--- title: Pippa Middleton Doesn't Want to Be Called a Party Girl description: When Pippa Middleton released her party-planning book, she didn't expect it to take over how she was seen by the public. canonical: https://time.com/4499921/pippa-middleton-not-a-party-girl/ author: Megan Lasher article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-19T18:26:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:03:24.712Z og:title: Pippa Middleton Doesn't Want to Be Called a Party Girl og:description: 'I would be lying if I said it didn't affect me' og:url: https://time.com/4499921/pippa-middleton-not-a-party-girl/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6234703f6bc5790/6988a6b52dce01698a9eab6c/pippa-middleton-party-girl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: British Heart Foundation: Roll Out The Red Ball - Drinks Reception og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Pippa Middleton Doesn't Want to Be Called a Party Girl twitter:description: 'I would be lying if I said it didn't affect me' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6234703f6bc5790/6988a6b52dce01698a9eab6c/pippa-middleton-party-girl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Pippa Middleton Doesn't Want to Be Called a Party Girl > Sponsored content. 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Benett—Getty Images by [Megan Lasher](https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Sep 19, 2016 6:26 PM UTC When Pippa Middleton released her [party-planning book](https://www.amazon.com/Celebrate-Year-Festivities-Families-Friends/dp/0670026352?tag=mottocom-20), _Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends_ in 2012, she didn’t expect it to take over how she was seen by the public. Her simple tips—which were met with a [great deal of criticism](https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/how-popular-are-your-nyc-dessert-opinions?utm%5Fterm=.wm8EWOD46R#.gyvVJR7xvG)—took part in creating the “party girl” label she says has been unfairly placed on her. Middleton [told the ](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-3796152/I-no-party-girl-Pippa-Middleton-insists-publishes-cookbook.html)[_Daily Mail_](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-3796152/I-no-party-girl-Pippa-Middleton-insists-publishes-cookbook.html)that she doesn’t identify with that description. “People see me as someone privileged who has used my position to advantage; that I don’t really work, that I am a socialite—that word really irritates me—and that I’m a party girl without any substance,” she said. Now publishing a cookbook she put together for British Heart Foundation featuring healthy recipes from sports stars, Middleton admits that the “party girl” narrative is upsetting to her. “I try not to be too sensitive about things because it’s just a bit of life I have to deal with. But I would be lying if I said it didn’t affect me,” she said. Pippa’s heart-healthy book isn’t the only philanthropic thing the Middleton family has done lately. Her sister Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has made waves in [speaking out about mental health issues](http://motto.time.com/4452208/kate-middleton-mental-health-children/) across the country, and has also made her passion for education and [inspiring young people](http://motto.time.com/4465916/prince-william-princess-diana-advice/) visible. Just last Friday, she visited a school and left her mark by telling young performers to “never give up on \[their\] dreams,” [PEOPLE reported](http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222%5F21030717,00.html). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4499921/pippa-middleton-not-a-party-girl/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4499921/pippa-middleton-not-a-party-girl/"},"headline":"Pippa Middleton Doesn't Want to Be Called a Party Girl","datePublished":"2016-09-19T18:26:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:03:24.712Z","description":"'I would be lying if I said it didn't affect me'","url":"https://time.com/4499921/pippa-middleton-not-a-party-girl/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6234703f6bc5790/6988a6b52dce01698a9eab6c/pippa-middleton-party-girl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Lasher","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6234703f6bc5790/6988a6b52dce01698a9eab6c/pippa-middleton-party-girl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"British Heart Foundation: Roll Out The Red Ball - Drinks Reception","caption":"Pippa Middleton attends a drinks reception during the British Heart Foundation: Roll Out The Red Ball at The Savoy Hotel on February 11, 2016 in London, England.","creditText":"David M. 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