# Brooke Averick

> Brooke Averick (@ladyefron) is the Philadelphia-born preschool teacher turned TikTok royalty with 1M+ followers, 68.4M likes, and zero shame. She went viral in April 2020 reading her childhood diary, quit teaching, launched Brooke & Connor Make a Podcast (named Best Comedy Podcast of 2024 by Adweek with 30M+ YouTube views), started a solo show called Obsessed with Brooke Averick, and is now publishing her debut novel — Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It — with Crown/Penguin Random House in May 2026. The internet's favorite oversharer, described as 'the app's Jewish voice of Gen Z' by Hey Alma.

- **Role:** TikTok Creator, Podcaster & Author
- **Organizations:** TMG Studios, Crown (Penguin Random House), Common Room L.A.
- **From:** Main Line suburbs, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Early Childhood Education, Boston University
- **Known for:** 1M+ TikTok followers on @ladyefron, 68.4 million total TikTok likes, 30M+ podcast YouTube views (Brooke & Connor)

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Born in the Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Gemini.
- **~2006** — Sees the High School Musical commercial at a cousin's sleepover. Feels immediately nauseous. Realizes it's lust. The legend of @ladyefron begins in spirit.
- **Elementary School** — Farts audibly while giving an Oregon Trail presentation. Stands in silence for two full minutes. Asks the room: 'Who did that?' Everyone knew.
- **7th Grade** — Has a gastrointestinal incident during her bat mitzvah father-daughter dance. The crush was in the car. She has told millions of people about this.
- **High School** — Throws up down her own shirt while driving her crush home from school. The crush witnessed the whole thing.
- **~2014** — Graduates from Boston University with a degree in early childhood education. Becomes a preschool teacher in Pennsylvania.
- **April 2020** — Posts first TikTok video reading her childhood diary as @ladyefron. Goes viral. Quits her preschool teaching job shortly after.
- **2020** — Named one of Paper magazine's 20 'Paper People' of 2020 — notable TikTok creators of the year.
- **January 2022** — Launches Brooke & Connor Make a Podcast with Connor Wood (a fellow Common Room L.A. housemate) on TMG Studios. Becomes an instant hit.
- **January 2024** — Launches solo podcast Obsessed with Brooke Averick on TMG Studios. Premiere episode features Brittany Broski.
- **2024** — Brooke & Connor Make a Podcast named Best Comedy Podcast of 2024 by Adweek. Also honored by Variety and the Hollywood Reporter.
- **May 26, 2026** — Debut novel Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It published by Crown (Penguin Random House). A romantic comedy about intimacy anxiety. Part of a multi-book deal. Tour begins.

## Achievements

- 1M+ TikTok followers on @ladyefron
- 68.4 million total TikTok likes
- 30M+ podcast YouTube views (Brooke & Connor)
- 20M+ audio podcast downloads
- 117M+ views across TikTok and Instagram Reels for podcast content
- Named one of Paper magazine's 20 'Paper People' of 2020
- Best Comedy Podcast of 2024 — Adweek (for Brooke & Connor Make a Podcast)
- Honored by Variety and the Hollywood Reporter
- Debut novel published by Crown/Penguin Random House — multi-book deal
- Described as 'the app's Jewish voice of Gen Z' by Hey Alma

## Latest updates

- **May 26, 2026** — Debut novel Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It published by Crown (Penguin Random House). Part of a multi-book deal. Tour dates to follow.
- **2024** — Brooke & Connor Make a Podcast named Best Comedy Podcast of 2024 by Adweek. Honored by Variety and Hollywood Reporter.
- **January 2024** — Launched solo podcast Obsessed with Brooke Averick. Premiere episode with Brittany Broski.
- **January 2022** — Launched Brooke & Connor Make a Podcast with Connor Wood on TMG Studios.
- **2020** — Named one of Paper magazine's 'Paper People' of 2020.
- **April 2020** — First viral TikTok video. Quit preschool teaching job.

## Links

- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ladyefron
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brookeaverick
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ladyefron

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Last updated: 2026-04-17