{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}} {{short description|American social media personality}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Avani Gregg | image = File:Avani Gregg.jpg | caption = Gregg in 2020 | birth_name = Avani Kiana Gregg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|11|23}} | birth_place = Brownsburg, Indiana, U.S. | years_active = 2019–present | occupation = {{hlist|Social media personality|actress}} | known_for = TikTok | awards = Shorty Award (2019) | tiktok_handle = avani | tiktok_display_name = avani | tiktok_years_active = | tiktok_genre = | tiktok_followers = 42 million | instagram_handle = avani | instagram_display_name = | instagram_years_active = | instagram_genre = | instagram_followers = 15.8 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,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Avani Ruby Gregg|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/avani-gregg/|access-date=January 8, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110022150/https://www.forbes.com/profile/avani-gregg/|url-status=live}}</ref> on November 23, 2002.<ref name=":0" /> She is of Gujarati, Korean and African-American descent.<ref name="elite">{{cite web|title=Avani Ruby Gregg Will Always Be On Your Feed|last=Devoe|first=Noelle|date=August 27, 2020 |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/avani-gregg-will-always-be-on-your-feed-32240110|publisher=Elite Daily|access-date=April 5, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210405140012/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/avani-gregg-will-always-be-on-your-feed-32240110|archive-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name="seventeen">{{cite web|title=Here's Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Avani Gregg |last=Williams|first=Kori|date=April 28, 2020 |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a32256083/avani-gregg-tiktok/|publisher=Seventeen|access-date=June 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217120902/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a32256083/avani-gregg-tiktok/|archive-date=February 17, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Kori|date=April 28, 2020|title=Here's Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Avani Gregg|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a32256083/avani-gregg-tiktok/|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=Seventeen|language=en-US|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804002255/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a32256083/avani-gregg-tiktok/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Devoe |first=Noelle |date=August 27, 2020 |title=Avani Gregg Will Always Be On Your Feed |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/avani-gregg-will-always-be-on-your-feed-32240110 |access-date=April 4, 2023 |website=Elite Daily |language=en}}</ref>
Gregg graduated early from high school after taking summer classes.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Uy |first=Megan |date=January 22, 2021 |title=Everything You Need to Know About TikTok Star Avani Gregg |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a35256243/avani-gregg-tiktok-age-parents-boyfriend/ |access-date=April 4, 2023 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career == Gregg posts content related to beauty and makeup.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Greenspan|first=Rachel E.|date=April 29, 2020|title=The TikTok account of one of the app's biggest stars disappeared overnight — and nobody is sure why|url=https://www.insider.com/what-happened-to-avani-tiktok-account-avani-gregg-gone-2020-4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527221041/https://www.insider.com/what-happened-to-avani-tiktok-account-avani-gregg-gone-2020-4|archive-date=May 27, 2021|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=Insider}}</ref> 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".<ref name=":4" /> In December 2019, she joined the Los Angeles-based collective The Hype House along with her best friend Charli D'Amelio.<ref name=":0" />
In September 2020, she announced an upcoming memoir published by Gallery Books.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|date=September 10, 2020|title=TikTok Star Avani Gregg to Release Memoir|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiktok-star-avani-gregg-to-release-memoir|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109144247/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiktok-star-avani-gregg-to-release-memoir|archive-date=January 9, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
=== Web series === Gregg plays the character Gemma in the web series ''Chicken Girls''.<ref name=":3" />
In November 2020, she began hosting a Facebook Watch talk show ''Here For It'' in which she helped fans with Gen-Z issues.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=April 19, 2020|title=Amelie Anstett Cast In Recurring Lead Role On Brat TV's CHICKEN GIRLS Season 6|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Amelie-Anstett-Cast-In-Recurring-Lead-Role-On-Brat-TVs-CHICKEN-GIRLS-Season-6-20200419|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104064604/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Amelie-Anstett-Cast-In-Recurring-Lead-Role-On-Brat-TVs-CHICKEN-GIRLS-Season-6-20200419|archive-date=November 4, 2020|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Witter|first=Brad|date=December 19, 2020|title=Charli D'Amelio And Avani Gregg Had An Important Conversation About Therapy|url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/charli-damelio-avani-gregg-talk-mental-health-therapy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110090525/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/charli-damelio-avani-gregg-talk-mental-health-therapy|archive-date=January 10, 2021|access-date=January 8, 2021|website=Bustle|language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Gregg moved to Los Angeles with her mother in early 2020.<ref name=":5" />
In March 2020, Gregg confirmed she was in a relationship with social media personality Anthony Reeves. Gregg and Reeves met in 2018 through Instagram. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Guglielmi|first=Jodi|date=January 12, 2021|title=TikTok's Avani Gregg on Keeping Anthony Reeves Relationship Private: 'We Don't Care If You Care'|url=https://people.com/tv/tiktok-avani-gregg-on-keeping-relationship-with-anthony-reeves-private/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112162847/https://people.com/tv/tiktok-avani-gregg-on-keeping-relationship-with-anthony-reeves-private/|archive-date=January 12, 2021|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=People|language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tullo|first=Danielle|date=January 12, 2021|title=Becoming Avani: How A Teen From Indiana Built A Social Media Empire|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a35002433/avani-gregg-tiktok-star-interview/|access-date=January 16, 2021|website=Seventeen|language=en-US|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115080406/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a35002433/avani-gregg-tiktok-star-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Macias|first=Ernesto |date=February 22, 2021|title=How Avani Gregg and Anthony Reeves Went From Likes to Love|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/how-avani-gregg-and-anthony-reeves-went-from-likes-to-love|url-status=live|access-date=March 9, 2021|website=Interview|language=en-US|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305202527/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/how-avani-gregg-and-anthony-reeves-went-from-likes-to-love}}</ref> Amid cheating rumors, Reeves stated the couple had broken up in a November 2022 tweet. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Glaze |first=Virginia |date=November 29, 2022 |title=Charli D'Amelio supports Avani Gregg amid Anthony Reeves cheating rumors |url=https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/charli-damelio-supports-avani-gregg-amid-anthony-reeves-cheating-rumors-1998780/ |access-date=April 4, 2023 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Award !Category !Result !{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- |2019 |Shorty Award |TikToker | {{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Avani Gregg - The Shorty Awards|url=http://shortyawards.com/12th/avani-gregg|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=shortyawards.com|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815112215/https://shortyawards.com/12th/avani-gregg|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |2020 |''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 |Social Media | |<ref name=":2" /> |- |2021 |Streamys |Lifestyle | {{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite book |author=Day, Felicia |title=The guild. |date=2010 |publisher=Dark Horse |isbn=978-1-62115-162-3 |oclc=974218215}}</ref> |- |2021 |Streamys |Creator of the year | {{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite book |author=House, Humphry |title=Coleridge : the Clark lectures 1951-52 |date=1953 |publisher=R. Hart-Davis |oclc=219852290}}</ref> |}
== See also == * List of most-followed TikTok accounts
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website}} * {{IMDb name}}
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