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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
editLouise 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
editPentland 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
editPentland 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.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz_QGhfxcjE&feature=youtu.be
- ^ 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.