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“In high school I participated in drama club and theater.

Working as a union actress, she landed a gig “as a hand double for the showGhost Whisperer.

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“They said, ‘You either have to quit your YouTube channel or I’m going to drop you.

All this time you’re spending making these videos, you should be spending that time interning.

You should be spending that time auditioning.

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You should be spending that time on sets.'”

“I decided I’m going to do this,” she recalls.

“I’m not going to let YouTube go.

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My agent’s going to drop me.

That’s when I totally invested 100 percent of my time and my life savings into my channel.”

“I continued to bake for friends and family throughout the years for special occasions.

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I began to create themed treats after receiving continued requests from a lot of my friends.”

Now, she has eight full-time employees and she’s kept it all in the family.

“I know some families would have a hard time working together but my family are all very close.

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I find it’s a huge benefit and asset to have people you know you could trust.”

In fact, she’s currently clocking in100-hour weeks.

“I’m a host, a creator, a producer.

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I’m not hands-off with editing even though I have an editor.

I check in with him all the time.

I’m very hands-on in all aspects.”

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“And then the actual filming is only one day.

I didn’t know that.

It’s actually a lot of work!”

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5 onThe New York Times’ Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list.

Nintendo decided to return the love in 2014 by featuring Pansino in one of its games.

The baking sensation was a guest visitor in the StreetPass Mii Plaza on Nintendo 3DS.

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“It is such an honor to be a gold pants character,” she gushed toNintendo News.

“It has been really exciting to see everyone’s pictures of finding my Mii on their StreetPass.”

“Every penny I was able to save, that 10 percent savings, was about $20,000.”

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“$20,000 isn’t big, but for me, it was everything,” she explained.

According toForbes, she made about $2.5 million per year in 2015.

The publication later reported that by 2016, however, the YouTuber was making$6 million a year.

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Her cookbook deal and various appearances also bring in additional earnings.

It’s simple, warm, and very comforting.”

In case you’re wondering, Margherita pizza is her fave.

Rosanna Pansino eating pizza with her sister

“He was always making food cute because I liked it,” Pansino said of her father.

“And we’re still doing it!”

Pansino further revealed that this tradition inspired many of her videos.

Rosanna Pansino revealing second cookbook

In anInstagram post, Pansino confirmed: “I’m releasing a new cookbook!”

“This book includes recipes for the holidays and special occasions I celebrated growing up.

It has you covered all year round!”

Rosanna Pansino recuperating from surgery

The YouTuber also shared a photo of the book’s cover, prompting many well wishes from fans.

“I finally decided to freeze my eggs.

I have been on hormones and daily injections for 5 weeks,“the 33-year-old star wrote.

Rosanna Pansino posing with young fan

“I’m really excited but also nervous.”

Not bad for being 12, right?

“Then, when I was 10, I started to bake from scratch,” she explained.

Rosanna Pansino at VidCon 2018

Rosado revealed that she would watch Pansino’s baking videos, as well asYolanda Gampp’s, on Youtube.

These days, the young baker only whips up treats from scratch.

Pansino herself recognizes the importance of visual media not just for children, but anyone who is a visual-learner.

Rosanna Pansino in Nerdy Nummies kitchen

“I have a learning disability,” she toldNPR.

Pansino revealed to the publication that she has dyslexia.

For years, Pansino has been open about her struggles with her fans.

Rosanna Pansino, 2018

Went through many drafts.”

Pansino proves that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of.

Undoubtedly, she is a great role model for theover two million American childrenreceiving help with a reading disorder.

By 2016, however, the YouTuber was making$6 million a year.

“I would say that I turn down over 90 percent of opportunities that come my way.”

The baker said she does this to remain authentic.

Plus, her fans would notice if she promoted something she doesn’t use in her videos.

“That’s something that’s really beautiful about being a digital creator,” said the star.

“People keep you honest.”

Before that, though, she considered many other career paths.