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Sophia Grace and Rosie were stars of The Ellen Show. Here's what their lives look like now.

To this day, a video of Sophia Grace and Rosie performing their energetic rendition of 'Super Bass' alongside Nicki Minaj on The Ellen DeGeneres Show is the talk show's most viewed content on YouTube. More than 151 million people have watched it.

Sophia Grace and Rosie, then eight and five years old respectively, were dressed in pink fairy tutus when they captured the world's hearts with their enthusiasm, innocence and insane talent in 2011.

The viral video saw the duo gain international fame: Sophia Grace became known as the crazily gifted singer with a promising future; and her cousin, Rosie, as the fiercely loyal sidekick that every woman deserves.

Watch a snippet from the iconic episode below. Story continues below.



They appeared regularly on the talk show, conducting red carpet interviews, taking trips to toy shops and performing covers of their latest favourite song.

Social media simply could not get enough of them. They even had their own kid's movie made in 2014, Sophia Grace and Rosie's Royal Adventure.

But 14 years later, the two little girls are, well, no longer little girls.

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In 2022, as The Ellen DeGeneres Show wrapped up its final season, the overnight internet sensations returned to the talk show for one last time.

The pair reflected on their favourite memories from their time on Ellen, including meeting Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber and Drake.

"Me and my dad have always been big fans [of Drake]," Sophia Grace explained.

"I saw him just casually coming down the Grammys carpet when we was there, and I was like, 'Drake, my dad loves you so much.' And we had a chat with him. He ate some of our candy.

Sophia Grace and Rosie with Nicki Minaj backstage on The Ellen Show. Sophia Grace and Rosie with Nicki Minaj backstage on The Ellen Show. Image: Instagram/@therealsophiagrace.

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"The second, probably the most cool memory, is obviously when Nicki Minaj came out of them doors over there. When they opened I literally looked in every single direction but the one that she was coming out of and then when I finally saw her it was just chaos, and it was great."

Rosie spoke about her favourite moment being when Justin Bieber gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"My favorite memory is with Justin Bieber," she said.

"When he kissed me on the cheek at the Kids' Choice Awards. Obviously at that time I was like, 'Ew a boy, he's kissing me on the cheek.' And now I'm like, 'Oh my god, I'd let Justin Bieber kiss me on the cheek again'."

So, we thought we'd look at what the girls have been up to since their very early fame.

Sophia Grace today.

Today, Sophia Grace is a 21-year-old adult with 1.5 million followers on Instagram. Sophia Grace has pursued her passion of singing and rapping, releasing a number of songs.

She is also a YouTuber, with over three million subscribers who view her beauty, lifestyle and singing content, and previously ran her own clothing brand, LoLoLondon.

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In October 2022, she revealed some big news — she was pregnant with her first child!

"I am 21 weeks," she confirmed in her YouTube video. "I am sure a lot of you are going to be very shocked because it was quite unexpected. I was shocked when I first found out, and now I'm super, super happy about it and I can't wait."

Sophia Grace announces her first pregnancy. Image: Instagram @therealsophiagraceSophia Grace announces her first pregnancy.

In February 2023, Sophia Grace welcomed her son, who is named River. The singer has largely kept her home life private, including her relationship with her longtime boyfriend, who is the father of her two children.

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She told E! News that her home life is something she wants to keep to herself, saying she wants it to be, "Just something that I can keep private and that I can just enjoy myself and not have to share it with everyone."

That's not to say that the family wouldn't consider vlogging at a later time.

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"I would be completely happy to share him and I would be completely happy for him to be in my videos," she added. "But I feel like when he's confident enough to be in them, then maybe we could do that and it'll be really fun."

Since having her first child, Sophia Grace has had to field a few inquiries about getting pregnant while still being in her teens (she was 19 at the time).

"I just feel it's about the person themselves," she told E!.

"And as long as you feel ready and it's something that you're happy about, then it's really no one else's problem."

Then, a year on from her first baby, Sophia Grace confirmed that she was expecting her second child in April 2023.

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She young star took to her YouTube to share the news, and later celebrated a gender reveal, complete with pink cake (it's a girl!) in September.

Sophia Grace shared her baby shower in November, where she was pictured alongside her long-time collaborator Rosie.

Just days into the New Year, Sophia Grace confirmed that she welcomed her second child on December 29. She shared a couple of sweet snaps with her baby girl, but is yet to introduce her by name to the world.

On the baby's birth announcement she wrote, "So proud of you, love you both so much," on the post.

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Rosie McClelland today.

For Rosie, who at times appeared to have her microphone turned off while performing with Sophia Grace, her transformation has been less... dramatic than her counterpart. In fact, she's gone onto a career in singing.

The 18-year-old now has more than 970,000 Instagram followers.

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In recent years, the teen has recorded a number of songs and released a handful of music videos, with one of her latest singles, 'No Lie' out now (it appears Sophia Grace's sidekick could, in fact, sing very well!). She also has her own YouTube Channel, with 1.3 million subscribers.

Although Sophia Grace and Rosie don't perform together anymore, the cousins are occasionally seen in photos together on each others Instagram pages.

Speaking to The Kyle and Jackie O Show on KIISFM, Rosie shared that the cousins have gone their "own way".

"Me and Sophia, we're cousins, and Sophia's gone her own way and I've gone my own way," she said.

When radio host Kyle Sandilands asked Rosie if the pair had "fallen out", Rosie insisted that they hadn't.

"We still see each other," she said. "We haven't fallen out. We're like best friends, I see her all the time because she is my cousin. I see her on special occasions like birthdays."

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Following the announcement that The Ellen DeGeneres Show was coming to an end following toxic workplace allegations that surfaced last year, the hosts asked Rosie what host Ellen DeGeneres was really like on the show.

"We never had any negative experiences; they were all positive," Rosie shared.

"Ellen and the crew, they treated us with respect, kindness and positivity," she added. "They were always so nice to us. We never had any negative actions toward us."

Featured image: Instagram.

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