{"id":1386,"date":"2021-06-02T22:06:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T22:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-583903-1890774.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2021-06-16T14:38:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T14:38:32","slug":"how-a-vancouver-resident-rose-from-hairstylist-to-tiktok-comedy-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspirationpost.com\/2021\/06\/02\/how-a-vancouver-resident-rose-from-hairstylist-to-tiktok-comedy-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Vancouver Resident Rose from Hairstylist to TikTok Comedy Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the pandemic in 2020, Kris Collins, now known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kallmekris?lang=en&amp;is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1\"><strong>KallMeKris<\/strong><\/a> on TikTok, started creating content on the app to fill her time while stuck at home.<\/p>\n<p>Kris worked as a hairdresser and a certified lash technician in Abbotsford, British Columbia, but had to close up because of the lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Her younger brother convinced her to download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/en\"><strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a> and after watching videos for a few days, she decided she\u2019d create content of her own.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by her own family, she started to pretend to be her mom in videos, which gained her a lot of attention on the app.<\/p>\n<p>Her very first video poked fun at herself for being unemployed and living with her parents. And from then on, she posted a new video every day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kallmekris\/video\/6813758011761249541\" data-video-id=\"6813758011761249541\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@kallmekris\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kallmekris\">@kallmekris<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>My jobless freeloading ass <a title=\"costco\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/costco\">#costco<\/a> <a title=\"freelaoder\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/freelaoder\">#freelaoder<\/a> <a title=\"tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/tiktok\">#tiktok<\/a> <a title=\"quarantine\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/quarantine\">#quarantine<\/a> <a title=\"quarentined\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/quarentined\">#quarentined<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - chris.arnaudo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6806768951251503878\">\u266c original sound &#8211; chris.arnaudo<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Collins has a variety of characters she\u2019s created, characters that now have a following among her many fans. She\u2019s created a whole series on the app called \u201cWhat I imagine it\u2019s like to have a toddler,\u201d and has curated over 1,000 videos in total.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KallMeKris\u2019 primer on all the characters she\u2019s created:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kallmekris\/video\/6929956181385415942\" data-video-id=\"6929956181385415942\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@kallmekris\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kallmekris\">@kallmekris<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Answer to @lasteph2011 The definition of \u2728Gong Show\u2728<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Kris HC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-6929956186817039110\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Kris HC<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Collins has now grown her following to more than 30 million supporters, and her videos have over 1.2 billion likes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; At the start of the pandemic in 2020, Kris Collins, now known as KallMeKris on TikTok, started creating content on the app to fill her time while stuck at home. Kris worked as a hairdresser and a certified lash technician in Abbotsford, British Columbia, but had to close up because of the lockdown. 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