WHEN she was just 11 years old Lottie Tomlinson's brother Louis became part of one of the biggest boy band's of all time. One Direction's rapid rise to fame thrust each of their families into the spotlight but rather than shy away from the public glare, Lottie took her newfound platform and made it her own. Now 26, the Doncaster native has come a long way from simply being known as Louis Tomlinson's little sister.
She has honed her beauty skills into a successful make-up career, working at London Fashion Week and even releasing a book of tutorials. Lottie also started a self tanning empire in Tanologist alongside Lou Teasdale, who she met through her brother Louis. The former make-up artist for One Direction wasted no time in signing the young talent after they worked together on the band's On The Road Again tour.
Read More On Lottie Tomlinson Finding her own way Lou has been both a professional and personal support for Lottie ever since, helping her through the deaths of her mother Johannah Deakin and younger sister Félicité Tomlinson. She even wrote the forward for Lottie's latest book, Lucky Girl: Family, Falling and Finding My Way. Brand expert Nick Ede spoke exclusively to Fabulous about Lottie's new book and what it could mean for her career in the long-run.
"I think one of the things that's really interesting about her is that she obviously became famous vicariously through her brother and the success of One Direction," he says. Most read in Fabulous "But you have .