A STUDENT from Riddlesdown behind a campaign encouraging people to wee in the shower has admitted she's been doing it for years.
Debs Torr, 20, of Riddlesdown, has made headlines across the globe with her and boyfriend Chris Dobson's #gowiththeflow campaign.
The couple, who both study at the University of East Anglia (UEA), are trying to encourage people to hold off their morning wee until they enter the shower, as a toilet uses 12 litres of water each time it is flushed.
And Debs, a former Wallington High School for Girls pupil said her and her boyfriend had not found the initial discussion awkward at all.
"We are both quite laidback so we didn't really mind," she said.
"I've been doing it for years so it's nice to know that it's not been for nothing! It is making me feel they were worth something."
The campaign is an entry for an Npower environmental competition and although it has gained a lot of attention, Debs admits it's a divisive one.
She added: "We had to come up with this environmental initiative and we thought the best thing to get students involved and talking would be to come up with something a bit quirky and controversial – we thought this was certainly that.
"Some people have turned around and said that is disgusting or 'is this a joke?' but the majority have been very positive."
Although she is studying English literature, Debs thinks the global water shortage crisis is something everyone should be concerned about.
She said: "It is such a massive issue that we didn't need to be environmental science students to necessarily be interested. It is important for all of us.
"We're delighted with the response and it's just great that it has made people consider their water usage."
They are one of two UEA teams in the national Future Leader's Challenge, encouraging students to come up with an environmental initiative on campus.
They are competing against 28 other individuals to go to the Amazon Rainforest to work with the Kaxinawá tribe.
If everyone in the UK urinated in the shower every morning, it is estimated it would help save 720million litres of water per year or £430million.
