When Avery Singer started working for Cameo in February 2021, she did so remotely. A couple of months in, she posed a compelling question to her Instagram followers. "If you were similar in my shoes, where you had a fully remote job ... and you have no ties anywhere, what would you do for the next two years?" she asked (via Bravo). Her followers had lots to say, and much of it resonated with Avery — to the point where on September 9, 2021, she was ready to make a definitive move. 

"I chose a city," she told her followers in a September 9 Instagram story. "I'm moving to Chicago tomorrow." Perhaps not altogether surprisingly, mama Ramona wasn't thrilled. When Avery asked her, point-blank, what she felt, Ramona seemed to refuse even to acknowledge that Avery was leaving the East Coast. "You're not really leaving, you're just visiting another place," Ramona said. "I'll visit you, and you'll still come back and visit here." 

According to Reality Tea, Avery wasn't completely alone when she left for Chicago; instead, she brought along 17-year-old Coco, the Singers' longtime dog. Living her best life right up until the end, Coco died on October 21.