In this, she met people who were disfigured, disabled or physically altered as a result of illness, injury, assault, accident or surgery. [45], Piper was awarded the "You Can" Award at the Sainsbury's Women of the Year Awards 2011. [8], Piper subsequently began a career in modelling, taking part in various fashion, glamour and promotional photoshoots, including modelling for national newspapers. Naturally, everyone was delighted for Katie, who also shared not-so-happily that she’d been having a bit of morning sickness. “I feel so lucky to do a job that I enjoy.”. She is the face of hair-care brand Pantene, hosts a podcast, Katie Piper’s Extraordinary People, and in 2018 was a hit on Strictly Come Dancing, with professional Gorka Marquez. In 2018, Piper and her mother published the book From Mother to Daughter: The Things I'd Tell My Child through Quercus. ", Read more: Katie Piper says she is “relaxed” about her many surgeries as they have become “normal” following acid attack 11 years ago. I took B out on her bike today and I wore my running gear. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. I do it with my husband and friends. James Argent has begun his training for his big swim from Europe to Africa. What’s the point in going?’. Following the success of Beautiful, Piper signed a three-book deal with publisher Quercus. Katie: The Science of Seeing Again[29] saw Piper look into the biology of the eye, visit the US to look into the religious and moral debate around the use of embryos in stem-cell research, and monitored her as she underwent the treatment by surgeon Sheraz Daya at Centre for Sight in East Grinstead, West Sussex. Katie Piper Family. Three stars from the Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins line-up have reportedly quit after finding the show too gruelling. Penelope was born in the stargazer (occiput posterior) position, which typically only happens in around 10% of births. She has been through numerous surgical operations to treat her injuries, and wore a plastic face mask for 23 hours a day,[9] which flattened the scars and helped retain moisture. In 2013, Piper took part in The Secret Millions, a Secret Millionaire spin-off which saw each of five C4 hosts—Piper, Gok Wan, George Clarke, David Fishwick and Jimmy Doherty—work with a charitable or public-service organisation, running a scheme or pilot with the aid of disadvantaged or unemployed individuals, with the aim of convincing the Big Lottery Fund to give up to £2million of funding (per scheme) for such projects to be rolled out more fully. Her main work has been for the Katie Piper Foundation, which she founded to help victims of burns and other disfigurement injuries. She has now spoken candidly about overcoming the confidence issues that confronted her in the wake of the life-changing attack. [2], Piper received numerous phone calls and apologies from Lynch. [19] On 13 December 2017, she gave birth to the couple's second daughter. [2], Near the end of 2009, Katie Piper established a charity, the Katie Piper Foundation, aimed at raising awareness of the plight of victims of burns and other disfigurement injuries: the charity also campaigns for the specialist treatment Piper received – such as the after-care scheme undertaken in France – to be more widely available to patients in Britain.[17].