Biography

As the TV, movie, award show and pop culture expert for E! Entertainment, E! News and various other outlets, Kristin Dos Santos (née Veitch) has covered the entertainment industry for many years.

Dos Santos graduated from Poway High School in Poway, California, then continued on to Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications. After college she went to work for Southern California newspapers as a news reporter before moving on to E!. Dos Santos started out as a writer for E! Online, penning the "Watch with Kristin" column (originally "Watch with Wanda," a nom de plum), which gave exclusive scoop on fan-favorite shows, including spoilers, castings, pickups, cancellations and more. It grew to become the most successful franchise on E! Online, and spun off into the show, "Watch With Kristin." Dos Santos has been a staple on E!'s award-show coverage and E! News, offering expert analysis, insight and insider info. She has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, The Hollywood Reporter and other radio and broadcast outlets, and has hosted digital series for NBC Universal. As Executive Editor, TV, Kristin oversees all television-related content for E! News, both digital and broadcast. She has moderated many panels for industry events, including PaleyFest, Comic Con, SAG and the TV Academy. Dos Santos had a long-time column on E!'s website where she talked about TV shows with the help of her reporters and interns. She used live interactive chat with fans where she took questions about their favorite shows, sometimes involving spoilers, with celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes scoop. Originally, she used the name "Wanda" as a nom de plume when she worked solely for E! Online on the web side for privacy reasons regarding the spoilers she reported, though she switched to using her real name once she began also working for the television side of E!. While doing set visits as a journalist for E!, Dos Santos acted in a few small television roles. She has appeared in the television programs Summerland, Heroes, Tru Calling and Felicity. She played a dead body that comes back to life in Pushing Daisies.

On July 14, 2007, she married Joao Dos Santos, taking his surname as hers both personally and professionally two months later. The Dos Santos family has two sons, one born in 2009 (Luca) and the other in 2011 (Matteo).
- IMDb mini biography by: E! Entertainment

Went to high school with Tom DeLonge from Blink-182.

She attended high school at Poway High and then went on to Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

E! Online gossip column, formerly called "Watch with Wanda" before it was changed to "Watch with Kristin".

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 34, a son Luca Alexander dos Santos on April 5, 2009. Child's father is her husband, Joao dos Santos.

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 35, a son Matteo Tomaz dos Santos on February 20, 2011. Child's father is her husband, Joao dos Santos.