Golf’s glamour girl Paige Spiranac issued a hilarious response to reports that Hooters could be teetering towards bankruptcy.
The US arm of the restaurant chain – known for its scantily-clad waitresses – is preparing to restructure through Chapter 11 in the coming months, Bloomberg News reported Friday morning.
Spiranac, who has amassed a four million following on Instagram in part thanks to her sultry photos, joked she could save the flailing themed restaurant chain.
‘Not on my watch,’ the social media star quipped on X, formerly known as Twitter, in response to an account reporting the news Friday.
The 31-year-old previously issued a quick-witted reaction to past reports that the chain could be forced to rebrand.
In 2022, Spiranac responded to a dated claim on social media that Hooters was undergoing a makeover after a ‘study showed millennials “aren’t that into boobs.”‘
Paige Spiranac issued a hilarious response to reports that Hooters could be bankrupt
Hooters is reportedly preparing to restructure through Chapter 11 in the coming months
The golf influencer joked that she could step in to save the American restaurant chain
‘There goes my backup plan,’ Spiranac, who has often posed in revealing outfits on the golf course, retorted.
Hooters has enlisted law firm Ropes & Gray to assist with the filing, expected within two months, the sources said.
Like other struggling chains such as Red Lobster – which filed for bankruptcy in the summer – Hooters is blaming the rising cost of rent and food and customers eating out less.
In the fall it emerged that bosses at the 42-year-old chain were in urgent talks with lenders and advisers as the popular chain tried to address $300 million of debts.
Hooters shuttered around 40 ‘underperforming’ restaurants in June, including locations Florida, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia as it bid to cut costs. A bankruptcy would likely lead to more closures of the 300 remaining locations.
And only this week the chain shuttered one of its family-friendly Hoots Wings by Hooters spin-off restaurants, leaving just three. The concept launched in 2017 in Chicago sees diners order at a counter rather than at their tables.
Hooters now has about 300 restaurants globally after the closures this year. That is down from 333 in 2018, according to Techonomic.
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Paige Spiranac’s four-word reaction to the news that Hooters may be forced to file for bankruptcy
