Lena Ayad

**Lena Ahmad Ayad** (née Elreichouni; born January 31, 1994) is an online personality who is the executive assistant for H3 and Teddy Fresh. She has appeared on the *H3 Podcast* since August 2020 as part of the main crew, along with her husband, AB Ayad.

Lena also livestreams on Twitch under the name LenaStarkilla.

## Personal Life

Lena Ahmad Elreichouni was born on January 31, 1994. Her parents moved to the United States from Lebanon, and she was raised Muslim. She grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, which has a significant Arab population, being home to the largest Muslim population in the United States, as well as the largest mosque in North America.

Lena met AB Ayad in the summer of 2014, when the two worked together at a Mediterranean restaurant called The Lava Lounge in Dearborn, Michigan. They also took university classes together. The couple married on January 26, 2020.

During her time in Dearborn, Michigan, Lean participated in numerous beauty pageants.

* *Miss Dearborn*
* *Miss Michigan*
* *Miss Lebanon Emmigrants USA (2012)*; 2nd runner-up
* *Dearborn Arabian Princess Pageant*; winner

In June 2020, Lena started posting to her TikTok account, @lena.ayad, where she posts vlogs, comedic POV-style videos, couples content, and clips about her production job at h3h3Productions. She has accumulated more than 410,000 followers and 10.5 million likes on the platform. She is also a special effects makeup artist, and often posts makeup tutorials. Her TikToks regularly rack up hundreds of thousands of views. One of her videos posted in June 2022, in which she showed herself removing a special effects horror look has received over 2 million views.

Lena also livestreams on Twitch under the name LenaStarkilla. Her username is derived from her husband AB's, which is Starkilla.

In January 2023, her husband AB fulfilled a life-long dream of hers by purchasing her a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon vehicle for her birthday.

## History with H3

On December 7, 2018, Lena's husband, AB, posted an hour-long commentary video to YouTube defending Ethan Klein from many of the criticisms made against him at the time, specifically by Gokanaru. The video did not gain much traction until nearly two years later in May 2020, when it came to the attention of Ethan. The video resurfaced under new-found support and attention from the H3 audience, and AB's subscriber count grew to 800, inspiring him to start livestreaming. Ethan soon began watching AB's livestreams, subscribed to him on YouTube, and followed him on Twitter. After consistent communication, Ethan offered AB a job, with Lena receiving one shortly thereafter.

Lena and AB moved to Los Angeles in August 2020 to work for H3. Lena is now executive assistant for H3 and Teddy Fresh. AB is now lead content creator, studio manager, associate producer, and head researcher for the H3 Podcast.

Lena made her first appearance on the podcast on November 19, 2021 (After Dark #59).

On August 2, 2023 (Off The Rails #80), Lena co-hosted the majority of a podcast episode in which she presented a true crime PowerPoint on The Night Stalker, with support from AB.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ayad, Abdullah [@Starkilla] (June 22, 2023). "The story of our “arranged” marriage". via YouTube. Retrieved on September 22, 2023.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Famous Birthdays. LENA AYAD. Retrieved on September 22, 2023.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 LenaStarkilla - Twitch. Retrieved on September 23, 2023.
4. ↑ Population of Michigan Cities, Villages, Townships, and Remainders of Townships. www.michigan.gov.
5. ↑ H3 Podcast (February 3, 2023). "Ethan Banned On TikTok & Jeffree Starr Is Dating Tom Brady Power Point - After Dark #94". via YouTube. Retrieved on September 22, 2023.
6. ↑ Lebanese In The Usa & Canada (May 25, 2012). "Ceremony Of Election Miss Lebanon Emmigrants USA 2012 - Dearborn" photo album. via Facebook. Retrieved on September 22, 2023.
7. ↑ Lena Ayad [@\_lenaayad] (January 31, 2023). "IT’S MY BIRTHDAY today!! this was an early bday gift from AB, my dream car...". via Instagram. Retrieved on September 22, 2023.
8. ↑ Ayad, Abdullah [@Starkilla] (December 7, 2018). "Defending H3H3 (Video Vigilante Response)". via YouTube. Retrieved on September 20, 2023.
9. ↑ H3 Podcast (November 19, 2021). "Nikocado Avocado Called Me Ugly - After Dark #59". via YouTube. Retrieved on January 11, 2024.
10. ↑ H3 Podcast (August 2, 2023). "The Lovato Crime Family Comes For Ethan & True Crime PowerPoint - Off The Rails #80". via YouTube. Retrieved on September 22, 2023.