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Katie Piper – The Katie Piper Story
the princess…
Katie Piper
the girl…
a beautiful young british model with dreams of being a star someday
why she’s a princess…
when we first saw Katie’s story, we immediately wanted to do a story on her for our ‘Inspiration Buzz’ section. but as we watched her whole story unfold, we started to think she was much better suited to be a ‘Pretty Princess’. after all, she possesses the things that make a girl a princess. she is beautiful, funny, sweet, charming, strong, determined, caring, genuine, and yes, inspiring. she has an amazing spirit, and we realized she is the very definition of a ‘Pretty Princess’.
the story...
we honestly didn't want to write too much about the actual story because we could never do it justice. Katie was a beautiful young model with dreams of working in the media, when a man she was dating raped, beat her, held her hostage, and threatened to kill her. after that first incident he let her go, but he then lured her out of her apartment and had a man he had hired waiting to go up to her on the street throw acid on her face. the attack almost killed her, and left her blind in one eye, terrified, and scarred for life.
we encourage anyone reading this to go watch her documentary "My Beautiful Face". it is heart breaking and shocking, but it's inspiring and it will make you think, and even change your life.
the documentary is currently available on YouTube in a 6 part series. we promise it's an incredible story. you can start with the first video of the series here, and you will find the rest in the related videos in sequence, as you go along.
katie's strength...
there is so much that touched us about Katie's story. obviously the physical and health aspects of her story are unbelievable. her recovery has been so extensive and it truly is amazing that she survived and is where she is today. with over 30 surgeries, severe pain, and grueling therapies, the physical recovery challenges alone would be enough to fill lifetimes.
overcoming the fear and judgment...
then there is the mental and emotional recovery from experiencing such a horrific attack out of nowhere. the fear Katie is having to overcome to just feel safe enough to step outside. she is having to fight for her ability to trust the world around her be able to have a day to day experience without being terrified. we are so impressed with her bravery and strength to keep going.
next there is the judgment she must endure. people can be cruel and insensitive to differences in general. she has to deal with that judgment and cruelty for something that was no choice of her own. when we watched her documentary we honestly couldn't stop commenting on how adorable she is. it has a become a cliche' to say that beauty comes from the inside, but when you watch Katie, you literally just see a charming, silly, beautiful human being. our wish for her is that the rest of the world sees that same beautiful girl we see.
being pretty and losing your identity...
lastly there is the part that a lot of people may not see as important, but a part we completely have compassion for. before the attack, Katie had been what is considered a "physically beautiful" girl by universal standards. her self esteem was completely tied into her physically attractive appearance. the attack not only took away her "physical appearance", but took away who she had always been. whether or not everyone values it, being physically attractive is a positive experience for people. looking in the mirror and being happy with what you see is considered superficial by many, but we think if we are all honest... it makes you feel good about yourself. and we feel there is nothing wrong with feeling pretty. it's not everything, we're not saying that, but we feel allowing yourself to love yourself inside and outside is healthy. Katie had that taken from her in an instant, and we completely have compassion for her feeling a sense of loss over that. she has been having to find who she is all over again, without that aspect she had known her whole life.
and there's more to it than that. it's not just about being beautiful, it's having your identity taken. no matter who you are, and what you look like, if you woke up tomorrow with a different face, you would feel completely lost. what you look like is a major aspect of how you define your place in the world, blonde, brunette, big, small, tan, pale...whatever. it plays a part in who you know yourself to be. one of the things Katie said that really touched us was when she said that her face was no longer her face, but the face her attacker gave her. she now has to live with a daily reminder of what he did - and it gives him some sort of permanent power over her. the damage he did is still there as a reminder. that was the most unfair part about it all to us. our other wish for her is to someday be completely free of what these monsters did to her.
katie before the attack...
before the attack, Katie wasn't just a beautiful girl. she was a lively, confident, talkative, socially active, outgoing young woman. she had dreams of working in the media, and was already on her way as she had started working as a television presenter. here is a video of an interview Katie did in 2007...
katie's inspiration...
after we heard Katie's story and began to research her, we found this huge outpouring of people who have been incredibly inspired by Katie's story.
The Katie Piper Foundation...
Katie is such a beautiful girl, beautiful person, and beautiful soul. she has now started a foundation, The Katie Piper Foundation, to help other burns victims, to support existing burns rehabilitation, and also to encourage people to accept burns victims simply as people.
20/20 says that Danny Lynch got 2 life sentences, but that he may get out in 15 years… at which time, every pretty girl better beware. This doesn’t seem like justice to me. In a way, the only thing that comes closest to justice would be for Danny to have acid poured on his face, left to look like a disfigured person, and put in a circus exhibit for people to see, with the story of what he did posted in front for them to read… and the proceeds from the ticket sales be given to Katie for monetary remuneration for the loss of her career. This isn’t just a story about her loss of beauty. It is her entire career as well. The businesses that employed her should sue Danny for damages.
Yeah we totally agree – the fact that he may ever get out of prison is pretty unreal. There really is no way for him to ever be put in the same hell he created for her without the exact same thing happening to him. That’s the thing that really blows us away about how amazing she is… she’s SO positive about her life after going through all that. We have to be honest – we’d be far more defeated, and bitter, and we would want way more justice than she got. She’s taken this horrible event in her life and become more amazing, and more beautiful than most people can ever hope to be. Katie’s for sure one of the most inspiring people we’ve ever heard of.
i think this girl has went through hell to be honest , i also think that you would really have to be a really
horrible man to do that kind of thing to a woman !!!! its totally unbelievable what me can do … it triggers me that she can go through that and it can just blow you away about how amazing she is…… Katie is amazingly inspirational to young women of her age …… xxxxxxxxxx
honestly her story is one of the most inspiring stories we’ve heard in our lives <3
just finished off reading Katie’s Autobiography-Beautiful!! what an amazing story of courage, faith and determination….what those 2 Sick man did was just way oout of their league..Katie’s story has inspired millions of acid attack victims out cea – where there’s a will there’a a way!! Just keep your faith in God and he will do the rest..Remember nothing is ever impossible through him!! thank..xox
you said it perfectly —>>> “what an amazing story of courage, faith and determination”
she’s taken the biggest tragedy in her life and turned into an “amazing story of courage, faith and determination”.
Katie reminds us that we all face things where we could let those experiences break us – or we can choose to let them transform us. we’re infinitely inspired by her. <3
I only saw/heard of Katie Piper for the first time on tv today. There is a true beauty about her that can only come from inside. I don’t know where she gets her strength and courage from but she makes me feel ashamed of just how self pitying I can be. As for this Danny Lynch, although death is far too good for him, I don’t believe he should ever be given the opportunity to do something like this again. Surely the best thing for everyone including him is that he is put out of his misery.
Sorry Kaivt but where was God when Katie needed him/her/it? The credit is due to Katie alone. After all according to you, didn’t God create Danny Lynch,
hey Matt
she is amazing and beautiful – and when we heard her story, we realized the things we take for granted for sure.
we’re just so amazed out how she has come through that horrible experience and created such a beautiful life for herself – SO inspiring!
Katie is an amazing girl and she is still an incredibly beautiful girl….I hope the people responsible rot in hell for what they put her thorough….but her courage and determination have carried her though, along with her lovely family and friends….she is an inspiration to all people and I hope she find true happiness with someone who will treat her with respect and cherish her as she deserves….she is wonderful.
yes, she is and inspiration and she is wonderful!!!
I just watched Beautiful Face here in Australia. I have to say that Katie is still the most stunning girl of any of the girls around her at parties, down the street, in a shopping centre. As we watched her walk down the street and through the shopping centre, I, like some people there on the street, starred, firstly because she is stunning and secondly because I was captivated and fascinated by how someone with scars still manages to be the most beautiful person on the street. She is out standing!
hey Frankie!
second all of that! she’s crazy beautiful inside and out!