KallMeKris

Kristina Lee Halliwell Collins (born July 1, 1996), also known as KallMeKris, is a Canadian social media personality, and former hairdresser, based in British Columbia. She is known for her skits that range from thirty seconds to a minute long. She began posting on TikTok in April 2020. As of October 2023, she has 50 million followers, making her the most-followed TikToker from Canada and the 26th overall.

KallMeKris
Collins at VidCon 2022
Born
Kristina Lee Halliwell Collins

(1996-07-01) July 1, 1996
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of the Fraser Valley
Occupations
  • Social media personality
  • comedian
  • actress
  • hairdresser
Years active2014–present
TikTok information
Pages
Followers
  • 50 million (Kris HC)
  • 12.2 million (kallmewhateveryouwant)
Likes
  • 2.3 billion (Kris HC)
  • 175.7 million (kallmewhateveryouwant)
YouTube information
Websiteottobykris.com
Channel
Years active2020–present
Genres
Subscribers10.1 million[1]
Total views2.4 billion[1]
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: October 24, 2023

Early life

Kristina Lee Halliwell Collins[2] was born on July 1, 1996[3] in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5][6][7] Collins was raised in a conservative family[3] and is the second-oldest of three sisters and two brothers.[3][8] She wanted to pursue a career in stand up comedy from an early age.[3][5] Because she came from a larger family and felt like she was not receiving enough attention, she found out how to express herself through comedy.[3] "I kind of wanted to shine in any way I could in the family and try to get maybe a little bit of attention...[through] cracking jokes, maybe being a little bit of an a**hole sometimes so my parents would notice me."[3]

Career

At the age of 14, Collins started a house cleaning business which she kept up until she was 23.[3] After dropping out of the University of the Fraser Valley,[9] Collins started working as a hairdresser[8] working on TV shows and out of her parents' home.[10][11] Collins left her career as a hairdresser in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][4][7][12] She joined TikTok that same month.[7][12] Her brother convinced her to create a TikTok account and has stated that she did so out of boredom.[5][7]

Collins created her TikTok account on April 9, 2020 and posted her first video on the same day, which was a lip-sync to an audio of a line spoken by John C. Reilly in the 2008 film Step Brothers.[5] Her earliest TikToks were mainly lip-syncing and clips inspired by her family and childhood.[8] Later TikToks consist of comedic skits where she plays multiple recurring characters.[12][7][13] According to The Netline, "Her most popular personas include a vampire-obsessed version of her 12-year-old self, a Boston bro-dude named Chad, a fed-up mom, and a tiny-handed toddler."[8] She also does vlogs and reaction videos on her YouTube channel.[14] She had partnered with Amazon, Lionsgate, and Pantene in the past.[12] A company representative at Red Bull reached out to Collins after her fans continuously urged the company to sponsor Kris.[8] She was given a lifetime supply of Red Bull.[8] The company also flew her out to the top of a mountain in British Columbia in celebration of hitting 10-million followers.[8] In 2021, Forbes listed her as the fifth highest-earning TikToker at $4.75 million.[12]

On March 10, 2022, she made an appearance on Breakfast Television.[15] In her interview with Breakfast Television, Collins talked about how she wants to get into acting, stating, "I definitely do want this to be somewhat of a stepping stone, and I'm trying to get more into, like, the traditional space into TV and maybe movies."[3] Collins attended VidCon 2022, which was held at the Anaheim Convention Center from June 22-25, 2022.[14][16] It was the first VidCon since the COVID-19 pandemic.[16] Collins was featured in the music video for Nickelback's song "San Quentin", which was released on September 14, 2022.[17][18] On November 18, 2022, Nickelback invited Collins on stage to perform their song, "Rockstar" with them[19] in Sayreville, New Jersey.[3][20]

In February 2023, Collins launched her own clothing brand, "Otto By Kris".[3][21] Collins was a presenter for the 2023 Juno Awards[22] where she helped promote Nickelback’s induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[3][20] The awards ceremony took place on March 13, 2023.[22] On May 5, 2023, it was announced that Collins would be starring in a web series titled, Ginormo!. The series was created by Ken Mok and Steven He and premiered on May 12, 2023.[23] She attended VidCon 2023 and vlogged her experience on her YouTube channel.[24] Collins was nominated for a Streamy award in the Comedy category for the 13th Annual Streamy Awards.[25][26][27]

Collins is known for her recurring characters she created on TikTok with her most popular ones being Riley (a toddler character), Janet (Riley's fed up mom who's an alcoholic), Katrina, (Janet's Russian girlfriend and mother to Misha and Sergei) Nona, (Janet's mother), Chad (a lonely tryhard and babysitter of the kid characters), Bexx (an emo/grunge character), Amanda (a British Uber driver) and many more.

Personal life

Collins and her former boyfriend, Aaron, met at a barbeque party in 2015 and dated for six years.[3][8] In late 2021, Collins confirmed via TikTok that they had broken up, saying that the two of them remained good friends but "just grew apart".[3][8] In May 2021, Collins posted a video on YouTube discussing her struggles with mental health.[3][8]

In a 2021 YouTube Q&A video, Collins, asked if she was "a member or ally of the LGBTQ [community]", responded that she was both, saying she had "never had a label for myself necessarily. I love whoever I love [...] girl, guy or whatever, I'm not opposed to any of it, so I guess that's pan, most people would say, but I don't necessarily have like a label."[28]

On April 26, 2023, Collins posted a video talking about her experiences with being stalked, including having drones fly into her backyard and men coming up to her front door.[3][29] Because of this invasion of her privacy and fear for her safety she has decided to move to a new location.[3][30]

Filmography
Film
YearTitleRoleRef.Notes
2014 Into the Storm Family of Graduate [3] uncredited
TBA Bad Haircut TBA [3] upcoming
Television
YearTitleRoleRef.Notes
NA Riverdale NA [3][31] Hairdressing
2022 Kids in the Hall YMCA Group Leader [3]
Web
YearTitleRoleRef.Notes
2022 ADXM Woman [3][32] Short film
2023 Ginormo! Lady Spigh [3][23] 6 episodes
Music videos
YearTitleRoleRef.Notes
2022 San Quentin by Nickelback Herself [17][18]

Awards and nominations

Streamy Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2022KallmekrisBreakout creatorNominated [33][34][35]
KallmekrisComedyNominated [34][35]
Sam and Colby, Kallmekris, Celina SpookyBoo - Our Unexplainable Night at Crescent HotelCollaborationNominated [34][35]
2023KallmekrisComedyNominated [25][26][27]

See also

References
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