Kristin Russo · Professional Seat Filler · Creator

All the world's a stage…
I'm here for the show.

150+ TV tapings. Seen on screen in The Devil Wears Prada 2 and HBO’s And Just Like That... Behind the scenes, in the audience and on the street, with real faces, real rooms and real reactions.

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As seen on screen

  • The Devil Wears Prada 2Background performer, on screen
  • HBO’s And Just Like That...Background performer, on screen
  • People.comSpotted in the salon window behind SJP, And Just Like That... set
People.com article page: Sarah Jessica Parker and Sarita Choudhury Film Salon Day for And Just Like That... with Wet Hair, by Julia Moore Zoomed in: Kristin circled inside the salon window, her head just under the edge of Sarita Choudhury's umbrella, with a handwritten that's me! label Spot me in the salon window, People.com, Jan 2023That’s my head inside the salon while SJP and Sarita Choudhury film And Just Like That...Read the article ↗
Kristin in a blue sparkly fringe dress in Times Square at night

Hi, I'm Kristin

Professional audience member. Accidental VIP.

I've filled seats at more than 150 TV tapings across daytime, late night, awards, morning TV and competition shows, and I've gone from the seats to on-camera on Bravo, ABC, NBC and FOX. I know how live TV really works, from the studio line to the walk-in to the moment the lights come up.

I’ve made it on screen too: I’m a background performer in The Devil Wears Prada 2, right next to Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, and in HBO’s And Just Like That.... A set photo of Sarah Jessica Parker on People.com even caught me inside the salon window behind her.

Now I bring brands where the cameras roll: into the audience, behind the scenes, and onto the streets of New York, Los Angeles and wherever major events land.

Seats I've filled include: Live with Kelly and Mark · The Sherri Shepherd Show · The View · Drew Barrymore · Kelly Clarkson · Tamron Hall · GMA · The Price Is Right · Kimmel · American Idol · AGT · the Grammys, and the list goes on.

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Behind the Scenes

The getting-ready, the studio line and the walk-in. Camera-ready routines filmed before the lights come up.

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In the Audience

Product-in-culture moments from the seats of live tapings, where the audience is on camera.

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On the Street

Pop-ups, premieres and city moments in NYC, LA and beyond, with quick interviews and real reactions.

What I Do

Pull up a seat. Here's how we work together.

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For PR Agencies

  • Product-in-culture moments from live tapings
  • Launch-day content and Stories takeovers
  • A camera-ready personality for press moments
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For Brands

  • Get-ready-with-me Reels before a taping
  • "What's in my audience bag" product features
  • UGC and content partnerships, NYC & LA
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For Events & Sponsors

  • Event and pop-up hosting
  • Street interviews and real crowd reactions
  • Red carpet, premiere and recap coverage
150+TV tapings
4Networks on camera
Bravo · ABC · NBC · FOX
2Home cities
NYC & LA
10.7KAccounts reached
on Instagram in 90 days · 95% non-followers

Brands & Features

Featured by

Mary Kay NYC Pop-Up

Kristin & Emily, spotted at the Mary Kay NYC pop-up and featured on @marykayus, Mary Kay’s official Instagram.

Event content: Kristin and Emily at the Mary Kay NYC pop-up sign in SoHo Event content: Kristin posing on a pink vintage car at the Mary Kay NYC pop-up
  • Event content: my own photos and posts from Mary Kay’s NYC Beauty Is More Beautiful Shared™ pop-up in SoHo
  • Featured by Mary Kay: Emily and I were spotted at the pop-up and featured in a video on @marykayus
  • Fan moment: my own unofficial Mary Kay lip-gloss Reel, filmed in the audience at Live with Kelly and Mark
"Beauty is more beautiful shared, and I share it with a studio audience."

The cross-gen duo

My co-star Emily Creighton: 14 years apart, same spark.

Brand partner · twice

Eatable × Popcorn for Every Plot Twist

Kristin outside the Oscars fencing in LA, arms full of Eatable popcorn Kristin and Emily holding Eatable popcorn on an And the Oscar goes to thank-you card Kristin in red holding up a bag of Eatable popcorn from her Devil Wears Prada 2 delivery Kristin and a friend in red theater seats with bags of Eatable popcorn

Part 1 · Popcorn bribes at the Oscars (March 2025)

  • Eatable popcorn was in the Oscars “Everyone Wins” swag bag, and they overnighted a box to me in LA for Oscars Weekend
  • The mission: “butter up” my way into the Oscars as a seat filler. It didn’t work, but I handed out plenty of popcorn trying
  • A swag-bag Reel plus 10 Eatable Instagram Stories across the weekend

Swag-bag Reel: 3,131 accounts reached · 3,149 plays

Part 2 · Celebration popcorn (April 2026)

  • I was a background extra in The Devil Wears Prada 2, and the only way to know if I made the cut was to watch it on the big screen
  • Eatable came along with two options: celebration popcorn if I was in it, consolation popcorn if I wasn’t
  • The verdict: celebration popcorn! I made it in the movie, on screen right next to Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep 🍿👠

Prada Reel: 3,117 accounts reached · 3,051 plays · 166 interactions

"The dream might be over, but I can still try to get close to the Oscars."

Work With Me

Come with me to BE the show.

Tapings, launches, pop-ups, red carpets, campaigns. Tell me what you're planning.

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