Merrell Twins

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Merrell Twins
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Merrell Twins in April 2024
Personal information
Born
Veronica Jo Merrell
Vanessa Jo Merrell

(1996-08-06) August 6, 1996 (age 28)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s) YouTube personalities, actresses, producers, musicians, singers, songwriters
Spouse(s)Veronica: Aaron Burriss (m. 2021)
Vanessa:
John Vaughn
​
(m. 2023)​
Website merrelltwins.com
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2009–present
Subscribers6.24 million [1]
(August, 2023)
Total views1.61 billion [1]
(August, 2023)
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2014
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2016

Veronica Jo Merrell-Burriss [2] and Vanessa Jo Vaughn-Merrell [3] (born August 6, 1996), known as the Merrell Twins, are American identical twin YouTubers, actresses, producers, musicians, singers and songwriters.

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Early years

The Merrell Twins are identical twin sisters born in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 6, 1996, to Paul Merrell; a musician, one time youth pastor and video editor/producer/director, and Wendy Merrell; a former school administrator. [4] Veronica "Roni" is 45 minutes older than Vanessa "Nessa". They grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, before moving to Greater Los Angeles in June 2013 at nearly 17 years old to pursue a career in acting and filming for their YouTube channel. [5] They also had a very short time with Disney Channel. [6]

Education

In 2015, the Merrell Twins enrolled in California State University, Northridge. Veronica was studying screenwriting and Vanessa was studying TV production. [7]

Career

The Merrell Twins launched their main YouTube channel in late 2009, but they didn't take it seriously and upload videos to it consistently until towards the end of 2013. [8] Their videos are produced and edited by their father, Paul Merrell. [6] They often appear in AwesomenessTV videos and had recurring roles on the television show Jane the Virgin . [6] They appeared in the 2016 film The Standoff. In 2016 at the 8th Shorty Awards, they won for YouNower of the Year. [9]

They won a Streamy Award for Best Live Social Media in 2016. [10] In 2017, they were nominated for Choice Female Web Star at the Teen Choice Awards. [11] In 2018, they were nominated for two Teen Choice Awards: Choice Female Web Star and Choice YouTuber. [12] They won the 2018 Streamy Award in the Lifestyle category. [13]

In July 2018, the Merrell Twins released their clothing line, True IMG. The phrase 'true image' is derived from the meaning of Veronica's name, and its logo features a butterfly dotting the 'I' in IMG referring to the meaning of Vanessa's name in Greek. [14]

They were nominated in 2019 for Best YouTube Ensemble at the 11th Shorty Awards. [15] At the 2020 Kids' Choice Awards, they were nominated for Favorite Female Social Star. [16]

In collaboration with AwesomenessTV, the twins launched Twin My Heart, a reality TV show aimed at finding love for one of the twins, Vanessa Merrell. The success of season one led to a second season being released in 2020 which revolved around two of the twins' best friends, Franny Arrieta and Nezza. The show was renewed further for a third season the following year revolving around TikTok star Nate Wyatt. [17] [18] They also produced and acted in three web shows called "Where is My Romeo?", "Prom Knight", and "Breaking into College".

In the beginning of 2023, Vanessa and her husband John Vaughn, formed a music duo "ButterflyTiger" and released their debut single, "Love Me (Like You Do)" on February 24, 2023.

Personal lives

On December 27, 2021, Veronica married YouTuber Aaron Burriss. [19]

On January 27, 2023, Vanessa married musician John Vaughn. [20] [21]

The twins have stated in at least a couple of videos that they are of Spanish, Portuguese, Irish, German and Mexican descent. [22] [23]

Filmography

This filmography is of the twins as a duo.
Television and Film
Year(s)TitleVeronica's roleVanessa's roleNotes
2014–2016 Jane the Virgin VictoriaValeria5 episodes
2015 Faking It WillaEllaEpisode: "Prom Scare"
2016The StandoffMiaMayaDirect-to-video film
2017HyperlinkedMissyChrissyEpisode: "The Interview"
2020 Like a Boss LolaLayla
2024 Mean Girls Social Media FriendSocial Media Friend [24]
This filmography is of Vanessa Merrell.
Film
Year(s)TitleRoleNotesRef.
2020SwitchedOlivia [25]

Awards and nominations

YearAward ShowCategoryResultRefs
2016 Shorty Awards YouNower of the YearWon [9]
Streamy Awards LiveWon [10]
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Female Web StarNominated [11]
2018Teen Choice AwardsChoice Female Web StarNominated [12]
Teen Choice AwardsChoice YoutuberNominated [12]
Streamy AwardsLifestyleWon [13]
2019Shorty AwardsBest YouTube EnsembleNominated [15]
2020 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Female Social StarNominated [16]

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