Louise Pentland

Louise Pentland

Pentland at Vidcon 2014.
Born Louise Alexandra Pentland
28 April 1985[1]
Northampton, England
Nationality British
Other names Sprinkle of Glitter
Alma mater Liverpool John Moores University
Occupation YouTuber, vlogger, blogger
Years active 2009 - present
Children Darcy Jane Watson (born 2011)
Website
sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.uk

Louise Alexandra Watson (née Pentland) is an English fashion and beauty vlogger. She is best known by her fans and viewers on YouTube as SprinkleofGlitter.

Personal life

Pentland grew up in Northampton and moved to Liverpool in 2003 to study Psychology and Biology; she attended Liverpool John Moores University and graduated with honours in 2006.[2] Pentland married Matt Watson on 4 September 2010; their daughter Darcy was born in 2011.[2][3][4] Pentland and Watson separated mid 2014 which Pentland announced on her blog.[5][6]

Career

Louise was working in a number of office roles when she began writing a craft and interior DIY blog named "Sprinkle of Glitter".[7] As of March 2015 the lifestyle, fashion and beauty blog has over 159,000 followers.

Louise Pentland began her YouTube channel, also named "Sprinkle of Glitter", in January 2010 focusing on beauty and shopping related content, as well as her pregnancy.[2][8][9] The channel has since expanded to include motivational and advice videos, along with the previous content.[2][8] In August 2012, Pentland began a second channel named "Sprinkle of Chatter", where she uploads lifestyle vlogs.[8][10] 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, Dan Howell and others.[11]

As of March 2015 Louise Pentland's main YouTube channel has over 2 million subscribers and over 90 million video views; her second channel "Sprinkle of Chatter" has over 900k subscribers and over 40 million views.[10][11][12][13] Pentland is influential in social media, with over 1 million followers on twitter and Instagram.[2][4][11]

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.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/SprinkleofGlitr/status/593183573152296960
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 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.
  3. ↑ "High News - Changes in the Languages Faculty". Northampton High School. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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.
  5. ↑ "***Sprinkle Of Glitter*** -- Beauty - Baby - Lifestyle - UK: Update". sprinkleofglitter.blogspot.co.at.
  6. ↑ Baxter-Wright, Dusty (2015-03-23). "YouTuber 'Sprinkle of Glitter' aka Louise Pentland has split up from husband Matt Watson". Sugarscape. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Louise Pentland on using her YouTube fame to help others". Wired UK. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Hickling, Andy (18 September 2013). "YouTuber Interview: Louise Pentland (Sprinkle of Glitter)". imediamonkey. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Chapman, Sophie (25 September 2011). "Beauty comes from within: Bloggers Uncovered: Louise from 'Sprinkle Of Glitter'". Beauty Comes From Within. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "YouTuber Louise Pentland Confirmed as Guest Speaker". RDO. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Audley, Alice (3 April 2014). "Social media sensations: top UK Beauty YouTubers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sprinkleofglitter YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "SprinkleofChatter YouTube Channel Stats, Subscriber Statistics, Ranking". Vidstatsx.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  14. ↑ Eyre, Charlotte (18 December 2014). "Faber Children’s acquires Sprinkle of Glitter vlogger". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  15. ↑ Forrest, Adam (2014-12-09). "How Are YouTubers Going to Change the Publishing Industry?". Vice. Retrieved 2014-12-18.

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