Katie Piper Quotes

Katie Piper

Katie Piper

English Writer

Born: Oct 12, 1983

Life Me People Think Time You

I was the victim of a violent attack in March 2008. I had sulphuric acid thrown in my face and was severely injured leaving me with loss of site in my eye and full thickness burns on my neck, chest, face and hands. Katie Piper

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My biggest source of inspiration is my mum. Katie Piper

Inspiration Source Biggest Mum

Everyone contacts me with the same questions: how can I be more confident? How can I get over my anxiety? And, without being preachy, I do believe that diet is so key. Katie Piper

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Have people like Kim Kardashian really fought their way to the top on their own? Or is that just the brand they want us to see. I don’t buy it. I think we flourish by working together. Katie Piper

My biggest hope for the future is that we're successful in delivering the treatment to people through the charity and that burns just become something that happens in people's lives but doesn't make them a misfit in society and exclude them and stop all their dreams and ambitions. Katie Piper

I really cherish my family life, because at one point I never thought I’d have it. Katie Piper

Life Family Thought Point Never Because Cherish Family Life Really

I’ve got a shadow on the lung as a result of being in intensive care, so I find running quite hard. I breathe mainly through my mouth because my nose is damaged, so I keep swallowing flies. Katie Piper

Of course, I’d like to fall in love and get married one day - my brother has just got engaged and I’m thrilled for him - but I’m not obsessing about meeting someone. Katie Piper

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When you’re on you’re way into work, hit up the WhatsApp, find out what people want, and bring in a real coffee for everyone. Trust me when I say they will all really appreciate it. Katie Piper

I feel like I’ve lived two or three completely different lives. At 33, I’m quite reflective and have the perspective you get in your old age when you have been through the losses of life. Katie Piper

Before I was attacked, I would write about the future - just goals, lists and plans. I’d scribble without depth or substance about the things I wanted to do with my life, whether short or long-term, and how I thought my future would be: a successful career in TV and modelling, marriage, a family. Katie Piper

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My recovery has been backwards, forwards, up and down - and still is. Katie Piper

Backwards Down Has-Been Recovery Still Been Up Up And Down Forwards

It makes me very happy that people’s perceptions of what’s beautiful and attractive are gradually changing. Katie Piper

Beautiful Me Happy Changing Perceptions Attractive Makes Very Gradually

Once my sister was older, she and I would do lots of hobbies together. We took dance lessons and put on shows at home; tap dancing on the granite fireplace, which must have mortified my dad. Katie Piper

My dad and sister are vegetarian and I was brought up as one, but I ate a bit of fish and meat. After the attack my oesophagus melted and I had to have plastic stents put into my throat to rebuild it, so I couldn’t swallow and I was fed via a high-calorie drip through my stomach. Katie Piper