Hello friends, please gather ’round. I want to take you all back to a very special time.
A time when Katy Perry was the queen of pop. A time when Pitbull was featured in every major dance track. A time when no one had AirPods or iPhones , and an Apple Watch was what you called an analog clock with a piece of fruit on it.
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Yes, friends — I want to take you back to 2011.
2011 was one of those years that doesn’t often stand out when we look back on the good ol’ days but honestly, it deserves a lot more credit.
While a lot of things happened in 2011, one of the most prominent moments in pop culture that year was when Ellen invited Sophia Grace and Rosie onto her show.
As you may recall, 5-year-old Rosie and 8-year-old Sophia Grace were cousins from Essex who took the internet by storm after their performance of “Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj went viral.
They instantly became a sensation and even moonlighted as red carpet representatives for the talk show host.
As the years passed, this dynamic duo would return to “The Ellen Show” to update fans on their lives.
Their last visit was in 2015 when they revealed they both had gained a little sibling since the last time they had been on the show.
Since then, the young ladies have been branching out into their own careers, with Sophia Grace continuing her presence on social media.
Now, with Ellen’s show in its final month, these Essex girls made one last stop to the place where it all began.
After sharing a greatest hits montage, Ellen surprised the audience by bringing out the teens, dressed in more grown-up versions of their signature tutu skirts.
In case you don’t want to do the math, Sophia Grace is now 19 and Rosie is 15.
I KNOW, RIGHT?
Everyone soon got emotional at the realization that so many years had passed.
Rosie admitted that she didn’t have a ton of memories from their first visit considering she was only 5 but was clearly overwhelmed this time around and was unable to keep the tears in.
As you can imagine, social media was a mess.
I’m not sure if it’s the realization that so much time has passed, that the iconic Ellen DeGeneres show is ending or a desire for simpler times, but everyone on Twitter was crying.
Many people were also taken aback by how outgoing and confident Rosie is now.
To be fair, she was an actual baby the first time we met her, but still — it feels surreal to see her grown up and thriving!
The girls went on to share some of their favorite memories and even gave an encore performance of Super Bass, proving that dreams really do come true.
I think I speak for all of us when I say we will miss these two and wish them all the best in the future!
