Michelle Khare
{{Short description|American YouTuber (born 1992)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Michelle Khare
| image = Michelle Khare in December 2023.jpg
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| caption = Khare in 2023
| education = Dartmouth College{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcn74E__1wo |title=How We Make A Video: I Trained Like A K-Pop Idol |date=May 13, 2020 |last=Mission Accomplished |website=YouTube}}
| birth_name = Michelle Asha Khare{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfb9eVgksms |title=We Raced From USA's Northernmost to Southernmost Town |date=2023-12-20 |publisher=YouTube |time=10:43 |access-date=2023-12-20 |work=Jet Lag: The Game}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|10}}{{Cite web |title=Michelle Khare |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/michelle-khare |access-date=May 28, 2020 |website=Pro Cycling Stats}}
| birth_place = Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
| other_names =
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
- YouTuber
- actress
- television host
}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Garrett Kennell|2022}}
| website =
| awards =
| channel_handle = @MichelleKhare
| channel_display_name = Michelle Khare
| years_active = 2008–present
| genre =
| subscribers = 5 million
| views = 765 million
| stats_update = 22 March 2025
| associated_acts = Garrett Kennell
| silver_button = yes
| silver_year =
| gold_button = yes
| gold_year = 2018
| stats_ref_group = †
}}
Michelle Asha Khare ({{IPAc-en|k|a:|'|r|eɪ}} {{respell|kar|AY}};{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Neljzmh30l4 |title=Car Vs. Bike: Duking It Out In L.A. Traffic |date=2015-04-11 |publisher=BuzzFeedVideo |accessdate=2023-11-17}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PvG39JgIdM |title=Everything Michelle Khare Eats in a Day {{pipe}} Food Diaries: Bite Size {{pipe}} Harper's BAZAAR |date=2020-07-23 |publisher=Harper's BAZAAR |accessdate=2023-11-17}} born August 10, 1992) is an American YouTuber, television host, actress, and former professional cyclist.{{Cite news |last=Napoli |first=James |date=March 2016 |title=Buzzworthy |url=https://dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/articles/buzzworthy |access-date=May 28, 2020 |work=Dartmouth Alumni Magazine}} She hosts her own YouTube show, Challenge Accepted, and was the host of the children's competition program Karma on Max.
Career
Khare attended Dartmouth College, studying a self-designed major in digital media and technology. During her studies, she interned at several companies, including Google,{{Cite news |last=Hale |first=James |date=June 13, 2019 |title=YouTube Millionaires: Everything Lifestyle Daredevil Michelle Khare Wants Is On The Other Side Of Fear — And She's Up For The Challenge |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/06/13/youtube-millionaires-michelle-khare/ |access-date=May 28, 2020 |work=Tubefilter}} DreamWorks Animation, and Carousel Productions.
= Cycling career =
While living in Los Angeles for her internships, Khare began road and mountain cycling recreationally. She joined the Dartmouth Cycling Team and won the US U23 Criterium nationals in 2014. Khare joined the BMW Women's Professional Team where she trained and raced professionally for the 2014–2015 season.{{Cite news |date=January 19, 2015 |title=BMW-Happy Tooth Dental Group women's team announces roster |url=https://www.velonews.com/news/bmw-happy-tooth-dental-group-womens-team-announces-roster/ |access-date=May 28, 2020 |work=Velonews}}{{Cite news |date=January 19, 2015 |title=BMW Sponsors New UCI Women's Squad |url=http://www.canadiancyclist.com/cycling4women_news.php?id=28902&title=bmw-sponsors-new-uci-womens-squad |access-date=May 28, 2020 |work=Canadian Cyclist}}
= YouTube career =
Khare credits her younger sister with inspiring her to start a YouTube channel.
After graduating in 2014, Khare applied for an opening to be a full-time content producer at BuzzFeed.{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2019 |title=Michelle Khare |url=https://pacificbridgearts.org/hmrmichellekhare/ |access-date=May 28, 2020 |website=Pacific Bridge Arts}} While Khare worked 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.{{Cite news |date=January 25, 2018 |title=Her Independence of Spirit: Michelle Khare |url=https://espire21.com/2018/01/25/her-independence-of-spirit-michelle-khare/ |access-date=May 2, 2020 |work=Espire21}} While working at BuzzFeed, she continued her cycling career, creating content focused on health and wellness. However, she eventually stopped cycling professionally in favor of creating videos about physical challenges, such as attempting the NFL combine, training as a professional dancer for a month, and performing Houdini's deadliest trick.{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2024-05-10 |title=YouTube’s Secret Weapon to Win the TV Streaming Wars: Its Top Creators |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/youtubes-secret-weapon-top-creators-1235894945/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
When Khare left BuzzFeed in 2016, she refocused on videos for her own channel. Her most popular series is Challenge Accepted, where she tries out grueling training regimens for various professions, including the Navy SEALs fitness test{{Cite web |date=2022-05-21 |title=Watch a Former Pro Cyclist Take on the Navy SEAL Fitness Test |url=https://news.yahoo.com/watch-former-pro-cyclist-navy-133000122.html |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}} and NASA's astronaut training.{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2022 |title=Woman who trained to be a NASA astronaut can't believe how they eat in space |url=https://www.unilad.com/news/nasa-space-food-has-youtuber-surprised-20220928 |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=UNILAD}} Her channel had 2 million subscribers as of April 2020{{Cite tweet |number=1253989524155162624 |user=MichelleKhare |title=Holy cow. We did it. I'm floored. I love you guys 🥺😭🎢 #2million |author=Michelle Khare |date=April 25, 2020}} and 4.18 million as of October 2023.
In April 2023, Khare won a boxing match against fellow YouTuber Andrea Botez in Creator Clash 2.{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Creator Clash 2 results: Alex Wassabi takes decision over iDubbbz, John Hennigan knocks out Harley Morenstein |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/creator-clash-2-fight-live-results-highlights-2023-youtube-boxing/eagjufmufk3qyq70mvxqhymv |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=www.sportingnews.com}}
In 2023, Khare was the guest contestant on Season 8 of the YouTube and Nebula travel competition series Jet Lag: The Game.
=Television=
Khare hosted Karma, a children's competition program that was released on HBO Max on June 18, 2020.{{Cite news |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=October 9, 2019 |title=YouTube Stars Michelle Khare, LaurDIY to Host Kids Competition Shows for HBO Max |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/hbo-max-michelle-khare-laurdiy-1203364810/ |access-date=May 28, 2020 |work=Variety}}{{Cite news |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=October 9, 2019 |title=HBO Max Orders Kids Competition Series 'Karma' & 'Craftopia' Hosted By Michelle Khare & Lauren Riihimaki |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/hbo-max-orders-kids-competition-series-karma-craftopia-hosted-michelle-khare-lauren-riihimaki-1202756106/ |access-date=May 28, 2020 |work=Deadline}}
In December 2024, Khare appeared as an anchor, meteorologist, and field reporter in training on CBS8 San Diego.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-11 |title=CBS 8 San Diego featured in "Challenge Accepted" episode with Michelle Khare |url=https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/cbs-8-featured-challenge-accepted-episode-youtube/509-db8cf1c6-478c-4187-953a-25ee9828c592 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=cbs8.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM6PscOlKB4 |title=Wildfires and urban fires {{!}} Michelle Khare from "Challenge Accepted" joins CBS 8 for a day |date=2024-12-10 |last=CBS 8 San Diego |access-date=2025-04-15 |via=YouTube}}
Personal life
Khare grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her father, Vivek,{{cn|date=May 2025}} is Indian-American and her mother, Laura, is of Irish descent.{{cn|date=May 2025}} She has one sister.{{cn|date=May 2025}} Khare married Garrett Kennell in October 2022.{{Cite tweet |number=1582035540366401536 |user=MichelleKhare |title=WE'RE MARRIED |date=October 17, 2022}}
Boxing record
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| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round !Time !Date !Location !Notes |
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| 1
|{{yes2}}Win |align=center| 1–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Andrea Botez |UD |5 |10:00 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S.}} |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Award !Category !Work !Result !{{Refh}} |
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| rowspan="2"| 2022
| rowspan="2"| 12th Streamy Awards | Show of the Year | rowspan=3|Challenge Accepted | {{Nominated}} | rowspan="2"| {{Cite web |title=12TH ANNUAL WINNERS |url=https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/12th-annual-nominees |access-date=10 December 2022 |publisher=Streamy Awards}} |
| Unscripted series
| {{won}} |
| 2023
|Show of the Year | {{won}} |{{Cite web |last=Brant |first=Brian |date=2023-08-27 |title=Streamy Awards 2023: Complete Winners List |url=https://people.com/streamy-awards-2023-complete-winners-list-7852449 |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=People}} |
References
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External links
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American actresses of Indian descent
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:Dartmouth College alumni
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Category:Health and fitness YouTubers
Category:People from Shreveport, Louisiana, by occupation
Category:YouTubers from Louisiana