No person in a relationship ever wants to receive the dreaded "hey girl" text, which refers to the message someone sends an individual to notify them that their other half has been cheating—usually with the sender.
Australian creator Jolynne Keshishian took the internet by storm after she shared that her long-term boyfriend had, in fact, received a prank text designed to mimic an affair confession in this style. Keshishian's TikTok post, which has been viewed over 2.6 million times, walks viewers through how a joke from a stranger who had obtained her details due to her visibility online almost threatened their relationship.
"My boyfriend and I have been together for four years now, and no one has pulled something like that on us before," Keshishian, who is based in Brisbane, Australia, told Newsweek. "Despite us going viral on TikTok and Instagram multiple times.
"We have made multiple videos that have gotten a lot of recognition, and honestly, we are shocked some people would go through such effort to ruin a relationship."
"My boyfriend got sent a 'hey girly' text," Keshishian, known on TikTok as @jolllyyynnnneeee, told her followers on September 16.
She explained that this message was sent to her boyfriend after one of her own videos went viral. The prankster's message claimed that he had kissed Keshishian during an Ice Spice concert in 2023.
The detailed message read: "Hey I don't know exactly how to say this but in 2023 at an Ice Spice concert, I made out with a red head girl and I've seen her on reels. I know for a fact it was her, [I] saw she's had a boyfriend for years, found your IG, just wanted to let you know, very sorry."
The seriousness of the prank highlights how far some people on the internet might go to create drama, especially targeting viral couples and content creators, who have a degree of online visibility without the protection that established public figures and celebrities have. Keshishian confirmed in her TikTok video that she had attended an Ice Spice concert in 2023—but with her boyfriend. In response, her boyfriend handled the situation calmly.
"My boyfriend responded to the guy that I never left his side during the event," Keshishian told viewers.
The prankster soon admitted to fabricating the story, replying, "I was lying." He later added that if he cannot be happy, then no one else can.
The incident has sparked a conversation in the comments about internet pranks and their potential damage to relationships. Keshishian says that she and her boyfriend have been dating since high school and have never faced anything like this despite going viral several times on TikTok and Instagram. Many of her followers commended her boyfriend's composed reaction to the manipulative message.
"Thank goodness your boyfriend is a good one," one viewer commented. "That prank could have been very dangerous."
Another said: "People are crazy this is not ok."
"Ok but imagine if your boyfriend wasn't at the festival, people need to be more mindful," a third viewer shared.
While Keshishian admits to seeing some humor in the situation, she agrees with viewers that these jokes could seriously harm relationships.
"I do find this funny to an extent, but what I find funny is the absurdity of someone doing this," the creator said. "It is also important to recognize that such pranks can be very damaging to a relationship, and I don't want my video to be seen as encouraging this kind of behavior in any way."
Despite the drama, Keshishian and her boyfriend have emerged unscathed, with their relationship still going strong.
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