Rose & Rosie

Rose Ellen Dix was born in Hereford on June 15, 1988, and Rosie Spaughton was born in Milton Keynes on May 30, 1990. They first met in 2007 at a Halloween party. Rose attended Hereford College of Arts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Screen Media. Rosie attended the University of Worcester, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Media & Culture. Rose started her YouTube channel, “Rose Ellen Dix,” on September 30, 2010, for a university class. Her early content included a parody of Kesha’s “Tik Tok” in 2011, which quickly gained popularity. Rosie launched her channel, “TheRoxetera,” on December 19, 2011, and began collaborating with Rose in January 2012. Their relationship became official on July 19, 2012.

In 2014, Rose transitioned to full-time content creation, leaving her job at an Apple Store to focus on YouTube. The couple expanded their online presence with a gaming channel, “Let’s Play Games,” in 2016, and later rebranded their main channels to “Rose and Rosie” and “Rose and Rosie Vlogs.” Their work has been recognized with multiple awards, including Favorite Real Life Lesbian Couple at the AfterEllen Visibility Awards in 2015 and the LGBT Celebrity Rising Star Award at the British LGBT Awards in 2016. They were also honored with the Lovie Creators for Change Award in 2016. In October 2017, they won Best British Vlogger at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards and the Entertainment Personality award at the DIVA Awards. Their continued success led to the Online Influencer Award at the Barclays DIVA Awards in 2018 and Best LGBTQ+ Account at the Shorty Awards in 2020.

Beyond their digital content, Rose and Rosie have participated in numerous public appearances and media projects. In November 2014, they hosted Macy’s Holiday Window Unveiling in Pittsburgh. They have contributed to BBC Radio 1’s “The Internet Takeover” and presented for MTV. In 2016, they appeared in Russell Kane’s “Stupid Man, Smart Phone” on BBC Three, navigating survival in Arctic Norway. That same year, Sony Pictures selected them as influencers to promote films like “Inferno” and “Ghostbusters,” providing them opportunities to interview actors such as Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig. In 2018, they released their book and documentary, both titled “Overshare: Love, Laughs, Sexuality and Secrets,” followed by an accompanying tour. In August 2020, they launched their Spotify Original podcast, “Parental Guidance,” which chronicled their journey to motherhood, covering fertility, pregnancy, and LGBTQ+ parenting. In July 2021, Rosie gave birth to their first son, Ziggy Wilder, and in August 2024, Rose welcomed their second son, Rocky Elwood.