Brooke Averick

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.

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.

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.