Sophia Grace and Rosie Are All Grown Up During Final ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Appearance — And Sing ‘Super Bass’ Again
12.05.2022 - 19:21
/ usmagazine.com
No longer babies! Nearly 11 years after pint-sized singing sensations Sophia Grace Brownlee and Rosie McClelland first appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, they reunited with the daytime host ahead of her series finale.
“I know, it’s strange, isn’t it? It’s really weird,” Ellen DeGeneres said in a Wednesday, May 11, clip from the show. “It must feel weird to walk out. … Like, I haven’t seen that [montage of your best moments] at all. I mean, you were little girls.”
British cousins Sophia Grace, now 19, and Rosie, now 15, initially appeared on an October 2011 episode of the 64-year-old Finding Dory star’s eponymous talk show after a video they made recreating Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass” went viral. At just 8 and 5 years old, respectively, Sophia Grace and Rosie became household names thanks to their larger-than-life personalities, shiny tiaras and fluffy pink tutus. They went on to make 30 appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in the studio and as red carpet correspondents.
“As a child, I always used to dress up, like play dress up, so did me and Rosie,” Sophia Grace told DeGeneres, noting that Rosie’s mom, Danielle McClelland, had the idea to film the girls’ impromptu performance after they’d frequently sing around the house. “And then everything else happened.”
Rosie even recalled her favorite show memory — when Justin Bieber kissed her on the cheek at the Kids’ Choice Awards. She added: “Obviously, at the time, I was like ‘[Ew,] a boy is kissing me on the cheek’ and now I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I let Justin Bieber kiss me on the cheek.’”
During the girls’ first appearance on the show, they gave DeGeneres’ studio audience a taste of their now-viral music video — alongside the “Starships” songstress, now 39, herself. Coming