Updated 9/5/2023
- Full name: Chelsea Karly Jameson (née Ryder)
- Also Known as: Karly Ryder, Jr. (1982-2015)
- Species: Human
- Gender: Female
- Eyes: Brown
- Hair: Brunette (curly since 2016)
- Height: 5’5″ (without heels)
- Weight: 135 lbs
- Affiliation(s): Aeverine Zinn Digital Media Group and Ava’s closest friends
- Partner: Kathi Jameson (m. 2015 wid. 2020), Gwen Tills (since 9/4/2023, transwoman)
- Relatives: Karly Ryder (mother), Joseph Ryder (1951-1990, father), Shanna Ryder (sister), Ken Ryder (1984-2017, brother), Allison Ryder (sister), and Ariana Ryder (sister)
- Position: DJ, voice-over actress, Owner of Skye and Cami
- First Appearance: Ava’s 40th Birthday Special (unofficial), Breaking Boiling Point (Part 14/Conclusion, official)
One of Ava’s closest friends, Karly has stepped up to the closest friend role after the death of Ava’s long-time closest friend, Holly Everman in 2017.
Biography
Karly Jameson was born in Terre Haute, Indiana to talk show host and dancer Joesph Ryder (b. 1946 d. 1990) and long time Indianapolis news anchorwoman Karly Cox (b. 1951, aka Karly, Sr.). Jameson did not use her legal first name (Chelsea) in her stage name. Her uncles included news anchormen Cole Cox and Jackson Cox, from whom she was estranged. Born into a life of luxury, she was raised next door to the Letterman compound in Speedway, Indiana with her older sister Shanna (b. 1980), and younger siblings: Ken (b. 1984 d. 2017), Allison (b. 1985) and Ariana (b. 1987).
Ryder attended Marian University.
In April 2016, Jameson did what other female television personalities almost never did: renounced hair straightening products and began wearing her hair curly, which was its natural hair style by that time. Fellow female television personalities Traci Davidson, Lynne Jackson, fellow Vote for the Girls moderators Holly Everman, Tracia Ward (now Tracia Matthewson), and WEWS sportscaster Lauren Brill did the same in July 2016. Jameson’s hairstyle instantly became a much-lauded success (frequently being mentioned by Ava Zinn) in addition to Everman’s brightly colored and sequined, more revealing (if not slightly), trendy clothing [strapless (aka tube top), spaghetti-strap, and halter tops].
Karly lives on the far southeast side of Fort Wayne.
What Karly Likes
- Music (particularly female vocalists)
- Indianapolis Colts football
- Indiana Pacers basketball
- Indiana Fever basketball
- classic cars
What Karly Dislikes
- Caprice being evil and grumpy
- Caprice scratching and hissing at her
- Ella chewing or humping her leg
Trivia
- Karly was a moderator on Vote for the Girls from 2013 to 2021.
- Karly was born on October 11, 1982, and thus share the same October 11 birthday as Ava’s late brother.
- Karly was a talk show host from 2010 to 2015 and from 2016 to 2022.
- Karly voices the Queen of the Willis characters Angie, Brynn and other characters since 2019.