Badass Woman of the Week: Ava Laborde Is the Pop Culture Princess We Need
If there’s a celebrity conspiracy, an obscure pop culture connection, a forgotten interview from 2007 or a piece of internet lore that requires a corkboard and red string, Ava Laborde is already three hours into the rabbit hole. The TikTok creator behind @avalaborde calls herself the “Pop Culture Princess” — accurate — has built a huge following with hilarious, smart deep dives into the stuff the rest of us absolutely did not need to know, but now desperately need explained. And the best part? She knows it’s not that serious. Every once in a while, someone will complain that Ava should be using her platform to cover real news or more important issues. Her response, essentially? “I’m Wendy Williams, not Rachel Maddow!” And THAT is why we love her.
Ava understands the assignment. The world is heavy enough. Sometimes we don’t need another breaking-news alert — we need someone to explain an incredibly specific celebrity rabbit hole we didn’t even know existed until 30 seconds ago. She’s funny, curious, ridiculously knowledgeable about pop culture and somehow manages to make you feel like you’re gossiping with your smartest friend. So this week, Mornings with Christine & Salt are officially crowning the Pop Culture Princess our Badass Woman of the Week. Now please excuse us. Ava mentioned something about POUNDCAKE and we have 47 TikToks to watch.
We dare you to go down the Ava Laborde curated rabbit holes on TikTok! TikTok: @avalaborde
