No longer babies! Nearly 11 years have passed since pint-sized singing sensations Sophia Grace Brownlee & Rosie McClelland first appeared. The Ellen DeGeneres ShowThey reunited before the series finale and reconnected with the daytime host.
“I know, it’s strange, isn’t it? It’s really weird,” Ellen DeGeneresIn a clip from the show, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, he said. “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.”
Sophia Grace and Rosie on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show.’ Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
British cousins Sophia Grace (now 19) and Rosie (now 15), first appeared on an Oct 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. Sophia Grace and Rosie were just 8 and 5 years respectively. Their larger-than-life personalities and shiny tiaras made them household names. They made 30 appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show In the studio as well as on the red carpet.
“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.’”
Sophia Grace and Rosie on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show.’ Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
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 full circle, they sang “Super Bass” again in the Wednesday clip with their “original props” of princess-themed recorders and wands.
The cousins’ nostalgic appearance aired during the final season of DeGeneres’ talk show, which is set to conclude later this month.
“I promise you that we’re going to have a fantastic final season,” the Seriously I’m Kidding Author said this during a May 2021 episode. “It will be a season where I truly get to say, ‘Thank you. Thank you all.’ Every day will be a celebration. There will be a lot of surprises, there will be trips down memory lane, and a few detours through ‘Why Did I Wear That?’ alley.”
They are ahead of their The Ellen DeGeneres Show return, both Sophia Grace and Rosie have not given up their musical pursuits.
“I’m focusing on my music at the moment,” Sophia Grace revealed on Wednesday. “I actually have a new single that’s just come out called ‘Little Things’ and the music video’s also just come out.”
Rosie, for her part, has followed in her older cousin’s footsteps, releasing her own debut single: “Stay.” She explained: “I’m loving music at the moment and focusing on that.”
