Avani Gregg
Birth nameAvani Kiana Gregg
Birth dateNovember 23, 2002 (age 23)
Birth placeBrownsburg, Indiana, U.S.
Years active2019–present
OccupationSocial media personality · actress
Known forTikTok
AwardsShorty Award (2019)
Tiktok handleavani
Tiktok display nameavani
Tiktok followers42 million
Instagram handleavani
Instagram followers15.8 million (May 12, 2025)

Avani Kiana Gregg (born November 23, 2002) is an American social media personality and actress who first developed a following on TikTok. She plays Gemma in the web series Chicken Girls. She received the Shorty Award for TikToker of the Year in 2019, and was on the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020 in the social media category.

Early life

Gregg was born in Brownsburg, Indiana,[1] on November 23, 2002.[2] She is of Gujarati, Korean and African-American descent.[3][4] She has two sisters, Shanti (who is also a social media influencer) and Priya.

As a child, Gregg was a competitive gymnast until suffering a stress fracture in her back in July 2019.[2][5]

Gregg graduated early from high school after taking summer classes.[6]

Career

Gregg posts content related to beauty and makeup.[7] In 2019, Gregg's first viral video on TikTok of her transformation into a Harley Quinn-style clown led viewers to nickname her the "Clown Girl".[5] In December 2019, she joined the Los Angeles-based collective The Hype House along with her best friend Charli D'Amelio.[2]

In September 2020, she announced an upcoming memoir published by Gallery Books.[8]

Web series

Gregg plays the character Gemma in the web series Chicken Girls.[9]

In November 2020, she began hosting a Facebook Watch talk show Here For It in which she helped fans with Gen-Z issues.[9][10]

Personal life

Gregg moved to Los Angeles with her mother in early 2020.[6]

In March 2020, Gregg confirmed she was in a relationship with social media personality Anthony Reeves. Gregg and Reeves met in 2018 through Instagram. [11][12][13] Amid cheating rumors, Reeves stated the couple had broken up in a November 2022 tweet. [14]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef(s)
2019Shorty AwardTikToker[15]
2020Forbes 30 Under 30Social Media[1]
2021StreamysLifestyle[16]
2021StreamysCreator of the year[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Avani Ruby Gregg". Forbes. Archived January 10, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Williams, Kori (April 28, 2020). "Here's Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Avani Gregg". Seventeen. Archived August 4, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Devoe, Noelle (August 27, 2020). "Avani Ruby Gregg Will Always Be On Your Feed". Elite Daily. Archived April 5, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Williams, Kori (April 28, 2020). "Here's Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Avani Gregg". Seventeen. Archived February 17, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Devoe, Noelle (August 27, 2020). "Avani Gregg Will Always Be On Your Feed". Elite Daily. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Uy, Megan (January 22, 2021). "Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Avani Gregg". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  7. ^ Greenspan, Rachel E. (April 29, 2020). "The TikTok account of one of the app's biggest stars disappeared overnight — and nobody is sure why". Insider. Archived May 27, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Perez, Lexy (September 10, 2020). "TikTok Star Avani Gregg to Release Memoir". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived January 9, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "Amelie Anstett Cast In Recurring Lead Role On Brat TV's CHICKEN GIRLS Season 6". BroadwayWorld.com. April 19, 2020. Archived November 4, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Witter, Brad (December 19, 2020). "Charli D'Amelio And Avani Gregg Had An Important Conversation About Therapy". Bustle. Archived January 10, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Guglielmi, Jodi (January 12, 2021). "TikTok's Avani Gregg on Keeping Anthony Reeves Relationship Private: 'We Don't Care If You Care'". People. Archived January 12, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  12. ^ Tullo, Danielle (January 12, 2021). "Becoming Avani: How A Teen From Indiana Built A Social Media Empire". Seventeen. Archived January 15, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  13. ^ Macias, Ernesto (February 22, 2021). "How Avani Gregg and Anthony Reeves Went From Likes to Love". Interview. Archived March 5, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  14. ^ Glaze, Virginia (November 29, 2022). "Charli D'Amelio supports Avani Gregg amid Anthony Reeves cheating rumors". Dexerto. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "Avani Gregg - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Archived August 15, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  16. ^ Day, Felicia (2010). The guild.. Dark Horse. ISBN 978-1-62115-162-3. OCLC 974218215
  17. ^ House, Humphry (1953). Coleridge : the Clark lectures 1951-52. R. Hart-Davis. OCLC 219852290