Callie-Anna Rose Bates (born August 2, 2009) is the seventeenth child and tenth daughter of Gil Bates and Kelly Bates.
She is the sister of Zachary Bates, Michaela Keilen, Erin Paine, Lawson Bates, Nathan Bates, Alyssa Webster, Tori Smith, Trace Bates, Carlin Stewart, Josie Balka, Katie Clark, Jackson Bates, Warden Bates, Isaiah Bates, Addallee Bates, Ellie Bates, Judson Bates, and Jeb Bates.
Early life
Callie-Anna Rose Bates was born on August 2, 2009, in Tennessee, to Gil Bates and Kelly Bates. She was the couple's seventeenth child, and they went on to have two more children after her.
The "Anna Rose" part of her name is in honor of a former church member, Rose Ann Brown.
Callie is currently homeschooled. She is being brought up as an active participant of the Institute in Basic Life Principles.
She is described as a sassy and bossy child who is unafraid to speak her mind.
Health
Callie broke her wrist.
In January 2024, Callie broke her arm after she fell snowboarding in Colorado. She got a cast fitted past her elbow and got a sling. It came off 6-8 weeks later.
Career
Television
Callie appeared on the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting many times as a child.
In 2012, TLC aired one season of the show United Bates of America, which focused on Callie's family.
In 2015, UpTV began airing a similar show, Bringing Up Bates. Callie was regularly featured on both shows.
Wedding involvement
Callie was a flower girl at her sister Erin's wedding to Chad Paine on November 2, 2013.
She was a flower girl at her sister Michaela's wedding to Brandon Keilen on August 15, 2015.
She was a flower girl at her sister Tori's wedding to Bobby Smith on December 16, 2017.
She was a flower girl at her sister Carlin's wedding to Evan Stewart on May 25, 2019.
She was a bridesmaid at her brother Jackson's wedding to Emerson Wells on October 14, 2023.
