- She is a big fan of Kristen Wiig and considers her as her biggest inspiration.
- Contrary to popular belief, Laina is actually a good singer, but she showed it briefly in only a few videos. She used the off-key, rap-like singing just for comedic effect.
- In 2012, she gained popularity on the internet for a video called "JB Fanvideo". Initially intended as an entry for a contest (Justin Bieber promoted his new fragrance "Girlfriend", and he asked his fans to sing the song on video, but with altered lyrics and using the word "boyfriend" instead), she uploaded it on YouTube and shared it on Facebook with her friends. After that, she and her roommates watched the likes and comments grow on her Facebook page for a while, which reached about several dozens of them. The video had attracted massive attention on the internet overnight. Her first memory of that day was when, in the next morning, one of her roommates turned her laptop to Laina, saying "You're a meme". On the screen was a screenshot taken from the video, which is now known as the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme (a Reddit user was later credited for the creation of it). Overwhelmed by the response to her video, she continued her character with a parody of Carly Rae Jepsen's hit "Call Me Maybe". Both of her videos went on to reach #1 and #2 in the YouTube trends. This inspired her to create more content for her channel, which evolved into videos such as sketches, monologues, vlogs and collaborations with other YouTubers.
- During the Social Star Awards 2013, she competed in a staring contest against Jessica Alba and won.
- She appeared in a commercial for Samsung, RealPlayer Cloud and AutoTrader.com.
- She made some of her first videos with a webcam, but later started to make them with a higher resolution video camera.
- She established the following characteristics to her Overly Attached Girlfriend character: A mint green T-Shirt, straight worn long hair, hardly blinking eyes, creepy smile, obsessive behaviour and slight dark humor.
- She is an avid dog lover. In 2015, she adopted one which she named Gilly, based on a character Kristen Wiig played in Saturday Night Live (1975). Contrary to popular belief, Luna, a dog that appeared in many of her videos, wasn't hers but from a roommate.
- After her overnight internet fame took off, she went by the name Laina Walker. Although her real surname was later revealed, she decided to use only her first name for her social media profiles and YouTube account.
- (July 25, 2019) Announced that she is leaving YouTube in one last video on her channel. She cited her battle with depression, which occurred about two years after her career took of, as the main reason for her decision.
- On April 3, 2021, she put an NFT (Non-fungible Token) based on her Overly Attached Girlfriend meme for auction. Much to her surprise, it sold for a staggering amount of $429,706.00.
- Her parents are teachers, a career she also wanted to pursue.
- She is the youngest of four children. Her sister, Sarah, occasionally appeared in some of her videos.
- Her famous "Overly Attached Girlfriend" expression was a spontaneous decision, as she needed something to fill the long gaps between the verses.
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