Katie Piper's secret kind act to woman who had fire-dancing accident
Katie Piper gave her support to a woman in hospital after a fire-dancing accident
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Katie Piper has shown great kindness to a woman who had a fire-dancing accident.
Continuing to be an inspiration, the 40-year-old philanthropist is always on the lookout to help others who have gone through a life-changing trauma like her own. Piper's life changed forever when she was attacked with acid by an ex boyfriend and an accomplice in 2008 but she has focussed her time and efforts into helping others.
Sophie Lee was left with life-changing injuries at 23 years old when a dramatic fire-dancing act went wrong at a show in Chicago. While she was in hospital, Piper reached out to her and gave her the words of support she needed in that difficult moment.
The pair have since embarked on working together after they really bonded over a podcast chat. Now motivational speaker Lee spoke about Piper's secret first act of kindness towards her when she joined the star for an appearance on Lorraine on Friday.
What, how and why?
TV host Ranvir Singh asked them how they first connected with each other. Lee said: "It's actually a bit of a funny story as I have only just found this out the other day at the book launch. Katie had found me online. Is that right?"
In an encouraging way, Piper responded: "That's right."
Lee revealed how Piper's kindness helped her in hospital. She further explained: "But she initially slid in the DMs while I was in hospital. She gave me words of support and was just so lovely to me. That was what I needed in that moment. Someone who understood. But I'd also seen Katie's story and she's been someone who has inspired me so much to now be able to be working alongside her is just amazing."
TV host Singh acknowledged that this is Piper's "life purpose" but she asked her what it was about Lee that made her get in touch. Piper said she felt "very attracted" to the motivational speaker's attitude towards life and she was in fact a role model to her too.
She said: "Yeah she inspired me. I need people who are role models for myself. I looked at her and wow she's been through a really life-changing trauma that a lot of people will never truly understand. There's not a day where it suddenly stops and it's over. It's something that she's living with forever.
"There was a difference to her that I noticed on Instagram. She wasn't hiding it or covering it up. She was showing the bad bits, she showing the good bits. As life continued for her, she was out there living unapologetically and bold within her presence. I felt very attracted to her approach to life."
Piper spoke about how their bond developed. She said: "I wanted to meet her and talk to her. We did a podcast together and I came away from the podcast, there is so much more to this woman than a 40 minute podcast."
The UnSeen
Having written a number of books herself, Piper has proven herself determined to help other survivors share their astonishing stories with the world. As part of Piper's literary imprint UnSeen which helps people share their inspiring tales, Lee has had the opportunity put her story down on paper with her new book In My Skin.
Piper has previously spoken about the inspiration behind her literary imprint.
She told Grazia: "I started writing my very first book back in 2010, and it really did change my life. Before I wrote my autobiography, I was anonymous. Due to my court case, my story had been untold, and people made up their mind about me based on their own perception. I very much wanted to be seen and have a platform – and it was empowering when I was able to do that."
