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{{Infobox YouTube personality
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = '''Louise Pentland'''
| name = Phil Lester
| image = Phil Lester by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| image = Louise Pentland by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Pentland at [[Vidcon]] 2014.
| alt =
| birth_name = Louise Alexandra Pentland
| caption = Lester in 2014.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|04|28|df=y}}<ref>https://twitter.com/SprinkleofGlitr/status/593183573152296960</ref>
| birth_name = Philip Michael Lester
| birth_place =[[Northampton]], [[England]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|1|30}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AmazingPhil/status/31678961272492032 |title=Twitter / AmazingPhil: Awr so many Happy Birthday's |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=13 October 2013}}</ref>
| nationality = British
| origin = [[Rawtenstall]], [[Lancashire]], England
| other_names = Sprinkle of Glitter, Sprinkle Of Chatter
| nationality = [[British people|British]]
| occupation = YouTuber, vlogger, blogger
| residence = [[London]], England
| alma_mater = [[Liverpool John Moores University]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
| website = {{URL|http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/}}
* YouTube personality
| channel_name = Sprinkle Of Glitter
* radio host
| years_active = 2009 - present
| genre = {{flatlist|
*Vlogging
*beauty
*fashion
}}
}}
| subscribers = 2.3 million subscribers | subscriber_date = December 2015
| channel_name = AmazingPhil
| views = 126.8 million views | view_date = December 2015
| years_active = 2006–present
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
| subscribers = 3.1 million subscribers | subscriber_date = December 2015
* [[Zoe Sugg|Zoella]]
| views = 281 million | view_date = December 2015
| network = [[ChannelFlip]]
| associated_acts = [[Dan Howell]]
| known_for = [[Vlogging]], [[presenting]]
| silver_button = yes
| silver_year = 2009
| gold_button = yes
| gold_year = 2013
| stats_update = 8 December 2015
| module = {{Infobox person/Internet info
| web alias = AmazingPhil, LessAmazingPhil
}}
}}
|silver_button = yes |silver_year =
|gold_button = yes |gold_year =
|stats_update = 11 December 2015
}}
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'''Philip Michael "Phil" Lester''' (born 30 January 1987) is a [[British people|British]] [[YouTuber]], [[vlogger]] and radio personality from [[Rawtenstall]], [[Lancashire]]. He is best known for his YouTube channel ''AmazingPhil''. Together with frequent collaborator [[Dan Howell]], Lester presented Sunday night entertainment show ''[[Dan and Phil]]'' on [[BBC Radio 1]] from January 2013 until August 2014, and since September 2014 has been a monthly host on the station's [[The Internet Takeover|''Internet Takeover'']] slot.


'''Louise Alexandra Pentland''' (born 28 April 1985) is a British fashion, beauty vlogger, blogger, Youtuber and internet personality. She is best known by her fans and viewers on [[YouTube]] as '''SprinkleofGlitter'''.
==Biography==
Lester was raised in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. Along with older brother Martyn<ref>{{cite book |last1=Howell |first1=Dan |last2=Lester |first2=Phil |title=The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire |publisher=Ebury Publishing |date=December 8, 2015 |orig-year=1st pub. 2015 |pages=32–33 |isbn=9781473528079 |lastauthoramp=y}}</ref>, he attended [[Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/rossendale/waterfoot/10755159.Ex_students_from_Bacup_and_Rawtenstall_Grammar_School_celebrate_a_century_of_education/ |title=Ex-students from Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School celebrate a century of education |date=23 October 2013 |website=Lancashire Telegraph |accessdate=8 December 2015}}</ref> He later completed a degree in English Language and Linguistics from the [[University of York]] and a post graduate in the Department of Theatre, Film and television, going on to obtain a Master of Arts in Video Postproduction with Specialisation in Visual Effects.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/01/20/york-student-stars-in-confusedcom-advert/ |title=York student stars in confused.com advert |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=20 January 2009 |website=Nouse |accessdate=29 March 2014}}</ref>


== Early life ==
Lester has lived with best friend and fellow YouTuber [[Dan Howell]] since August 2011<ref>{{cite AV media|people = Dan Howell|date = 11 August 2011|title = HOT BOYS on Teen Cribz|medium = YouTube|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOOjzSv-ZMM | access-date = 9 August 2015 | format = video}}</ref>, and the pair moved to London together in July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lester|first1=Phil|title=@hi_jimmy we move next week! Yes we should :D you can teach me what an oyster card is|url=https://twitter.com/AmazingPhil/status/225953399613554688|website=Twitter|publisher=Phil Lester|accessdate=8 December 2015}}</ref> They frequently appear in each other's videos.
Louise Alexandra Pentland grew up in Northampton. When Louise was a young child her mother died of breast cancer that had spread throughout her body. Louise posted a video in October 2015 titled, "My Pink Hair Story || Sprinkle of Glitter" where she goes into more detail about her mother's death. Her father later remarried and Louise suffered mental and physical abuse from her step-mother who also gave birth to Louise's half sister, Tiyana Francesca Pentland. While at school at [[Northampton High School, Northamptonshire|Northampton High School]], Louise experienced bullying.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz_QGhfxcjE&feature=youtu.be</ref> In 2003, Pentland moved to [[Liverpool]] to study Psychology and Biology; she attended [[Liverpool John Moores University]] and graduated with honours in 2006.<ref name="DeGrunwald">{{cite web|last=De Grunwald |first=Tanya |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2656209/The-teen-phenomenon-thats-taking-Youtube.html |title=Meet the YouTube big hitters: The bright young vloggers who have more fans than 1D |work=[[Daily Mail]] |date=15 June 2014 |accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Pentland was working in a number of office roles when she began writing a craft and interior [[DIY]] blog named "Sprinkle of Glitter".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-10/19/louise-pentland |title=Louise Pentland on using her YouTube fame to help others |publisher=[[Wired UK]] |date=19 October 2013 |accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref> {{As of|March 2015}} the lifestyle, fashion and beauty [[blog]] has over 159,000 followers.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}


Pentland began her [[YouTube]] channel, also named "Sprinkle of Glitter", in January 2010 focusing on beauty, fashion and lifestyle related content, as well as her pregnancy.<ref name="DeGrunwald"/><ref name="imediamonkey">{{cite web|url=http://www.imediamonkey.com/2013/09/18/youtuber-interview-louise-pentland-sprinkle-of-glitter|title=YouTuber Interview: Louise Pentland (Sprinkle of Glitter) |publisher=imediamonkey |accessdate=22 June 2014 |date=18 September 2013 |first=Andy |last=Hickling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beautycfw.com/2011/09/bloggers-uncovered-louise-from-sprinkle.html |title=Beauty comes from within: Bloggers Uncovered: Louise from 'Sprinkle Of Glitter' |publisher=Beauty Comes From Within |date=25 September 2011 |accessdate=18 August 2014 |first=Sophie |last=Chapman}}</ref> The channel has since expanded to include motivational and [[Advice column|advice videos]], along with the previous content.<ref name="DeGrunwald"/><ref name="imediamonkey"/> In August 2012, Pentland began a second channel named "Sprinkle of Chatter", where she uploads lifestyle [[vlogging|vlogs]].<ref name="imediamonkey"/><ref name="rdo">{{cite web|url=http://www.rdo.org/events/top-youtuber-louise-pentland-confirmed-as-guest-speaker-for-rdo5/ |title=YouTuber Louise Pentland Confirmed as Guest Speaker |publisher=RDO |date=5 August 2014 |accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref> Pentland has done many collaborations on her channel with other YouTubers, including: [[Zoe Sugg]], [[Joe Sugg]], [[Alfie Deyes]], [[Louis Cole]], [[Tanya Burr]], [[Tyler Oakley]], [[Troye Sivan]], [[Grace Helbig]], [[Phil Lester]], [[Dan Howell]], [[Caspar Lee]], [[Jim Chapman (Internet celebrity)|Jim Chapman]] and others.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/10742430/Social-media-sensations-top-UK-Beauty-YouTubers.html|title=Social media sensations: top UK Beauty YouTubers |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=22 June 2014 |date=3 April 2014 |first=Alice |last=Audley}}</ref>
=== YouTube ===
[[File:Dan Howell (a-k-a Danisnotonfire) and Phil Lester (a-k-a- AmazingPhil) meeting two young fans- 2014-01-26 11-22.jpg|thumbnail|right|Lester with friend Howell, meeting fans]]


{{As of|2015|07}} Pentland's main YouTube channel has over 2.2&nbsp;million subscribers and over 109 million video views; her second channel "Sprinkle of Chatter" has over 1 million subscribers and over 53 million views.<ref name="rdo"/><ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="vidstatsx">{{cite web|url=http://vidstatsx.com/Sprinkleofglitter/youtube-channel|title=Sprinkleofglitter YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking|publisher=vidstatsx.com |accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vidstatsx.com/SprinkleofChatter/youtube-channel |title=SprinkleofChatter YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking |publisher=Vidstatsx.com |accessdate=9 March 2015}}</ref> Pentland is influential in [[social media]], with over 1 million followers on [[twitter]] and [[Instagram]].<ref name="DeGrunwald"/><ref name="telegraph"/><ref name="ew"/>
At age 19 on 27 March 2006, Lester posted his first YouTube vlog titled "Phil's Video Blog" on his main YouTube channel, ''AmazingPhil''.<ref>{{Citation|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0dsyXzmHFM|accessdate = 2015-11-04}}</ref> Since then he has posted over 200 videos on his channel and as of December 2015 has over 3 million subscribers and 281 million video views.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/amazingphil |title=AmazingPhil |publisher=YouTube |date=7 February 2006 |accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref> He reached 1 million YouTube subscribers on 6 July 2013, 2 million on 29 August 2014 and 3 million on 12 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lester|first1=Phil|title=Woke up to 2000,000 subscribers!!! THANK YOU!|url=https://twitter.com/AmazingPhil/status/505290921874063360|website=Twitter|publisher=Phil Lester|accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lester|first1=Phil|title=Phil Lester on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/AmazingPhil/status/653519531093196801|website=Twitter|publisher=Phil Lester|accessdate=13 October 2015}}</ref>


Pentland has identified as a [[feminism|feminist]]<ref>http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/fashionbeauty/0032079-interview-with-louise-pentland.html</ref> and interviewed [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] leader [[Ed Miliband]] during the [[United Kingdom general election, 2015]]<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/general-election-2015-ed-miliband-does-interview-with-sprinkle-of-glitter-beauty-blogger-to-convince-teens-to-vote-10226102.html</ref>
Lester also has a second channel, ''LessAmazingPhil'', which has over 887,000 subscribers and 19.8 million views, as of December 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/LessAmazingPhil/about |title= LessAmazingPhil - About |accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref>


She is set to publish a [[diary]] entitled ''Sprinkle of Glitter Diary 2016: How to Have the Best Year of Your Life'' through [[Faber and Faber|Faber Children]] in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eyre |first1=Charlotte |title=Faber Children’s acquires Sprinkle of Glitter vlogger |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/faber-children-s-acquires-sprinkle-glitter-vlogger |work=[[The Bookseller]] |accessdate=18 December 2014 |date=18 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How Are YouTubers Going to Change the Publishing Industry? |first=Adam |last=Forrest |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=2014-12-09 |accessdate=2014-12-18 |url=http://www.vice.com/read/how-are-youtubers-going-to-change-the-publishing-industry-042}}</ref>
In 2010, Lester and Howell took part in the live, annual 24 hour internet broadcast "Stickaid", a fundraiser for charity [[UNICEF]].<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZp0tTD3Ta0|title=Phil and Dan love Stickaid!|date=4 September 2010|work=YouTube}}</ref>


==Personal life==
Lester has also appeared alongside Howell in Benjamin Cook's twelve part web series ''Becoming YouTube'', and was interviewed on the various topics Cook covered.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anatomy of a YouTuber|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6p1JBYWFt0|website=YouTube|accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref>
Pentland married teacher Matt Watson, on 4 September 2010; their daughter Darcy Jane Watson was born in 2011.<ref name="DeGrunwald"/><ref name="ew">{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/153372/From-Tanya-Burr-To-Patricia-Bright-The-Fashion-and-Beauty-YouTubers-You-NEED-To-Watch |title=From Tanya Burr To Patricia Bright: The Fashion and Beauty YouTubers You NEED To Watch |publisher=[[Gigwise|EntertainmentWise]] |date=26 June 2014 |accessdate=18 August 2014 |first=Alicia |last=Adejobi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northamptonhigh.co.uk/systemfiles/2008newsletter.asp?id=394 |title=High News - Changes in the Languages Faculty |publisher=[[Northampton High School, Northamptonshire|Northampton High School]] |date=17 January 2014 |accessdate=18 August 2014}}</ref> Pentland and Watson separated mid 2014 which Pentland announced on her blog, but both have stated they have split on very good terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.at/2015/03/update.html|title=***Sprinkle Of Glitter*** -- Beauty - Baby - Lifestyle - UK: Update|work=sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.at}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Baxter-Wright |first=Dusty |url=http://www.sugarscape.com/celebs/news/a1076372/youtuber-sprinkle-of-glitter-split-husband/ |title=YouTuber 'Sprinkle of Glitter' aka Louise Pentland has split up from husband Matt Watson |publisher=[[Sugarscape.com]] |date=2015-03-23 |accessdate=2015-03-27}}</ref>


== References ==
On 12 September 2014, Lester and Howell posted the first video on their new gaming YouTube channel, DanandPhilGAMES. On 8 March 2015 the channel hit 1 million subscribers.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=danisnotonfire|author=Dan Howell|number=574591780903108608|date=8 March 2015|title=DanAndPhilGAMES has just hit 1,000,000 subscribers! https://www.youtube.com/user/DanAndPhilGAMES ... this is awesome thank you to everybody enjoying our videos}}</ref> It was officially the fastest growing channel on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SITC 2015|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yes771oJ370&feature=youtu.be&t=20m18s|accessdate = 2015-11-04}}</ref>
{{reflist|2}}


== External links ==
On 1 April 2015, Lester and Howell launched a spin-off [[crafts]]-based channel, ''DanAndPhilCRAFTS'', as an [[April Fools]] joke. It features a single video of him and Howell creating square [[snowflakes]] out of [[paper]], with an amateur editing style and humour throughout. It reached over 154,000 subscribers and 500,000 total video views in one week.<ref>{{cite web|title=DanAndPhilCRAFTS|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAEs9f6wWiJPjmyW58HpGjA|accessdate=7 April 2015}}</ref>
* {{Official website|http://sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk/}}

==== The Super Amazing Project ====

In 2011, Lester and Howell created a collaborative YouTube channel through network [[My Damn Channel]]. Titled ''The Super Amazing Project'', it featured the duo discussing and investigating paranormal events.<ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web|author=door The Super Amazing Project |url=https://www.youtube.com/superamazingproject |title=The Super Amazing Project |publisher=YouTube |date=26 September 2011 |accessdate=27 February 2013}}</ref> Segments included "Viewers Spooky Happenings", where the audience of the show would send in "scary" items for the video bloggers to react to, and "In The News This Week", where the duo recapped recent light-hearted news items and viral videos. In October 2014, it was announced that as of that month Lester and Howell would not carry on working on ''The Super Amazing Project'' in order to concentrate on their Radio 1 show.<ref name="Howell FB, 1 October 2014">{{cite web|last1=Howell|first1=Dan|title=Danisnotonfire on Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/danisnotonfire/posts/10152427898698481|website=Facebook|accessdate=27 August 2015|date=1 October 2014}}</ref> Lester and Howell later announced that the Super Amazing Project would be hosted by new presenters, found by channel owners My Damn Channel.<ref name="Howell FB, 1 October 2014" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lester|first1=Phil|title=Saying farewell to The Super Amazing Project: https://www.facebook.com/danisnotonfire/posts/10152427898698481 … whenever I see a dog with red eyes I will remember you. 👻|url=https://twitter.com/amazingphil/status/517279060867948544|website=Twitter|accessdate=27 August 2015|date=1 October 2014}}</ref>

=== Radio ===
{{main|Dan and Phil}}
In November 2012, the [[BBC]] announced that from January 2013 onwards, Lester and Howell would present the Sunday night entertainment and request show for national UK radio station [[BBC Radio 1]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-11-09/vernon-kay-and-reggie-yates-to-leave-radio-1 |title=Radio Times |publisher=Radio Times |date= |accessdate=27 February 2013}}</ref> The duo had occasionally worked with Radio 1 before, making videos for the station's YouTube channel<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/bbcradio1 |title=BBC Radio 1 |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=27 February 2013}}</ref> and presenting two Christmas broadcasts.

The show was designed to be an interactive, audio-visual broadcast involving music videos made by viewers, physical challenges performed on air by Howell and Lester, and song requests from listeners. It was streamed in video, live on the BBC Radio 1 website, and accessible worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_radio_one |title=Radio 1 Greg James – 27/02/2013 |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=27 February 2013}}</ref>

In August 2014, it was announced that the last Dan and Phil show would be broadcast on 24 August, with the duo moving to a different show on Monday nights, featuring other popular video bloggers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cooper|first1=Ben|title=New youth presenters for Radio 1|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/r1-youth-presenters|website=BBC|accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref> This show's title was later revealed as [[the Internet Takeover]]; it features Lester alongside Howell as the presenters for the first Monday evening of every month.

=== ''The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire'' ===
On 26 March 2015, Lester and Howell announced via a trailer on Howell's channel <ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN-QBnrdGUA|title=The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire – Reveal Trailer|author=|date=26 March 2015|work=YouTube|accessdate=7 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huAYjF2FY9c|title=The Dan and Phil BOOK & TOUR!|author=|date=27 March 2015|work=YouTube|accessdate=7 July 2015}}</ref> that they had written a book titled ''The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire.'' It was released in the UK on 8 October 2015 and worldwide on 15 October 2015, published by [[Ebury Publishing|Ebury Press]] and [[Random House Children's Books]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire|author1=Lester, Phil|author2=Howell, Dan|authorlink2=Dan Howell|date=13 October 2015|publisher=Random House Children's Books|isbn=9781101939840|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jKJlrgEACAAJ|accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref> In relation to this, the pair embarked on a virtually sold out tour travelling around the UK during October and November 2015,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huAYjF2FY9c</ref><ref>http://danandphil.seetickets.com/tour/dan-phil/</ref> named "The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seetickets.com/event/the-amazing-tour-is-not-on-fire-/london-palladium/866116|title=The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire!|website=seetickets.org|accessdate=7 July 2015|location=London Palladium, London|date=8 November 2015}}</ref>

The book topped the General Hardbacks [[The Sunday Times|Sunday Times]] Bestsellers list having sold 26,745 copies in the UK in the first week of its release.<ref>{{Cite web|title = dan hOGREwell on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/danisnotonfire/status/655726219372138496|website = Twitter|accessdate = 2015-11-04}}</ref> It also became a #1 [[The New York Times Best Seller list|New York Times Bestseller]] in the young adult hardcover list.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Phil Lester on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/AmazingPhil/status/657247864612114432|website = Twitter|accessdate = 2015-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Best Sellers - The New York Times|url = http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-11-01/young-adult-hardcover/list.html|website = www.nytimes.com|accessdate = 2015-11-04}}</ref>

=== Other media ===

In 2007, Lester appeared as a contestant on ''[[The Weakest Link]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel Ashby |url=http://theyorker.co.uk/legacy_articles/729 |title=Student star to appear on Weakest Link |publisher=The Yorker |date=9 November 2007 |accessdate=27 February 2013}}</ref> He also played the role of Tim in 2009 film ''[[Faintheart]]''<ref name="IMDb">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2886816/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title=Phil Lester|author=|date=|work=IMDb|accessdate=7 July 2015}}</ref> and appeared in a Confused.com advertisement later that year.<ref>{{cite news|title=York student stars in confused.com advert|url=http://www.nouse.co.uk/2009/01/20/york-student-stars-in-confusedcom-advert/|accessdate=27 August 2015|work=Nouse|date=20 January 2009}}</ref>

Lester was interviewed with other internet entertainers on Channel 4 News in October 2012 about the increased popularity of YouTube and video blogging as a profession.<ref>{{cite web|author=Katie Razzall |url=http://www.channel4.com/news/the-rise-of-the-vloggers |title=The rise of the vloggers – Channel 4 News |publisher=Channel4.com |date=20 October 2012 |accessdate=27 February 2013}}</ref>

In 2013 Howell and Lester appeared on Friday Download, a BAFTA award winning CBBC TV show.<ref>{{cite av media|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRAjBcbLuJ8|title=friday download with dan & phil - one|author=|date=4 October 2013|work=YouTube|accessdate=7 July 2015}}</ref>

In 2013 and 2014, Lester and Howell presented backstage coverage at the [[Brit Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.brits.co.uk/videos/video/1783|title = Dan & Phil at the BRITs - BRIT Awards 2014|author = |date = |work = BRIT Awards|accessdate = 8 September 2015}}</ref> and the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards.

In 2015, Lester, along with Howell, had voice cameo appearances in the UK cinema release of Disney's movie [[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]] as Technician 1 & 2.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/Disney_UK/status/552083307110748160 | title=UK cinema release of Big Hero 6 | publisher=Disney UK | accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.disney.co.uk/big-hero-6/characters/technicians#/videoId/1_p61qmwfb | title=The Technicians | publisher=Disney | accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref> That same year, both Howell and Lester guest-starred in fellow YouTube creator PJ Liguori's online series [[Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures]], voicing anthropomorphic food items Brie and Rash.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/16/new-oscars-hotel-characters-announced-at-summer-in-the-city-2015/ |title=New Oscar’s Hotel Characters Announced at Summer In The City 2015 |publisher=TenEighty Magazine |date=16 August 2015 |accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
In 2011, Lester won a [[Guinness World Record]] for fastest coin stacking, placing 25 coins on top of each other in 31.617 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|title=AmazingPhil v DanIsNotOnFire: Cadbury World Record Coin Stacking|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFeOp-Al55Y|website=YouTube|publisher=Cadbury|accessdate=10 August 2014}}</ref>

In 2013, Howell and Lester were voted winners of the Sony Golden Headphones Award, presented by the [[Sony Radio Academy Awards]], for ''[[Dan and Phil]]'' on BBC Radio 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sugarscape.com/main-topics/film-and-tv/867894/dan-and-phil-arrive-sony-radio-academy-awards-all-suited-pics |title=Dan and Phil win a Sony Radio Academy Award all suited up – pics |publisher=Sugarscape |date=15 September 2011 |accessdate=13 October 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, Lester, along with Howell was nominated for a [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] in the category [[2014 Teen Choice Awards#Choice Web|Choice Web Collaboration]] for their video "The Photo Booth Challenge".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teen-choice-awards-2014-winners-724423 |title=Teen Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=10 August 2014 |accessdate=10 December 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{YouTube|user = bbcradio1|BBC Radio 1}}
*{{BBC programme|b055k5n3|The Internet Takeover}}

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Louise Pentland
Pentland at Vidcon 2014.
Personal information
Born
Louise Alexandra Pentland

(1985-04-28) 28 April 1985 (age 39)[1]
Northampton, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesSprinkle of Glitter, Sprinkle Of Chatter
Occupation(s)YouTuber, vlogger, blogger
Websitesprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009 - present
Genres
  • Vlogging
  • beauty
  • fashion
Subscribers2.3 million subscribers[2]
(December 2015)
Total views126.8 million views[2]
(December 2015)
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 11 December 2015

Louise Alexandra Pentland (born 28 April 1985) is a British fashion, beauty vlogger, blogger, Youtuber and internet personality. She is best known by her fans and viewers on YouTube as SprinkleofGlitter.

Early life

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Louise Alexandra Pentland grew up in Northampton. When Louise was a young child her mother died of breast cancer that had spread throughout her body. Louise posted a video in October 2015 titled, "My Pink Hair Story || Sprinkle of Glitter" where she goes into more detail about her mother's death. Her father later remarried and Louise suffered mental and physical abuse from her step-mother who also gave birth to Louise's half sister, Tiyana Francesca Pentland. While at school at Northampton High School, Louise experienced bullying.[3] In 2003, Pentland moved to Liverpool to study Psychology and Biology; she attended Liverpool John Moores University and graduated with honours in 2006.[4]

Career

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Pentland was working in a number of office roles when she began writing a craft and interior DIY blog named "Sprinkle of Glitter".[5] As of March 2015 the lifestyle, fashion and beauty blog has over 159,000 followers.[citation needed]

Pentland began her YouTube channel, also named "Sprinkle of Glitter", in January 2010 focusing on beauty, fashion and lifestyle related content, as well as her pregnancy.[4][6][7] The channel has since expanded to include motivational and advice videos, along with the previous content.[4][6] In August 2012, Pentland began a second channel named "Sprinkle of Chatter", where she uploads lifestyle vlogs.[6][8] Pentland has done many collaborations on her channel with other YouTubers, including: Zoe Sugg, Joe Sugg, Alfie Deyes, Louis Cole, Tanya Burr, Tyler Oakley, Troye Sivan, Grace Helbig, Phil Lester, Dan Howell, Caspar Lee, Jim Chapman and others.[9]

As of July 2015 Pentland's main YouTube channel has over 2.2 million subscribers and over 109 million video views; her second channel "Sprinkle of Chatter" has over 1 million subscribers and over 53 million views.[8][9][10][11] Pentland is influential in social media, with over 1 million followers on twitter and Instagram.[4][9][12]

Pentland has identified as a feminist[13] and interviewed Labour Party leader Ed Miliband during the United Kingdom general election, 2015[14]

She is set to publish a diary entitled Sprinkle of Glitter Diary 2016: How to Have the Best Year of Your Life through Faber Children in August 2015.[15][16]

Personal life

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Pentland married teacher Matt Watson, on 4 September 2010; their daughter Darcy Jane Watson was born in 2011.[4][12][17] Pentland and Watson separated mid 2014 which Pentland announced on her blog, but both have stated they have split on very good terms.[18][19]

References

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  1. ^ https://twitter.com/SprinkleofGlitr/status/593183573152296960
  2. ^ a b Of Glitter/about "About Sprinkle Of Glitter". YouTube. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz_QGhfxcjE&feature=youtu.be
  4. ^ a b c d e De Grunwald, Tanya (15 June 2014). "Meet the YouTube big hitters: The bright young vloggers who have more fans than 1D". Daily Mail. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Louise Pentland on using her YouTube fame to help others". Wired UK. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Hickling, Andy (18 September 2013). "YouTuber Interview: Louise Pentland (Sprinkle of Glitter)". imediamonkey. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  7. ^ Chapman, Sophie (25 September 2011). "Beauty comes from within: Bloggers Uncovered: Louise from 'Sprinkle Of Glitter'". Beauty Comes From Within. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b "YouTuber Louise Pentland Confirmed as Guest Speaker". RDO. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  9. ^ a b c Audley, Alice (3 April 2014). "Social media sensations: top UK Beauty YouTubers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Sprinkleofglitter YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  11. ^ "SprinkleofChatter YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". Vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  12. ^ a b Adejobi, Alicia (26 June 2014). "From Tanya Burr To Patricia Bright: The Fashion and Beauty YouTubers You NEED To Watch". EntertainmentWise. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  13. ^ http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/fashionbeauty/0032079-interview-with-louise-pentland.html
  14. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/general-election-2015-ed-miliband-does-interview-with-sprinkle-of-glitter-beauty-blogger-to-convince-teens-to-vote-10226102.html
  15. ^ Eyre, Charlotte (18 December 2014). "Faber Children's acquires Sprinkle of Glitter vlogger". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  16. ^ Forrest, Adam (2014-12-09). "How Are YouTubers Going to Change the Publishing Industry?". Vice. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  17. ^ "High News - Changes in the Languages Faculty". Northampton High School. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  18. ^ "***Sprinkle Of Glitter*** -- Beauty - Baby - Lifestyle - UK: Update". sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.at.
  19. ^ Baxter-Wright, Dusty (2015-03-23). "YouTuber 'Sprinkle of Glitter' aka Louise Pentland has split up from husband Matt Watson". Sugarscape.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
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