Who is West Wilson, the Summer House star who went fishing with the ‘hawk tuah girl’? The sports journalist launched West Date Ever with Complex, starring TikTok-famous Haliey Welch
- Just when we thought the ‘hawk tuah girl’ had got enough airtime, she’s back in the limelight again – this time for joining Summer House star West Wilson’s new dating show
- Wilson is best known for his stint on the Bravo reality TV show Summer House, as well as his past fling with fellow cast member Ciara Miller … he’s also a baseball fan
The new show, titled West Date Ever and available on Complex’s YouTube channel, features videos of Wilson challenging women to competitive dates, while talking about what it’s like to be single, according to US media. “The dates are, like, kind of gimmicky and cute, and there’s food and games and all that kind of stuff. It’s kind of just getting to know more about them and, like, what dating with a spotlight on you is like,” Wilson told Page Six.
For his first date on the series, the Bravo TV celeb went fishing with the TikTok-famous “hawk tuah girl”, whose real name is Haliey Welch. “It was fun going on a little day date with Haliey. She got thrown into the spotlight almost against her will, so I wanted to make sure she knew I wasn’t there to beat her viral meme over everyone’s heads,” he said in his interview.
In the episode, 22-year-old Welch explains how it was “one of the best dates” and finds Wilson to be a “real nice guy”.
Here’s what we know about West Wilson – who hasn’t always had a great public reputation …
What does West Wilson do for work?
According to his LinkedIn profile, Wilson, 29, is currently a sports social and editorial producer at Complex Networks, an American media and entertainment company for youth culture. The Missouri native, who is now based in New York, is also a video producer for Bleacher Report, and has worked with Mediaplanet, MLB and Pandora in the past, per the same source.