Brooke Averick

Brooke Averick
Born (1996-06-18) June 18, 1996 (age 30)
Main Line, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other nameLadyEfron
Occupations
  • Internet personality
  • podcaster
  • author
Years active2020-present

Brooke Averick (born June 18, 1996), also known online as LadyEfron, is an American internet personality, podcaster, and author based in Los Angeles. She co-hosts Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast with Connor Wood on TMG Studios and formerly hosted the solo podcast Obsessed with Brooke Averick. Her debut novel, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, was published by Crown in May 2026 as part of a multi-book deal. It debuted at #2 on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

Early life and education

Averick grew up in the Main Line area of suburban Philadelphia. She attended Boston University, where she earned a degree in early childhood education, and subsequently worked as a preschool teacher in Pennsylvania.

Career

Social media

In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Averick began posting comedy videos on TikTok under the handle @ladyefron, a childhood screen name inspired by her admiration for actor Zac Efron. Her first video, in which she read from her childhood diary, went viral, and she left her teaching job shortly afterward. Later that year, Paper magazine named Averick one of its 20 "Paper People" of 2020, a list focused on notable TikTok creators.

In November 2020, the Hinge dating app matched her with her younger brother. She shared details of this match by posting on her TikTok account a video, which showed her reading aloud a screenshot from the app that suggested she and a certain male were the most compatible and should meet one another. After he entered the video frame, she revealed the blood connection between them. This particular video attracted a large number of views and was shared extensively on various social media platforms, leading to many internet users commenting on the situation.

In 2021, Averick moved to Los Angeles and briefly lived in Common Room L.A., a TikTok content house, which disbanded after several months.

Podcasting

In early 2022, Averick and fellow internet personality Connor Wood, a former housemate from Common Room L.A., launched Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast, a weekly pop-culture and comedy podcast produced by TMG Studios, the podcast network co-founded by Cody Ko and Noel Miller. The show was part of a slate of seven podcasts at the network.

In January 2024, Averick launched a solo podcast on TMG Studios titled Obsessed with Brooke Averick, in which she explores personal fandoms and pop-culture fixations. The premiere episode featured fellow internet personality Brittany Broski as a guest.

Averick at the Empire State Building May 2026

Writing

Averick's debut novel, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, a romantic comedy about a woman navigating intimacy anxiety, was published by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House, on May 26, 2026. The book is part of a multi-book deal with Crown. Netflix has reportedly acquired film rights to the novel, adapting it as a Romantic comedy with Averick executive producing.


References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Berger, Molly (August 6, 2021). "LadyEfron Is the Jewish Queen of TikTok". Hey Alma. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "How Comedy Duo Cody Ko and Noel Miller Built a Growing Podcast Network With Tiny Meat Gang Studios". Variety. December 8, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Fuentes, Tamara (September 24, 2025). "Exclusive: Brooke Averick Is "About to Explode" Over Her Debut Book's Cover Reveal, 'Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It'". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Brooke Averick". Penguin Random House. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Paper People: @ladyefron". Paper. September 9, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  7. ↑ "'Siblings by chance, lovers by algorithm': Woman matches with her brother on dating app". Times Now. December 18, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  8. ↑ "'Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It' Movie in the Works at Netflix From 'The Nightingale' Producer, 'Book Lovers' Screenwriter (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. June 17, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.