What is everyone’s strange obsession with “Pookie”? Who is the couple, and what are they doing at the Atlanta Falcons and the Chiefs game? The NFL recently made a post on X: “Pookie is looking absolutely fire tonight,” which shows the couple in Atlanta Falcon’s jersey. As we come to find out, this is a TikTok couple that became famous for their date nights and outfit breakdowns.
In this case, we’re referring to a social media influencer who goes by the name of Campbell Hunt Puckett. Some label the couple as cringe, and others find them adorable. However, people from both spectrums engage with the couple. Let’s get to know more about them.
Who is Campbell Hunt Puckett and her husband Jett Puckett?
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Earlier this year, a TikTok of Jett Puckett praising his wife went viral, and the couple hasn’t looked back since. “Pookie looks absolutely fire tonight,” that’s the schtick that got them so popular. Most of you know what “Pookie” means, but for those who don’t, it’s a Gen-Z slang that you call your significant other. Who are they? Where did they meet? Where do they live?
Pookie is looking absolutely fire tonight. pic.twitter.com/TehRWddzoG
— NFL (@NFL) September 22, 2024
The couple met in 2016 and as Jett put it: “I walked up to the prettiest girl at a wine bar in Philadelphia and just started talking to her. Two days later we were inseparable, and 10 months later we were engaged.” People think the couple is adorable because Jett, the 33-year-old, always puts his wife on the pedestal and showers her with praises. The couple hails from Atlanta.
So what are they famous for? Well, the couple posts their date night snapshots, goes to places like Waffle House and Chick Fil-A and post other things about their day-to-day life. “Saturday night, going to Hal’s, our favorite steakhouse on the planet, and I gotta say, Pookie looks absolutely fire tonight,” Jett Puckett said. “Babe, I am just seeing your outfit for the first time. What are you wearing?” That’s the video that’s viewed more than 6 million times on TikTok.
Some people love their shenanigans, others find it mundane. However, Campbell Hunt has seen her fair share of trouble.
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The time “Pookie” landed in trouble
Bad luck found Campbell Hunt after she went viral on TikTok. Some old photos of Campbell Hunt Puckett in front of a Confederate flag surfaced and people lost their minds. Also, there were some other photos on the internet that found their way to public and again, people were not happy seeing her “in a frilly dress with a wide, hooped skirt, with other women in similar, old-fashioned outfits in the background.”
People on Reddit took the situation as Campbell dressed in pre-Civil War-era outfits. Seeing that the people were not on her side, she apologized for her actions, saying that she was 20 and didn’t know what the outfits signified. She’s 31 now, so naturally, a lot of things have changed.
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“At the time these photos were taken, I was 20. I didn’t fully understand the impact of my actions the way I do now, 12 years later. I fully apologize for the harm this may have caused for some and take full responsibility,” Puckett said in a statement.
Campbell and her husband are active on social media because they want people to see their lives as a couple and love to know their “community on such an intimate level.” While Campbell was a subject of some controversial photos, Jett is far from any controversy. So, what’s your take on the couple? Let us know.
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