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Avani Kiana Gregg (born November 23, 2002) is an American
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and actress who first developed a following on
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. 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 ''
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'' 30 Under 30 in 2020 in the social media category.


Early life

Gregg was born in Brownsburg, Indiana, on November 23, 2002. She is of Indian, Mongolian and
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descent. She has two sisters, Shanti (who is also a social media influencer) and Priya. As a child, Gregg was a competitive
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until suffering a
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in her back in July 2019. Gregg graduated high school early after taking summer classes.


Career

Gregg posts content related to beauty and
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. In 2019, Gregg's first
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on
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of her transformation into a
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-style clown led viewers to nickname her the "Clown Girl". In December 2019, she joined the
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-based collective The Hype House along with her best friend
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. In September 2020, she announced an upcoming
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published by
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.


Web series

Gregg plays the character Gemma in the web series '' Chicken Girls''. In November 2020, she began hosting a
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talk show ''Here For It'' in which she helped fans with Gen-Z issues.


Personal life

Gregg moved to Los Angeles with her mother in early 2020. In March 2020, Gregg confirmed she was in a relationship with social media personality Anthony Reeves. Gregg and Reeves met in 2018 through Instagram. Amid cheating rumors, Reeves stated the couple had broken up in a November 2022 tweet.


Awards and nominations


See also

* List of most-followed TikTok accounts


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregg, Avani 2002 births Living people American TikTokers 21st-century African-American women 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Indiana American actresses of Indian descent American children American people of Mongolian descent Shorty Award winners