Congrats are in order for ‘Awkward’s own Matty McKibben! Actor Beau Mirchoff directed the April 26 episode, and told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY all about his exciting debut.
Beau Mirchoff, 27, can add a new notch to his belt — and line on his resume — now that he’s grabbed the reigns and directed for the very first time. Although he’s used to being in front of the camera as Awkward’s Matty McKibben, the hunky actor was put in charge of his longtime co-stars to put their April 26 episode together. So exciting!

Listen up, Ryan Murphy! Ashley Rickards is almost finished with ‘Awkward,’ and she’s already got her eye on her next role — heading back to ‘American Horror Story.’
Ashley Rickards and Evan Peters made quite the couple on One Tree Hill — then he killed her during season one of American Horror Story: Murder House. So, we have to agree that it’s time for her to come back to the franchise! HollywoodLife.com spoke exclusively with the actress about her history on the serious — and how this season is her favorite yet.

If you’ve been hoping for a Jenna & Matty reunion on ‘Awkward,’ you might just be in luck! Both Beau Mirchoff and Ashley Rickards dished to HollywoodLife.com ALL about their on-screen romance.
Beau Mirchoff, 25, wants Awkward fans to know that there is still hope for his character, Matty McKibben, and his ex-girlfriend Jenna Hamilton, portrayed by the hilarious Ashley Rickards, 22. In an EXCLUSIVE interview with HollywoodLife.com, both stars spilled the beans on a potential rekindled romance — but what does that mean for Matty’s girlfriend, Eva (Elizabeth Whitson), and their unborn baby?

Watch our exclusive preview of Jenna & Collin’s big fight from the Nov. 26 episode of ‘Awkward,’ then weigh in on the drama!
No matter how much Jenna (Ashley Rickards) seemed to love Collin (Nolan Funk), you knew it was only a matter of time before the side-braid aficionada kicked the Gossip Girl reject to the curb — and it looks like that long-awaited day might finally be here! In this clip from the Nov. 26 episode of Awkward, obtained exclusively by HollywoodLife.com, Jenna gives her “boyfriend” a piece of her mind in the hallway, and he basically chokes on it.

Spoiler alert: Stop reading if you haven’t watched this week’s ‘Awkward!’
Is Awkward even a comedy anymore? Because after witnessing Jenna’s (Ashley Rickards) actions on the June 11 mid-season finale, I’ll tell you one thing: I ain’t laughin’.

Disclaimer: The events in that headline aren’t exactly connected, but they both happened. And they both changed everything.
In an attempt to assert herself as the “cheer-ultimate” instead of just a “cheer-alternate,” Tamara (Jillian Rose Reed) infiltrated Sadie’s (Molly Tarlov) annual team sleepover on the May 7 episode of Awkward. But there was a surprise guest waiting for them at Chez Saxton: the ghost of their slutty, bisexual ex-boyfriend Ricky Schwartz! He came bearing secrets, and like Tom Cruise in that movie, the girls could not handle the truth.

Plus, who had sex — and possibly a sandwich?
“I’m sorry I took your daughter’s virginity.” Yes, that line was actually spoken aloud on the April 30 episode of Awkward, as the show truly lived up to its name like never before. Jenna (Ashley Rickards) and Matty (Beau Mirchoff) were forced to discuss their sex life over dinner with all four of their parents — but that wasn’t the strangest part of the episode.

Plus, Jenna’s mysterious blog commenter is revealed — and about a million other wacky surprises!
I was honestly starting to doubt this day would ever come. Jenna (Ashley Rickards) finally chose between Matty (Beau Mirchoff) and Jake (Brett Davern) on the Sept. 20 season finale of Awkward — but because this is Jenna we’re talking about, her decision only made things more complicated. For everyone. So who did Jenna choose? Drumroll please…

Plus, why did Lacey really write that ‘carefrontation’ letter? Nikki tells HollywoodLife.com our answer is on the way!
I know every episode of Awkward is big, but the Aug. 30 episode is, like, really big — especially for everybody’s favorite teen-mom-turned-train-wreck Lacey! “This week, you find out why Lacey wrote the ‘carefrontation’ letter in the first place,” Nikki DeLoach tells HollywoodLife.com, confirming that “it’s a big episode.” (You hear that, people? It’s big!)

S**t gets real after Jenna, Matty & Jake’s devastating second encounter with the ‘Wheel of Pep.’
The secrets came out on the Aug. 23 episode of Awkward — and I mean ALL of the secrets. Still furious with Jenna (Ashley Rickards) for keeping her Matty (Beau Mirchoff) relationship from him, Jake (Bret Davern) brought the down-low lovers together to shame them in the most public way imaginable: the Wheel of Pep!

We didn’t technically get our answer, but it was still a big night for Team Jake!
Do you need to love someone in order to have sex, or do you need to have sex with someone in order to figure out if you love them? That was the biggest of many questions Jenna (Ashley Rickards) pondered on the Aug. 2 episode of Awkward, and by the end of the night, she finally came to a conclusion — in the back of Jake’s (Brett Davern) surprisingly well-decorated minivan.

Plus, Jenna finally confronts her mom about the carefrontation letter — and it doesn’t go well.
The July 5 episode of Awkward taught viewers yet another timeless lesson: If you’re going to have sex, or do anything sex-like, make sure you’re not being filmed! When footage of Jenna (Ashley Rickards) and Matty (Beau Mirchoff) hooking up at “the sanctuary” went public — along with the sexcapades of nearly every other ne’er-do-well at school — she decided to tell Jake (Brett Davern) about her real first time.