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# Lifestyle blogger Lily Pebbles: "I wouldn't be where I am without Birmingham City University!"
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/lifestyle-blogger-lily-pebbles-i-wouldnt-be-where-i-am-without-birmingham-city-university/
- Published: 2018-03-14T22:05:13.000Z
- Updated: 2018-03-14T22:05:13.000Z
- Author: Birmingham Eastside
- Tags: Birmingham City University, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

Lifestyle blogger and '**YouTuber**' [Lily Pebbles](https://www.lilypebbles.co.uk/about-me?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk#SZ5g3TGSwTy8j7x5.97) says she wouldn't be where she is now if it wasn't for **Birmingham City University**.

> "I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for my uni. It's funny because I never actually wanted to go to university, and this was the only one that I actually applied for.”  
>  
> "**Charlotte Carey** \- my old lecturer- encouraged me to start a blog and it all came from there really."

> Tonight's [#BCUcitytalks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCUcitytalks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) kicks off with lifestyle blogger and [@BCUAlumni](https://twitter.com/BCUAlumni?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) [@lilypebbles](https://twitter.com/lilypebbles?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) being interviewed by [@MixedGemsBeauty](https://twitter.com/MixedGemsBeauty?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) about the varying forms of female friendships [pic.twitter.com/YEkuxim4aa](https://t.co/YEkuxim4aa?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)
> 
> — Birmingham City Uni (@BCUPressOffice) [March 14, 2018](https://twitter.com/BCUPressOffice/status/973991154604748811?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)

Lily Pebbles is a Marketing graduate and the university's 'Graduate of the Year' this year and was talking about her impact in the digital world at BCU's '**City talks**' event.

She was discussing her new book, '**The F word: A personal exploration of female friendships'**.

This is a subject that has particular relevance at the moment, with the gender pay gap as well as sexual harassment (the #metoo campaign and Hollywood scandal) gaining mainstream attention.

The book was released on **International Women's day and** she talked about the timing of it:

> "The timing is a bit of a coincidence. It's always been an important topic for me, but the more people that are talking about it, the better.“  
>  
> “I'd always considered it important, and I just needed to find the right platform for it. The topic is really what inspired me."

> “I’d rather turn a job down than working with something I don’t believe in” - great approach 👍[@lilypebbles](https://twitter.com/lilypebbles?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) [#BCUcitytalks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCUcitytalks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)
> 
> — BCU Graduate+ (@BCUGraduatePlus) [March 14, 2018](https://twitter.com/BCUGraduatePlus/status/974001854119137286?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)

Lily's former lecturer, **Charlotte Carey** introduced the event and praised her entrepreneurship as she listed her list of achievements.

With over **450,000** subscribers on **YouTube**, **400,000** followers on **Instagram**, a blog, collaborations with various beauty brands, a podcast and a book now under her belt, she discussed why she enjoys what she does:

> "I'm quite a creative person. It's really nice to be able to your own thing, to be your own boss. I enjoy that, and there are perks too."

> .[@lilypebbles](https://twitter.com/lilypebbles?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) meets fans and signs copies of her new book after tonight’s [#bcucitytalks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcucitytalks?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk) [pic.twitter.com/WEZAUt4Ify](https://t.co/WEZAUt4Ify?ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)
> 
> — Birmingham City Uni (@BCUPressOffice) [March 14, 2018](https://twitter.com/BCUPressOffice/status/974016613761650693?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=birminghameastside.co.uk)

She admitted that she hadn't always intended to enter the YouTubing world:

> "I never knew what I wanted to do. My uncle was in advertising and I always wanted to do that. When I started out after University I was a runner on adverts, and it's the side of this job that I really enjoy.”  
>  
> "What I do now is kind of marketing and advertising - just for my own brand. I love coming up with new ideas and I've found that side of the book really interesting."

*Lily Pebbles was talking at Birmingham City University’s ‘City talks’ event following the launch of her new book, ‘The F Word’.*