Pop star Pixie Lott has spoken of how camping holidays helped her become a celebrity singer.
The 18-year-old has found fame this year, but revealed it might never have happened had she not enjoyed her trips away with the Brownies so much.
She explained in the Sun that the skills learned when camping and skiing helped her become independent, which encouraged her to progress her career.
Lott is supporting Girlguiding UK’s Changing The World campaign and said she was “astounded” to hear how tens of thousands of Guides, Rainbows and Brownies are volunteering to help charities across the world.
“Each of the 18 charities who teamed up with Girlguiding UK created a project so the girls could pick an issue that mattered to them and then do something to make a difference,” the songstress told the newspaper.
In total, the initiative has helped raise a total of more than £750,000, leading Lott to encourage would-be world-changers to join the movement.
Girlguiding is currently celebrating its centenary year, with a celebratory camp organised for July 2010 expected to welcome around 5,000 UK guides.
