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Now, we have this community online where I know that many other people feel the same way.
I feel so comfortable and excited to broadcast this across the internet.
Averick speaks for her Gen-Z listeners whoalsowrote secret fan fiction about Matthew Gray Gubler.
Read along and obsess with her weekly.
I say I work in social media and hope that no one asks any more questions.
But when they do, I just say I exist on the internet.
Like, I just am my personality on the internet thats what its become.
Now, its just little parts of my life, not really confined to a specific theme.
Do you ever look back on your old videos?I cant watch them.
Like, Im honored people liked that and its sweet, but I dont get it.
Youre on such a different wavelength now.
Do you consider yourself a TikToker or an influencer?I think now I identify as a podcaster.
But I dont really feel like an influencer just because I dont deal with products.
Im just a woman existing on the internet.
Before you were in Los Angeles, you were apreschool teacherin Philly.
I never really knew what I wanted to do with my life.
But it was never really my dream.
I always loved comedy and lovedSNL, but didnt really let myself dream that big because its scary.
It all fell into place, and its the best thing thats happened to me.
I only had 200 followers at the time, but I was ready to try something new.
We recorded one episode on our laptops that will never see the light of day.
I forget what we called it, but it was a completely different name.
This was very early 2020.
And it was kind of in our teams space, that it was something we wanted to do.
Anything that I love, I become an immediate, mega superfan.
It will consume me to my core, which I think is maybe not healthy.
Even when I was little, watchingSesame Street, it wasnt enough just to watch.
I thought no one else had that intensity until I joined TikTok and found it in other people.
When Im in the room with these people, I still cant quite get it together.
But thats something Im working toward now a current 2024 goal.
What was your most intense celebrity interaction so far?Matthew Gray Gubler was tough.
I didnt even know what was coming out of my mouth.
So, I hope to meet him again and be more … human?
Your fans know you as the mother of thetier systemto categorize your celebrity crushes and obsessions.
Is Matthew your all-time tier one?Hes definitely been one of my most severe tier ones.
Hes up there with a nice list of young men.
I had a really deepNathan Fieldertier-one phase.
Zac Efron was my first, like, mainstream tier one.Jonathan Groffwas probably my most intense tier one.
Is this something youll be talking about onObsessed?Um, I did.
Episode one ofObsessedis recorded.
Has it been hard going from having a co-host to podcasting alone?For whatever reason, Im comfortable.
Who is this podcast for?I literally just picture, like, a million Brittany Broskis.