definitely had "the look"

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u/Lupiefighter Oct 02 '24

Wasn’t Harrison Ford working as a carpenter on set or something like that?

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u/Uncle-Cake Oct 02 '24

Yeah, but interestingly prior to that he was a struggling actor. He did some work, but it wasn't panning out. So he wasn't really "discovered", more like he hung around the business until he was given a second chance. He wasn't just some random carpenter, he was more like a former actor doing carpentry on sets. But it's a similar story in that producers/directors in the industry told him he was no good and would never be a star.

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u/aquaticsquash Oct 02 '24

Y'all remember that Katherine Webb got famous overnight because she was at an Alabama football game and the announcers couldn't stop talking about her?

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u/Uncle-Cake Oct 02 '24

True, but when she appeared on TV at that game, she was already LITERALLY "Miss Alabama" and finished in the top 10 at Miss USA, so it's a little different. She didn't come out of nowhere, she had been on that path for years.

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u/Double-Bend-716 Oct 02 '24

Norman Reedus was working as a motorcycle repairman in LA.

He had followed a girlfriend there, but she broke up him with…. Then he got fired from his job.

His friend took him to a party so he could have fun and feel a little bit, instead Norman started acting a fool and yelling at people for no reason.

But that caught someone’s eye for whatever, and they asked Norman if he had ever thought about acting and that’s how he got his start

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u/by2196a Oct 02 '24

Wow learning something new today. Thanks!

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u/DB377 Oct 01 '24

Yea she gets shit on a lot on here. I don’t listen to her podcast but she’s funny in clips I’ve seen on other podcasts. She seems like she’s just being herself and that’s kind of refreshing in its own way.

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u/PmMeUrTinyAsianTits Oct 01 '24

Ding ding ding. The reason she is doing well is she seems genuine, which is vanishingly rare in todays media.

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u/AndrogynousAlfalfa Oct 01 '24

I think that's part of why the initial clip was so loved too, besides men liking it it was cute/refreshing for someone to give a funny/raunchy answer that wasn't them trying to pull a stunt but because she herself thought it was funny

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u/clarko420 Oct 01 '24

Just a drunk girl having a good night in Nashville and thought nothing of it. Literal case of being in the right place at the right time.

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u/AIien_cIown_ninja Oct 01 '24

She's legit hilarious. Whitney Cummings when inviting her to open at her standup in Nashville, said something like, I don't even need to write jokes for you, just say this shit. Then Whitney facetimed Welch's crush, Matt Rife, and Welch basically introduced herself by saying "I'm a crackbaby with no braincells!". And she is apparently, actually a crackbaby. So that was the first impression she gave to her celebrity crush when he was unexpectedly facetimed. She's just fuckin hilarious.

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u/TSquaredRecovers Oct 02 '24

I’m a woman and find her to be genuine and adorable. I’ve read comments from a lot of other women who are supportive of her, or at least not critical of her.

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u/polo61965 Oct 01 '24

I'd honestly prefer her being herself over the two higher podcasts above her.

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u/We_are_all_monkeys Oct 01 '24

Genuine for now. She'll get a taste of fame and money, and go down the same grifting shithole as everyone else. She's got about 6 months to make her money and get out before she loses everything that made her authentic, wakes up one day, and wonders what the hell happened.

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u/southpark Oct 01 '24

The next Jennifer Lawrence, good for her

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u/iconocrastinaor Oct 01 '24

Pamela Anderson got her start from being seen on the Jumbotron at a Canadian Football League while wearing a Labatt's T-shirt. The brewing company hired Anderson briefly as a spokesmodel.

Sometimes it's that simple and sudden.

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u/alagusis Oct 01 '24

Ya except Pam Anderson looked like… well, Pam Anderson and this girl looks like an inbred little rascal.

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u/justsomeuser23x Oct 02 '24

Hello Mr Incel himself!

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u/FlowEasyDelivers Oct 01 '24

Isn't she really smart too? She was asked some kind of science type question (I think) and she answered it with some nuance. At least I think it was her.

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u/chillassdudeonmoco Oct 01 '24

Who would'a thunk it, in a world full of "boss bitches" and OF models, twas genuinuity that killed the beast.

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u/OrdinaryMe345 Oct 02 '24

She’s genuine, and her genuine self doesn’t appear to be a jerk.

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u/greesfyre Oct 01 '24

Jamie! Get that video of a bear being itself in here, you gotta see this...

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u/Tje199 Oct 01 '24

I saw one clip of her where the person interviewing her was like

I love your accent, do you get compared to Dolly Parton?

And she's like

I'm Tow Mater.

Like damn, I love it. Someone compares you to one of the most beloved southern personalities out there and instead she's like "nah I'm a hillbilly tow truck"

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u/DanDrungle Oct 02 '24

Tow Mater is also a beloved southern personality

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u/Unlucky-Mongoose-160 Oct 02 '24

I saw another clip where she called herself a “crack baby” and said she was born addicted.

I think she’s probably been through a lot in life and came out with a positive attitude and a lot of humor. Can’t help but think there’s not many out here that deserves the money and success more than here.

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u/PM_ME_STEAM_KEY_PLZ Oct 02 '24

I don’t get it, I’m trying I promise

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u/kcox1980 Oct 01 '24

I haven't listened to it, but I'm guessing you're right. I highly doubt her podcast would be doing that well if she was just doing the same joke over and over for 2 hours

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u/corncob_subscriber Oct 01 '24

Also she's keeping company with Joe Rogan and Carl Tuckerson. It's not like podcasts are intellectual affairs.

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u/859w Oct 01 '24

It's crazy. Our tax money goes to people making bombs, but these dudes are mad about a woman who took a chance to escape the working class in a way that hurts no one. Must be jealously cause I think we'd all do the same thing if we could

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u/Shinsekai21 Oct 02 '24

I wonder if the hate she get on Reddit is also the same reason she got famous: horny men think attractive women as less credible/intelligent

Horny men outside of Reddit like her and enrich her because she is hot (physically and personality wise) to them. Horn men on Reddit hate her and her success because they think she’s attractive = she’s dumb and not deserves this success.

Sources: I’m one of those horny men on Reddit. Admittedly my first reaction to her success is thinking that it was solely because she’s attractive and men is dumb. But the more I read about this person, the more impressed I become.

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u/Iokane_Powder_Diet Oct 01 '24

Saw her on Bill Maher’s podcast and good lord he was condescending and creepy. Hailey rolled with the punches like a champ and tried to hook Bill up with her Granny. He cut to a sponsor after that comment, looking like Dorian Gray just saw his self-portrait.

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u/Iokane_Powder_Diet Oct 01 '24

In my defense, I keep up on Bill Maher only because he’s watched by my 68y/o conservative coworker who’s an old school brawler with a heart of gold who tries his best to understand the other side of the fence that he was “raised up on.”

I view/ed Bill’s stances as fun subjective commentary that I can spin with enough “wiggle/elbow” room to allow for fun and valid arguments. Imagine barbershop politics. My co-worker is a hard ass who likes to bust your chops but follows it up with the most insightful encouragement you could receive..

However, Maher’s attempted “Hawk Tuah” mentorship interview really put me off.

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u/Front-Singer-6505 Oct 01 '24

advertisers really need to start going after the anti Bill Maher crowd. fuckin hate that guy

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u/FailSonnen Oct 01 '24

Youtube is full of clips of just that little bit, but yeah it's absolutely glorious and worth a watch.

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u/aegis2293 Oct 01 '24

Condescending and creepy is kind of his thing. His podcast is so hard to watch. Nuclear cringe

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u/actuallyatypical Oct 01 '24

Why is everyone talking about watching podcasts? Am I thinking of the wrong thing, or does podcast mean something different than it used to? The way these comments are makes them sound like TV shows.

I am thinking of the downloadable/subscribable audio series', like an episodic radio program without the need to regularly tune in to a specific channel at a specific time. I'm frequently out of the loop with tech stuff, but I thought I knew what podcasts were. Maybe not!

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u/LowClover Oct 01 '24

It's Haliey, apparently, not Hailey.

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u/lhobbes6 Oct 01 '24

Condescending and creepy is basically all Bill Maher has been for 2 decades now.

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u/justsomeuser23x Oct 02 '24

Bill has been kinda creepy towards young girls for a while now.

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u/r1char00 Oct 02 '24

He’s definitely a pig. I haven’t watched his show in many years but I remember him once making a joke about how he liked to ejaculate on models’ faces. I’m not sure how I didn’t understand what a piece of shit he was back then but his Islamophobia convinced me eventually.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

He was trying to seduce her like he was good looking and still in his 20s, her response was asking him if he would consider dating her 80 year old grandmother. 🤭

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u/Arvandor Oct 02 '24

Her charming Southern drawl and good looks don't hurt either

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u/Odd_Author4772 Oct 02 '24

She’s genuinely herself. Which is very appealing to people these days. Half of the media we are spoon fed these days are so manipulated that it all comes off as fake.

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u/TechnicianOk6028 Oct 02 '24

Also I gotta be honest.. Talk Tuah is such an incredible name for the podcast 😂

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u/Marqui_Fall93 Oct 02 '24

Funny thing, if you watch the video, she was trying to leave but her friend stuck to answering questions. But SHE is the one who got famous, not her friend.

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u/hikehikebaby Oct 02 '24

Her friend is on her podcast!

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u/nj-rose Oct 02 '24

Exactly. I'm guessing a lot of young women are tuning in too as she seems like a hoot.

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u/Fistmeinthelitecoin Oct 01 '24

No, you don't understand. She only had 15 min of fame and is only surviving because of horny men! Maybe a little retraining is necessary.

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u/SearchNo5276 Oct 02 '24

Username does not match up here....

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u/BuffPering Oct 02 '24

She does look nice too

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u/Lower_Wall_638 Oct 02 '24

Yep, not a bad show. Better than hearing actors interview actors, comedians/comedians. She has a very different starting point and she is funny.

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u/Squadobot9000 Oct 02 '24

That’s exactly what I was thinking. Number 3 podcaster means there is something to her personality, honestly pretty cool she turned this into such a huge success and maybe found a new calling!

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u/spottyottydopalicius Oct 03 '24

yup she earned this

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u/barontaint Oct 01 '24

She's good at promoting and marketing herself also. Good for her, make that money, I see nothing wrong, the random fun person you meet at a house party got paid, cool.

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u/contralanadensis Oct 02 '24

no, she has management from a professional. someone saw her immediately after her moment and has taken the reigns from there. not saying that's bad but she, I think like many other instant internet viral celebs, are along for the ride while they're still famous.

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u/flamingknifepenis Oct 01 '24

I was talking to some buddies about this the other day. I’m not on TikTok, so I don’t have the “oh, she’s being forced down my throat” reaction (phrasing, I know). She just seems like a regular girl who’s pretty funny / witty in a super dry way, and isn’t afraid to lean into the joke.

Sure she’s milking it (phrasing again, I know), but like, she’s also not pretending she isn’t. It’s kind of refreshing to see someone from Gen Z have their 15 minutes of fame and not get cancelled for being problematic and / or pushing some weird grift.

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u/ConstipatedOrangutan Oct 02 '24

Are we still doing phrasing?

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u/AdRegular7176 Oct 02 '24

That's what makes her likeable she's not pretending she's not milking it, and she herself is surprised by all the attention she was just drunk and making a joke, it took on a life of its own. She seems to still be pretty down to earth and is enjoying while it last.

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u/RideOrTyeDie Oct 01 '24

I found the first simp here

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u/Ready_Bandicoot1567 Oct 01 '24

If you watch her content, its not sexual or provocative. She's actually been fairly modest. Aside from her original "Hawk Tuah" clip, she's not really allowing herself to be overly sexualized. I think thats part of what draws people in. People genuinely like her personality and sense of humor. But yea of course sexualization is part of her fame, due to that original clip. I think she kinda fulfills that "whore with a heart of gold" male fantasy. Not calling her a whore, but "whore with a heart of gold" is definitely an archetype.

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u/ScrofessorLongHair Oct 01 '24

Instead of

"whore with a heart of gold"

It's actually more of a "lady in the streets and a freak in the sheets."

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u/Objective-Amount1379 Oct 02 '24

Yes this. She’s cute but not intimidating looking. And she’s in on the joke. I’m a woman and when I first heard the bit she said I thought it sounded tacky but whatever. But then when I saw interview clips with her I found her super likable. She seems really genuine and like she’s a fun person to hang out with. And her starting an animal charity and going on a shopping spree for a shelter at the start of all of this made me like her even more.

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u/Joe-Bidens-Mama Oct 01 '24

Not simping, it’s literally the reason her fame still hasn’t died out. She knows how to hold an audience and keep riding the fame wave.

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u/Takemyfishplease Oct 01 '24

“Anybody who likes anything popular that I don’t is a simp”

Weirdo

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u/Stikes Oct 01 '24

jealousy is rough with this one

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u/East_Living7198 Oct 01 '24

For some of these “alpha” male listeners this is the closest they’ll get to having a female friend who talks to them.

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u/WTAF__Republicans Oct 01 '24

I don't think that's the reason for her success- other than the initial popularity.

I'm a pretty typical guy. If I see an attractive woman on tiktok, I'll 100% watch the video of her and hope no one is over my shoulder to see me do it lol

But I'm not going to go download her podcast about "girl talk" to hear her talk. And that's what's happening. Millions of people are downloading her podcast. And I doubt most of them are guys.

She's just a fun person with a funny and fun personality. She's entertaining... so she is having success entertaining people.

I don't know why this is so triggering to people.

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u/WexExortQuas Oct 01 '24

Pretty sure the majority demo for her are trad conservative men.

Sooooo yeah...lol

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u/MutantApocalypse Oct 01 '24

So am I, but no one hands me anything for free.

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u/RespecDawn Oct 01 '24

I just went to listen to it based on your comment. I'm ten minutes in and I've already laughed too many times. She's fantastic.

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u/Sudden_Relation2356 Oct 02 '24

I wouldn't want her teaching my kids though.

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u/Mammoth-Pipe-5375 Oct 02 '24

🤣🤣

Someone get my man some water

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u/kdubstep Oct 02 '24

I mean ultimately that’s what made her viral. She has charisma.

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u/blueorangan Oct 02 '24

I hate listening to her voice but I’m glad she’s able to make money 

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u/Critical_Ear_7 Oct 02 '24

Nah I think it’s also a lot of hate watching,

We gotta look at the numbers around episode 10

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u/Mirindemgainz Oct 02 '24

It’s cause she’s not even hot so most men think they could get with her possibly Makes it more popular. This is 2024 most men don’t have testosterone, the average 30 year old has the testosterone of a 60 year old in the 80s wild people wild.

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u/Hushpuppymmm Oct 02 '24

I like the way she talks!

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u/MargretTatchersParty Oct 02 '24

She's also had good advice given to her after getting that fame. Whitney Cummings was coaching her some in the podcast. I think she's going to do great.

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u/Almighty_Hobo Oct 02 '24

There is a clip of her on bill maher's podcast and she is explaining the words to a jay-z song. It was hilarious.. and that's when I knew she would do well because she is funny (at least to me).

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u/Historical-Tough6455 Oct 02 '24

Podcasting is modern am radio. Selling a combination of hate sex religion and various topics of interest.

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u/trizzleatl Oct 02 '24

The big three of podcasting/social media success, in this order:

  • attractive
  • interesting content
  • funny/kind

It’s no different than any other celebrity platform really

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u/WTAF__Republicans Oct 02 '24

But the top two podcasts are Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson.

And those chucklefucks are none of those things.

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u/bemvee Oct 02 '24

I figured as much. I honestly missed the whole show, just woke up one day and everyone was talking about her. And then kept talking about her and referencing her in jokes. Seeing this, my thought was “she must have a really good podcast.” Because the bar is set much higher for female entertainers.

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u/WiffleBallZZZ Oct 02 '24

Yup, women love her too. She's got that drawl. And she's young without being annoying. Universal appeal imo.

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u/Hey_u_23_skidoo Oct 02 '24

That, and saying things like “huack tuah you gotta spit on that thang” Men made her popular because she’s talking about spitting on their junk while sucking it. Any girl gets instantly more popular when doing this

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u/throwaway89fa Oct 02 '24

I dunno why but I find her so obnoxious and not funny at all

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u/Scubatim1990 Oct 02 '24

“Fun to watch” meaning hot lol. That’s always the first step.

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u/elstavon Oct 02 '24

Honestly every time this comes up which is at least daily now, somebody says she is super funny with a great personality. I guess I will go find out for myself finally

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u/elstavon Oct 02 '24

Honestly I still don't see the Allure but I guess reality TV has come to podcasting and she is the face of it. Seems like a nice person and I wish the best for her and all her followers

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u/DJPalefaceSD Oct 02 '24

She is very down to earth.

But to answer the OP directly: Whitney Cummings helped set this up

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u/PhantaKyute Oct 02 '24

"She is hilarious". Yeah 'hawk tuah' is so funny, I laughed for an hour.

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