YouTube Rose Dix joined YouTube for a university class, establishing the
Rose Ellen Dix channel. She uploaded her first video, entitled "Rose Dix talks Lisa Scinta," on 30 September 2010. An early assignment during her film degree included attempting to make a video
go viral. Dix posted a
parody of
Kesha's
Tik Tok on 26 January 2011, and the video received an estimated 16,000 views in five days. Rosie Spaughton uploaded her first video, entitled "YDAHD," to her channel
TheRoxetera, on 19 December 2011. She first appears on the
Rose Ellen Dix channel in "Baffle Laffle Taffle Breakup" posted on 18 December 2011. Their first posted collaboration video was uploaded on 15 January 2012 to the
Rose Ellen Dix channel. In 2014, Rose quit her job at an
Apple Store in
Worcester to focus on YouTube full-time. On 29 April 2016, Rose and Rosie expanded their presence on YouTube by creating a new channel called "Let's Play Games,” on which they post gaming videos, which were already present on their main channel,
Rose Ellen Dix. However, they decided to make a place for more on this channel. In August 2016, they both made the AfterEllen Hot 100 list with Rosie at number 23 and Rose at 18. They also hit 100 million views on their main channel that month. Rosie's channel,
TheRoxetera, was renamed
Rose and Rosie Vlogs and Rose's
Rose Ellen Dix became
Rose and Rosie. On May 23, 2021, their main channel hit 1 million subscribers.
Channels and content The
Rose and Rosie channel contains content in the style of “couch comedy” as well as challenges, tags, guides, gaming videos, and collaborations with other YouTubers, such as
Hannah Witton,
Hannah Hart,
Shannon Beveridge, Cammie Scott, Amy Ordman, and Oli White. The couple has also collaborated with
Grace Helbig. They have since appeared on
BBC Radio 1's series
The Internet Takeover, including a Christmas special in 2016 with
Ben Cook,
Jim Chapman, and hosts
Dan and Phil. They have also presented for
MTV. In May 2016, Rose and Rosie featured in episode 2 of Russel Kane's
Stupid Man, Smart Phone on BBC Three. The episode saw them try to survive in Arctic Norway and was filmed in November 2015. In June 2016, Dix and Spaughton were selected by
Sony Pictures as two of 15 influencers in social media to promote Sony's then upcoming movies
Inferno and
Ghostbusters during a public relations blitz in
Singapore. The pair participated in a scavenger hunt, and met
Tom Hanks and
Ron Howard as well as interviewed
Melissa McCarthy and
Paul Feig. Vlogs of their scavenger hunt and interviews were later posted on
Rose Ellen Dix. The couple often expressed their admiration for former Fifth Harmony group-member Camila Cabello in their videos. In October 2017, they had the opportunity to interview Cabello at the BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards.
Meet ups and tours Dix and Spaughton used to refer to their fans as "Boobies." In 2019 they started referring to their fans as "Frogs". They first held an organized
meet and greet in London in 2013. In 2014, they coordinated a meet and greet with fellow YouTuber couples Whitney and Megan, and Kaelyn and Lucy. Rose and Rosie's couple nickname was The Roses, Whitney and Megan's was Wegan, and Kaelyn and Lucy's was Luclyn. Thus, the meet and greet was known as "ROSWEGLYN" and had an estimated 600 attendees. In April 2017, Dix and Spaughton toured the United Kingdom and Ireland, and in September 2017 continued their tour, titled "Rose & Rosie: Exposed" in North America. In May 2018, the couple announced that in October 2018 they would be going on tour to promote their book and documentary, both titled, "Overshare" in the UK. This tour contained a showing of their documentary, a book signing and a Q & A.
Book and documentary In May 2018, Dix and Spaughton announced the release of their book, "Overshare: Love, Laughs, Sexuality and Secrets." The book was published on October 4, 2018. == Personal life ==