New Orleans Saints reporter Aileen Hnatiuk speaks out after going viral on Twitter

The New Orleans Saints season is over but for a reporter who covers the team, life as a new-found Twitter favorite has just started.

Aileen Hnatiuk, who covers the Saints for BRPround in Louisiana, tweeted ‘That’s  a wrap #Saints’ on Tuesday with a picture outside the Saints’ practice facility, after the team missed out on the NFL playoffs.

But the tweet went viral, getting over 6.6million views and more than 40,000 likes from fans fawning over her appearance.

Aileen Hnatiuk went viral after tweeting a picture of herself with the caption ‘That’s a wrap #Saints’ after the NFL season came to an end for New Orleans at the weekend

Hnatiuk’s tweet was viewed by 6.6million people and rising across Twitter this week

Hnatiuk, 26, took her new found popularity in good grace, tweeting: ‘Y’all are wild’

Many fans claimed they were becoming Saints supporters, or that they were making the Saints their second favorite team, all because Hnatiuk covers them.

The 26-year-old took it all in her stride, responding to her new-found Twitter fame by saying: ‘Y’all are wild’.

Hnatiuk is the daughter of former professional golfer and four-time Nike tour winner Glen Hnatiuk. 

The Canadian won $2,000,000 in career earnings on the PGA Tour, with his wins coming between 1992 and 1999. 

Many fans claimed they were becoming Saints fans after realizing Hnatiuk reports on them

The New Orleans Saints saw their season end in defeat against Carolina Panthers on Sunday

The Saints, meanwhile, rounded out their 2022 campaign with a 10-7 defeat by the Carolina Panthers as they finished third in the NFC South standings.

The result meant they ended the season with a 7-10 record. Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the NFC South and advanced to the playoffs.

They play on Monday, against the Dallas Cowboys.