Avani Gregg

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Avani Gregg
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Gregg in 2020
Born (2002-11-23) November 23, 2002 (age 22)
Brownsburg, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationSocial media personality
Years active2019–present
Known for TikTok
Awards Shorty Award (2019)
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Avani Kiana Gregg (born November 23, 2002) is an American social media personality 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.

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Early life

Gregg was born in Brownsburg, Indiana, [1] on November 23, 2002. [2] She is of Indian, Mongolian 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 high school early 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)
2019 Shorty Award TikTokerWon [15]
2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Media [1]
2021 Streamys LifestyleNominated [16]
2021 Streamys Creator of the yearNominated [17]

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