Michelle Khare

Michelle Khare (born August 10, 1992) is an American YouTuber, television host, actress and a former professional cyclist.[4][5] She is best known for her YouTube show Challenge Accepted and HBO Max's Karma.

Michelle Khare
Personal information
Born (1992-08-10) August 10, 1992[1]
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationDartmouth College[2]
Occupations
Spouse
Garrett Kennell
​
(m. 2022)​
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2016–present
Subscribers3.61 million[3]
Total views409.70 million[3]
Associated actsGarrett Kennell
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2018
Last updated: March 29, 2023

Career

Khare attended Dartmouth College in a mixed subject study in Digital Media and Technology.[5] During her studies, she interned at a variety of high-profile companies including Google,[6] DreamWorks Animation,[5] and Carousel Productions.

Road Cycling

While living in Los Angeles for her internships, Khare began road and mountain cycling recreationally. She went on to join the Dartmouth Cycling Team and win US U23 Criterium nationals in 2014.[5] She joined the BMW Women's Professional Team where she trained and raced professionally for the 2014–2015 season.[7][8]

YouTube and Buzzfeed

Khare credits her younger sister with inspiring her to start a YouTube channel. As she describes her sister's words: "If you want to do entertainment, you should make a YouTube channel. And you should do it about something that nobody else can do: cycling comedy."[5]

After graduation in 2014, Khare applied for an opening to be a full-time content producer at BuzzFeed.[9][10] She considers her YouTube channel and early videos to have helped in getting the position at BuzzFeed Video.[5] While working at Buzzfeed there were heavy restrictions on content creators on their own channels because of potential conflict of interest, so her own channel remained dormant.[10] While working at Buzzfeed she continued her cycling career and incorporated it into her content, focusing on exploring health and wellness.[10][6] After she stopped cycling professionally she was able to begin partaking in extreme physical challenges.[9]

When she left Buzzfeed in 2016, she began focusing on her own channel again.[6] Her most popular series is Challenge Accepted, where she tries out grueling training regimens for various professions,[6] including the Navy SEALs fitness test[11] and NASAs astronaut training.[12] Her channel has 3.01 million subscribers as of September 2022.[13]

On December 12, 2020, Khare released her own version of the YouTube Rewind videos, but it was taken down after fans criticized the video for including a portrayal of Jenna Marbles, who left the platform that year after she was involved in several controversies.[14]

In April 2023, Khare won a boxing match against fellow youtuber Andrea Botez in Creator Clash 2.[15]

Television

She is a host of the children's competition program Karma that was released on the HBO Max streaming platform on June 18, 2020.[4][16]

Personal life

Khare grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her father, Vivek Khare, is Indian-American[5] and her mother, Laura Khare, is of Irish descent. She has one sister. She married her longtime boyfriend, Garrett Kennell on October 17, 2022.

Boxing record
1 fight 1 win 0 losses
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Time Date Location Notes
1 Win 1-0 Andrea Botez UD 5 10:00 April 15, 2023 Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2022 12th Streamy Awards Show of the Year[lower-alpha 1] Nominated [17]
Unscripted series[lower-alpha 1] Won

Notes
  1. For Challenge Accepted

References
  1. "Michelle Khare". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. Mission Accomplished (May 13, 2020). How We Make A Video: I Trained Like A K-Pop Idol. YouTube.
  3. "About Michelle Khare". YouTube.
  4. Otterson, Joe (October 9, 2019). "YouTube Stars Michelle Khare, LaurDIY to Host Kids Competition Shows for HBO Max". Variety. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  5. Napoli, James (March 2016). "Buzzworthy". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  6. Hale, James (June 13, 2019). "YouTube Millionaires: Everything Lifestyle Daredevil Michelle Khare Wants Is On The Other Side Of Fear — And She's Up For The Challenge". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  7. "BMW-Happy Tooth Dental Group women's team announces roster". Velonews. January 19, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  8. "BMW Sponsors New UCI Women's Squad". Canadian Cyclist. January 19, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  9. "Michelle Khare". Pacific Bridge Arts. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  10. "Her Independence of Spirit: Michelle Khare". Espire21. January 25, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  11. "Watch a Former Pro Cyclist Take on the Navy SEAL Fitness Test". Men's Health. May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  12. "Woman who trained to be a NASA astronaut can't believe how they eat in space". UNILAD. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  13. Michelle Khare [@MichelleKhare] (April 25, 2020). "Holy cow. We did it. I'm floored. I love you guys 🥺😭🎢 #2million" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. Dodgson, Lindsay (December 14, 2020). "A musical version of YouTube's year-in-review was taken down after fans slammed the inclusion of exiled creator Jenna Marbles". Business Insider. Retrieved February 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Creator Clash 2 results: Alex Wassabi takes decision over iDubbbz, John Hennigan knocks out Harley Morenstein". www.sportingnews.com. April 14, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  16. Petski, Denise (October 9, 2019). "HBO Max Orders Kids Competition Series 'Karma' & 'Craftopia' Hosted By Michelle Khare & Lauren Riihimaki". Deadline. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  17. "12TH ANNUAL WINNERS". Streamy Awards. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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