DIFFERENCE
Viral Ellen DeGeneres child star Sophia Grace is now a rapper after finding fame on TV show
The 15-year-old was just eight when she became an overnight sensation on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
VIRAL Ellen star Sophia Grace Brownlee has reinvented herself as a rapper, seven years after finding fame on the US TV show.
The British YouTuber, now 15, appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show alongside her cousin Rosie McClelland – wearing tutus and singing along to Nicki Minaj’s Superbass.
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Now she’s back and after releasing a music video for her new song Can’t Sleep.
In the video, Sophia looks completely different thanks to extremely long nails and a puffer jacket instead of a tutu.
The lyrics make it very clear that Sophia is a changed woman as she raps: “People say they want me to be the same as I was before, and it annoys me 'cause I'm not that person anymore.
“They always ask me to go back to how I was, but I'm different, and that's not who I am. So I want to show people that I'm a different person now and that I've changed, but that's OK because everyone changes.”
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She continues: “'I’ve been on a leash, now I’m taking control. I’ve been under pressure, but that’s just how it goes.”
Her cousin – Rosie – has launched her own music career and recently appeared on CBBC.
Sophia was just eight when she became an overnight sensation.
Following her successful first appearance, Ellen repeatedly brought Sophia and Rosie back onto the show - and sent them on red carpet trips to interview the celebrities they were in love with.
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Nicki Minaj sings 'Super Bass' with video viral fan Sophia Grace on Ellen
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They were also given their own segment - Tea Time with Sophia Grace and Rosie - where they would interview celebrity guests over a cup of tea, ask them embarrassing questions and trade dance move tips.
Guests on their segment included a host of young icons including Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber, as well as established veterans like Hugh Grant and Reese Witherspoon.
As the girls became runaway successes, Sophia and Rosie were also given their own movie and have been the lead characters in two children's picture books which follow their adventures.
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