Kristina Lee Halliwell Collins (born July 1, 1996), also known as KallMeKris, is a Canadian social media personality and hairdresser from British Columbia. She is known for her skits that range from thirty seconds to a minute long. Collins began posting on TikTok in April 2020. As of July 2024, she has 50.7 million followers, making her the most-followed TikToker from Canada and the 28th overall. Her YouTube channel, which she began uploading to in 2020, has 11.3 million subscribers as of July 2024.
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| Born | Kristina Lee Halliwell Collins July 1, 1996 Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of the Fraser Valley | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2014–present | ||||||||||||
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| Website | ottobykris | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2020–present | ||||||||||||
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Early life
Kristina Lee Halliwell Collins[5] was born on July 1, 1996[6] in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.[7][8][9][10] She was raised in a conservative family[6] and is the second-oldest of three sisters and two brothers.[6][11] Collins wanted to pursue a career in stand-up comedy from an early age.[6][8] 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.[6] "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 asshole sometimes so my parents would notice me."[6]
Career
At the age of 14, Collins started a house cleaning business which she kept up until she was 23.[6] After dropping out of the University of the Fraser Valley,[12] She started working as a hairdresser[11] working on TV shows and out of her parents' home.[13][14] Collins left her career as a hairdresser in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][7][10][15] She joined TikTok that same month.[10][15] Her brother convinced her to create a TikTok account and has stated that she did so out of boredom.[8][10]
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.[8] Her earliest TikToks were mainly lip-syncing and clips inspired by her family and childhood.[11] Later TikToks consist of comedic skits where she plays multiple recurring characters.[15][10][16] 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."[11] She also does vlogs and reaction videos on her YouTube channel.[17] She had partnered with Amazon, Lionsgate, and Pantene in the past.[15] A company representative at Red Bull reached out to Collins after her fans continuously urged the company to sponsor Kris.[11] She was given a lifetime supply of Red Bull.[11] The company also flew her out to the top of a mountain in British Columbia in celebration of hitting 10 million followers.[11] In 2021, Forbes listed her as the fifth highest-earning TikToker at $4.75 million.[15]
On March 10, 2022, she made an appearance on Breakfast Television.[18] 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."[6] Collins attended VidCon 2022, which was held at the Anaheim Convention Center from June 22–25, 2022.[17][19] It was the first VidCon since the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] Collins was featured in the music video for Nickelback's song "San Quentin", which was released on September 14, 2022.[20][21][22] On November 18, 2022, Nickelback invited Collins on stage to perform their song, "Rockstar" with them[23] in Sayreville, New Jersey.[6][24]
In February 2023, Collins launched her own clothing brand, "Otto By Kris".[6][25] Collins was a presenter for the 2023 Juno Awards[26] where she helped promote Nickelback’s induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.[6][24] The awards ceremony took place on March 13, 2023.[26] 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.[27] She attended VidCon 2023 and vlogged her experience on her YouTube channel.[28] Collins was nominated for a Streamy award in the Comedy category for the 13th Annual Streamy Awards.[29][30][31] In June 2024, Collins started a second channel, Kallmekris2, and a collab channel with her partner, Caleb Phelps "oompaville" called NonstopPsyop.[32]
Personal life
Collins and her former boyfriend, Aaron, met at a barbeque party in 2015 and dated for six years.[6][11] 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".[6][11] In May 2021, Collins posted a video on YouTube discussing her struggles with mental health.[6][11]
In a 2021 YouTube Q&A video, Collins was asked if she was "a member or ally of the LGBTQ [community]", to which she 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."[33]
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.[6][34] Because of this invasion of her privacy and fear for her safety she has decided to move to a new location.[6][35] In November 2023, Collins revealed that she was in a relationship with YouTuber, oompaville.[36]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. | Notes |
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| 2014 | Into the Storm | Family of Graduate | [6] | uncredited |
| TBA | Bad Haircut | TBA | [6] | upcoming |
| TBA | Sicklerville | TBA | upcoming |
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| NA | Riverdale | NA | [6][37] | Hairdressing |
| 2022 | Kids in the Hall | YMCA Group Leader | [6] |
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| 2022 | ADXM | Woman in Red | [6][38] | Short film |
| 2023 | Ginormo! | Lady Spigh | [6][27] | 6 episodes |
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| 2022 | "San Quentin" by Nickelback | Herself | [20][21][22] |
Awards and nominations
Streamy Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | KallMeKris | Breakout creator | Nominated | [39][40][41] |
| KallMeKris | Comedy | Nominated | [40][41] | |
| Sam and Colby, KallMeKris, Celina SpookyBoo - Our Unexplainable Night at Crescent Hotel | Collaboration | Nominated | [40][41] | |
| 2023 | KallMeKris | Comedy | Nominated | [29][30][31] |
