
Katie Piper is an activist, writer, philanthropist, presenter and motivational speaker, whose story rarely leaves a dry eye at events. Katie is an inspiration to the nation, having overcome incredible adversity in her quest to address the concerns of body image and beauty ideals. The media sensation has immortalised her message in her bestselling books Beautiful, Things Get Better and Things I’d Tell My Child. Since her devastating attack, she has worked with both Pantene and L’Oréal to redefine beauty standards, and in 2020, she even brought out her own fragrance. A determined character like Katie proves that life’s challenges are just hurdles to overcome. When booked for events, she opens her audiences’ eyes to the importance of self-love in the face of personal challenges.
While working as a ring-card girl at sporting events, Katie met David Lynch - and her life was never the same. Following their short relationship, she was attacked with sulphuric acid by David’s orders, suffering severe burns and blinding her left eye. After 40 operations, an induced coma, drastic weight loss and a revolutionary procedure by Dr. Mohammad Ali Jawad, she was able to start her new life, not as a victim but as a survivor. Her recovery was only possible with the help of her mother, who left her job to care for Katie while she wore a face mask for 23 hours a day. Katie turned adversity into opportunity, founding the Katie Piper Foundation to support scar and burn victims, as well as promote the postoperative treatment that benefited Katie’s recovery. An incredible cause, Katie even opened her rehabilitation centre in 2019, to make the innovative treatments she received in France more accessible to British survivors – work that was honoured with the appointment of OBE in the 2022 New Year Honours List.
Following her attack, Katie chose to waive her anonymity in a selfless move to raise awareness for burn victims. She starred in Channel 4’s documentary, Katie: My Beautiful Face, viewed by over 3.5 million people, and presented Never Seen a Doctor, The Death of Aimee Spencer and Famous and Fighting. Katie now hosts her podcast, Katie Piper’s Extraordinary People, previously sponsored by The Economist and featuring the likes of George Shelley and Zoella. Katie has appeared on national and international broadcasts to promote her foundation and raise awareness, appearing on a variety of shows including Live from Studio Five, Woman’s Hour, and Australia’s 60 Minutes. Katie has gone on to perform on a wide range of radio and television broadcasts as a guest and host, including Katie: The Science of Seeing Again, Bodyshockers, and Katie Piper’s Face to Face - she even competed in Strictly Come Dancing in 2018.
Recording her experience in Beautiful and Beautiful Ever After, two bestselling autobiographies, Katie later published Start Your Day With Katie, an affirmations book, Things Get Better and Confidence: The Secret, two self-help books, and Things I’d Tell My Child, with her mother. As an impactful speaker, she has presented for the likes of Google, Facebook, and at WE Day’s annual event. Sharing her emotive and personal experience of adversity, Katie is highly sought after as a motivational speaker – sought to inspire audiences to take the negative and turn it into the positive, and to promote awareness for burn victims.
Most recently, Katie Piper was inducted into the Best International Women's Day Speakers to Hire, recognising her achievements as an inspirational woman.
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Books

A Little Bit of Faith: Hopeful Affirmations for Every Day of the Year

Beautiful: A Beautiful Girl. An Evil Man. One Inspiring True Story of Courage

Start Your Day with Katie: 365 Affirmations for a Year of Positive Thinking

Beautiful Ever After

Things Get Better

Confidence: The Secret
How to hire Katie Piper
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Katie Piper for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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Feedback from Virtual Events & Webinars
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Katie attended many virtual events, booked as an exciting guest speaker. Read the feedback she has received below.
"Katie was amazing yesterday, thank you! Her story is so inspiring and she came across as really humble and down to earth. Thank you for all of your help" - Vicky, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young
"I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Katie. She spoke with inspiration, authenticity, truth, and confidence. Her story is undeniably unbelievable and her positivity and words of wisdom will stay with me for my entire life. I’ve tried to think of my favourite moment, but in honestly I don’t have one as it was all outstanding. Despite us being on Zoom, she delivered such a powerful session and I can honestly say if we were in a room together, you would have been able to hear a pin drop in the audience- we hung on her every word. Interviewing Katie has no doubt been the highlight of my career, and her message of positivity and self believe came at such a pertinent moment. We can't thank her enough." - Alexis, Senior Client Partner - Diversity & Inclusion, Penna
Feedback from in-person events
Katie is also booked as a speaker for a range of in-person events, read her latest feedback below.
"Katie was fantastic - incredibly engaging, kind and open with the audience. During the Q&A, there were so many questions we had to cut it short! The attendees of the conference were delighted to have seen her speak and it was a pleasure working with her" - Emma, Event Producer, YOURgb Events Ltd
"Please send our thanks to Katie for what was a fantastic event yesterday for Women's Health Month. She is so incredibly inspirational and such a fantastic speaker. Her messages were so thought-provoking and feedback from across the firm has been exceptional - we feel lucky to have had her come in. Thanking you also for all your help organising. Looking forward to the Men's Health event next month" - Sarah, HR Specialist, Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett LLP
"It was fantastic! The feedback has been amazing. Thank you" - Andrea, Events Manager, Primis Mortgage Network
"Everyone loved the session with Katie last week! Her talk moved so many people – she was so articulate in telling her story and our HQ was in silence whilst everyone watched! Quite something! We are all in awe of her!" - Jane, Provide CIC
- 2022 - Awarded an OBE
- 2021 - Appeared as a panellist on Loose Women
- 2018 - Published From Mother To Daughter
- 2018 - Took part in Strictly Come Dancing
- 2016 - Published Confidence
- 2016 - Became presenter of Channel 4's Never Seen a Doctor
- 2014 - Published Beautiful Ever After
- 2014 - Hosted Channel 4 show Bodyshockers
- 2012 - Published Things Get Better and Start Your Day With Katie
- 2012 - Featured in Channel 4 documentary Katie: The Science of Seeing Again
- 2011 - Received the You Can Award at Sainsbury's Woman of the Year Awards
- 2011 - Published her Autobiography Beautiful
- 2011 - Katie: My Beautiful Face won the Best Documentary Programme at the Broadcast Awards
- 2011 - Starred in Katie: My Beautiful Friends
- 2010 - Katie: My Beautiful Face was nominated for Best Single Documentary at the BAFTA Television Awards
- 2009 - Took part in the Channel 4 documentary My Beautiful Face
- 2009 - Founded the Katie Piper Foundation
- 2008 - Survived a horrific acid attack