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 Pentland at Vidcon 2014. | ||||||||||
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| Born | Louise Alexandra Pentland 28 April 1985[1] | |||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||
| Other names | Sprinkle of Glitter, Sprinkle Of Chatter | |||||||||
| Occupation(s) | YouTuber, vlogger, blogger | |||||||||
| Website | sprinkleofglitter | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2009 - present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 2.3 million subscribers[2] (December 2015) | |||||||||
| Total views | 126.8 million views[2] (December 2015) | |||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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[update] 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[update] 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ https://twitter.com/SprinkleofGlitr/status/593183573152296960
- ^ a b Of Glitter/about "About Sprinkle Of Glitter". YouTube.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Louise Pentland on using her YouTube fame to help others". Wired UK. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Hickling, Andy (18 September 2013). "YouTuber Interview: Louise Pentland (Sprinkle of Glitter)". imediamonkey. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Chapman, Sophie (25 September 2011). "Beauty comes from within: Bloggers Uncovered: Louise from 'Sprinkle Of Glitter'". Beauty Comes From Within. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ a b "YouTuber Louise Pentland Confirmed as Guest Speaker". RDO. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Audley, Alice (3 April 2014). "Social media sensations: top UK Beauty YouTubers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Sprinkleofglitter YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "SprinkleofChatter YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". Vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.tcs.cam.ac.uk/fashionbeauty/0032079-interview-with-louise-pentland.html
- ^ 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
- ^ Eyre, Charlotte (18 December 2014). "Faber Children's acquires Sprinkle of Glitter vlogger". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ Forrest, Adam (2014-12-09). "How Are YouTubers Going to Change the Publishing Industry?". Vice. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
- ^ "High News - Changes in the Languages Faculty". Northampton High School. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "***Sprinkle Of Glitter*** -- Beauty - Baby - Lifestyle - UK: Update". sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.at.
- ^ 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.