After 10 years, I've decided to close roselesliesource.com.
For quite some time now, the site has been stuck in maintenance mode after being hacked (with only the gallery remaining accessible). It’s been heartbreaking to see it like that for so long, but I don’t have the technical skills to fix it anymore, and I no longer want to spend money on hosting. I'm no longer an anxious student, but an adult with a house, a garden, and plenty of other hobbies and things to do. :)
This wasn't an easy decision because this fansite has always been my baby. It taught me so much, not only about web development, but also about English, since French is my native language. It became a creative outlet and a place where I could escape whenever life got difficult. I started Rose Leslie Source because I fell in love with Ygritte, and with an actress whose performances still move me just as much today as they did back in 2013.
Over the past decade, I've spent countless hours updating the gallery, writing detailed filmographies, adding screencaps, and doing everything I could to make it the best resource possible for anyone who wanted to learn more about Rose and her work.
Along the way, I received messages that meant the world to me, including one from a writer on Late Night with Seth Meyers, who took the time to thank me and tell me the site was a goldmine of information. But the message that changed everything came in 2016, eventually leading to something I never imagined: meeting Rose in 2022.
For an hour, I got to experience firsthand everything I had always heard about her: her kindness, warmth, generosity, humility, and genuine interest in other people. We met again last year, and she was once again incredibly generous with her time. Those memories are something I'll always treasure.
Over the years, I've also grown tired of celebrity culture. Rose Leslie Source first began as a Tumblr blog in 2014 before becoming a full website in 2016. Back during the Game of Thrones days, there were constant insults, threats, and hateful comments directed at Rose simply because she got in the way of certain ships. A few people even came after me just because I ran a fansite dedicated to her. The fan wars, popularity contests, box office battles, and endless social media drama have never interested me. Some people seem to thrive on that kind of negativity, which I've always found incredibly childish. After 10 years, still coming across that kind of nonsense makes me roll my eyes so hard and I just can’t be bothered anymore.
Despite all of that, my admiration for Rose and her work has never faded. I still enjoy keeping up with her projects and sharing updates, so the Twitter and Instagram accounts aren't going anywhere for now. As long as Rose keeps acting, I'll keep following her career and sharing the latest news with anyone who's interested, no matter how many people that may be.
Thank you to everyone who visited the site, supported it over the years, or simply stopped by to browse !
Emma
written on July 14, 2026