Where Are They Now? Viral Video Stars of the ’00s

YouTube was a brand-new platform about a decade ago. And these were some of our first viral video stars. Pearl the landlord, Kelly from “Shoes” and the Numa Numa guy pioneered the way for future vloggers and YouTubers.

Seems like they exist frozen in time. But they didn’t just disappear. So find out where your favorite viral video stars of the 2000s are now.

Charlie Bit My Finger

It’s hard to believe, but this classic viral video of baby Charlie biting his brother Harry’s finger is 10 years old already.

It was originally meant to be shared with only family and friends and then removed from YouTube, but the kids’ dad kept it up once it started getting millions of hits.

Charlie Bit My Finger

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The brothers are now 13 and 11, and they have two more baby brothers named Jasper, 9, and Rupert, 6. The video has earned their family more than $1 million, which their parents have invested in the boys’ private education with occasional treats for the kids like new bicycles.

Miss Teen South Carolina

Poor Caitlin Upton. Most people are able to move on and forget after a rambling test or interview answer. Not Miss Teen South Carolina. Her nonsensical rant was seen more than 66 million times. No one knew what she was talking about.

The real mystery was how Mario Lopez managed to keep it together.

Miss Teen South Carolina

Upton has said that after her video went viral, she went through years of severe bullying and death threats, and contemplated suicide. But she got to appear on “The Amazing Race,” national modeling campaigns and commercials.

She is now a real estate agent in Los Angeles and like such as.