Nella Rose
{{Short description|Belgian-British media personality (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nella Rose
| image = Nella Rose 2021.jpg
| caption = Rose in 2021
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|7|20|df=y}}
| birth_name = Ornella Rose Hollela
| birth_place = Belgium
| alma_mater = University of Leicester
| occupation = {{hlist|Internet personality|social media influencer|presenter}}
| yearsactive = 2016–present
| module = {{Infobox TikTok personality| embed=yes
| page = nellarose
| followers = 1.1 million
| likes = 19.3 million
| stats_update =
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox YouTube personality|embed=yes
| genre = {{hlist|Beauty|fashion|lifestyle|vlog}}
| channel_handle = nellarose4758
| channel_display_name = Nella Rose
| subscribers = 798,000
| views = 84.2 million
| years active = 2016–present
| stats_update = 21 November 2023
}}
}}
Hornella Rose Hollela (born 20 July 1997), known professionally as Nella Rose, is a Belgian{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaCTgb_mvX4 |title=so i tried to do the UK citizenship test and it looks like I’m getting deported. Adios. |last=Rose |first=Nella |date=3 July 2020 |website=YouTube |access-date=23 November 2023 |quote="I'm not British... I have a Belgian passport"}} media personality. After setting up a YouTube channel, Rose embarked on a career in the media and has gone on to present Catfish UK, as well as the red carpet event at the Brit Awards. In 2023, she began fronting the Channel 4 digital series Tapped Out and is also appearing as a contestant on the twenty-third series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
Early and personal life
Rose was born Ornella Rose Hollela on 20 July 1997 in Belgium to a family of Congolese descent.{{cite web |title=Nella Rose: who is the iconic UK influencer? |url=https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/nella-rose/ |work=Heat |access-date=10 November 2023 |date=4 May 2022 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113091851/https://heatworld.com/celebrity/news/nella-rose/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Ornella HOLLELA |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/yHrCifFizv1OqHyBBERA58LxhIQ/appointments |website=GOV.UK |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113155306/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/yHrCifFizv1OqHyBBERA58LxhIQ/appointments |url-status=live }} Her family emigrated to the United Kingdom when Rose was seven years old. In 2015, she began studying sociology at the University of Leicester, graduating with a 2:1 in sociology. Speaking of her time at university, Rose said that she "did not want to go there at all" and would have preferred to get a job, but said she knew that "if she didn't study at university, her family would never let it go".{{cite web |title=I spent half my student days in chicken shops. Just as worthwhile as a seminar |url=https://theguardian.com/education/2017/dec/15/chicken-shop-date-youtuber |work=The Guardian |access-date=10 November 2023 |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605235906/https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/dec/15/chicken-shop-date-youtuber |url-status=live }} Rose's mother died in 2016 while her father died in 2020.{{cite web |title=Nella Rose shares heartbreaking tribute to father after his death as fans defend her against trolls |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/12/nella-rose-shares-heartbreaking-tribute-father-death-fans-defend-trolls-12693587/ |website=Metro |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113091847/https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/12/nella-rose-shares-heartbreaking-tribute-father-death-fans-defend-trolls-12693587/ |url-status=live }}
Career
Whilst studying at university, Rose set up a YouTube channel to which she began uploading videos in 2016. Focusing primarily on vlogs, she also uploaded hair tutorials and fashion hauls. Rose said of her decision to make YouTube her main career option that "[She'd] had opportunities to interview celebrities, present at shows and go places [she] never could have." She also won the award for YouTuber of the Year at the PrettyLittleThing Influencer Awards.{{cite web |title=PLT x Nella Rose Collection |url=https://www.prettylittlething.com/shop-by/collections/nella-rose.html |website=PrettyLittleThing |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112224002/https://www.prettylittlething.com/shop-by/collections/nella-rose.html |url-status=live }}
In August 2019, Rose launched the podcast Pressed on BBC Radio 1Xtra alongside Adeola Patronne and Mariam Musa.{{cite web |title=Nella Rose, Mariam Musa and Adeola Patronne have just launched their BBC Radio 1Xtra podcast PRESSED so be ready to laugh out loud! |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/nella-rose-mariam-musa-and-adeola-patronne-pressed-podcast |website=Glamour |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112223959/https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/nella-rose-mariam-musa-and-adeola-patronne-pressed-podcast |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 1Xtra – Pressed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00173rc |website=BBC |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112224030/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00173rc |url-status=live }} In February 2022, Rose was the digital host for the red carpet live stream at the 2022 Brit Awards alongside Munya Chawawa.{{cite web |title=Munya and Nella announced as BRITs Digital Hosts |url=https://www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainment/2022/02/04/munya-and-nella-announced-as-brits-digital-hosts/ |work=The Voice |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204142326/https://www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainment/2022/02/04/munya-and-nella-announced-as-brits-digital-hosts/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Everything You Need To Know About The BRIT Awards 2022 |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/brit-awards |work=British Vogue |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114063029/https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/brit-awards |url-status=live }} In April 2022, Rose appeared as guest on Amelia Dimoldenberg's YouTube series Chicken Shop Date.{{cite web |title=Nella Rose joins Amelia for a fun filled 'Chicken Shop Date' |url=https://grmdaily.com/nella-rose-chicken-shop-date/ |website=GRM Daily |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112223959/https://grmdaily.com/nella-rose-chicken-shop-date/ |url-status=live }} The same month, she was announced to be taking over from Julie Adenuga as the new presenter of the MTV reality series Catfish UK, alongside Oobah Butler.{{cite web |title=Meet "Catfish UK"s Newest Presenter, YouTube Sensation Nella Rose |url=https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/nella-rose-new-host-mtv-catfish-uk-48819636/amp |work=PopSugar |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113091848/https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/nella-rose-new-host-mtv-catfish-uk-48819636/amp |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Nella Rose announced as co-host of MTV's Catfish UK |url=https://grmdaily.com/nella-rose-catfish-uk/ |website=GRM Daily |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112224030/https://grmdaily.com/nella-rose-catfish-uk/ |url-status=live }} In June 2022, Rose announced a collaboration with the fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing, for which she launched a 40-piece summer collection.{{cite web |title=PLT presents Nella Rose |url=https://www.prettylittlething.com/the-edit/2022/nella-rose |website=PrettyLittleThing |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112224007/https://www.prettylittlething.com/the-edit/2022/nella-rose |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=PrettyLittleThing announces collaboration with Nella Rose |url=https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/prettylittlething-announces-collaboration-with-nella-rose/2022052563279 |work=FashionUnited |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113091849/https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/prettylittlething-announces-collaboration-with-nella-rose/2022052563279 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Plus-size presenter Nella Rose reveals new range for PrettyLittleThing - and Molly Mae is a fan |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/plus-size-presenter-nella-rose-24158955 |work=Manchester Evening News |accessdate=11 November 2023 |date=6 June 2022 |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112224002/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/plus-size-presenter-nella-rose-24158955 |url-status=live }} In November 2022, she appeared in an episode of Don't Hate the Playaz.{{cite web |title=Don't Hate the Playaz – Series 4, Episode 5 |url=https://www.itv.com/watch/dont-hate-the-playaz/2a5935/2a5935a0026 |work=ITV |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=2 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602010258/https://www.itv.com/watch/dont-hate-the-playaz/2a5935/2a5935a0026 |url-status=live }} The same month, she won the award for Best Media Personality at the MOBO Awards 2022.{{cite web |title=MOBO Awards: Little Simz, PinkPantheress, Nella Rose and more among the winners at this year’s ceremony |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/music/mobo-awards-2022-winners-little-simz-pink-pantheress/739305 |website=Stylist |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=10 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010151644/https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/music/mobo-awards-2022-winners-little-simz-pink-pantheress/739305 |url-status=live }}
In February 2023, Rose returned to host the red carpet live stream at the 2023 Brit Awards, this time with Michelle Visage.{{cite web |title=Michelle Visage and Nella Rose will host the BRIT Awards red carpet |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/michelle-visage-nella-rose-host-brit-awards-red-carpet-london-o2-b1058845.html |work=Evening Standard |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113091849/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/michelle-visage-nella-rose-host-brit-awards-red-carpet-london-o2-b1058845.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=The Red Carpet Treatment with Nella Rose! |url=https://www.brits.co.uk/videos/channel/98 |website=BRIT Awards |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113155240/https://www.brits.co.uk/videos/channel/98 |url-status=live }} In May 2023, she began fronting the Channel 4.0 digital series Tapped Out in which Rose and her podcast co-hosts Patronne and Musa, along with Chloe Burrows, serve as practical jokers to see "who can last the longest in a range of hilarious and cringeworthy situations, aiming to execute the wildest pranks possible".{{cite web |title=Channel 4.0 surpasses 25 million views and over 100k subscribers in Six Months |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-40-surpasses-25-million-views-and-over-100k-subscribers-six-months |work=Channel 4.0 |accessdate=11 November 2023 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422203052/https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-40-surpasses-25-million-views-and-over-100k-subscribers-six-months |url-status=live }} Rose is currently participating in the twenty-third series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.{{cite web |title=I'm a Celebrity 2023: The rumoured line-up from Nigel Farage to Jamie Lynn Spears |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67378401 |work=BBC News |accessdate=11 November 2023 |date=10 November 2023 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111011903/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67378401 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=I’m A Celeb: Meet Nella Rose – The Woman Set To Be The Funniest Campmate You’re Sure To Love… |url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/tv-and-film/nella-rose-im-a-celebrity/ |work=Grazia |accessdate=11 November 2023 |date=10 November 2023 |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113091849/https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/tv-and-film/nella-rose-im-a-celebrity/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ As herself |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 2022
| Digital host |
| 2022–present
| Presenter |
| 2022
| Don't Hate the Playaz | Guest; 1 episode |
| 2022–present
|Love Lessons |Digital series; host |
| 2023–present
| Tapped Out | Digital series |
| 2023
| Digital host |
| 2023
| I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Contestant; series 23 |
| 2023–present
|The Pink Courtroom |Digital series; co-host |
Podcasts
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Ceremony ! Award ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| 2020
| PrettyLittleThing Influencer Awards | YouTuber of the Year | {{won}} |
| 2022
| Best Media Personality | {{won}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|10115399}}
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Category:Alumni of the University of Leicester
Category:Belgian emigrants to the United Kingdom
Category:Black British television personalities
Category:British people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:British people of Belgian descent