Acid attack model Katie Piper believes she was given a ‘hug’ by an angel when she was at her lowest ebb in hospital.
The TV host reckons God has given her a second chance at life and has signed up to present BBC One’s Songs Of Praise.
Katie, 36, said she was bathed in an ‘incredibly bright’ light as she lay her hospital bed after an associate of her ex-boyfriend doused her in sulphuric acid.
She was horrifically injured, losing her eyelids, part of her nose and an ear and has since undergone more than 250 operations.
While she was in hospital, lying immobile in agony, a nurse started talking to her about God.
“Had anyone known, she would probably have been sacked for breaking ethics by discussing religion,” said Katie.
“But she was just doing it out of Christian kindness to comfort me.
The TV host reckons god has given her a second chance at life (Image: Getty Images)
“At that point, I really felt my life was over.
“But I remember her telling me: ‘Things happen for a reason. This is not the end. God has great things in store for you.’
“That night I prayed for the first time.
“Then the weirdest thing happened.
“The room seemed incredibly bright and I felt I was being enveloped in a warm hug.
Katie has undergone more than 250 operations since the attack (Image: PA)
“A voice in my head said: ‘Everything’s going to be OK’.
“I didn’t see God or angels, but I felt an incredible sense of being loved.
”Katie has been a Christian ever since her epiphany 12 years ago. Before she married carpenter Richard Sutton in 2015 she insisted they took marriage classes.
They spent every Sunday for six weeks discussing their relationship in intimate detail with an older Christian couple.
Katie suffered horrific injuries after she was doused with sulphuric acid (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Mar)
The family attend church regularly near their London home.Every night before bed Katie prays with daughters Belle, six, and Penelope, two.
The star, whose latest operation in July to graft skin from her armpit onto her eyelid left her looking so wounded her daughters were frightened, said her faith has helped her cope with her on-going recovery.
And it has allowed her to forgive both her attacker and the ex who was behind it.
“I am a Christian. I have forgiven,” she said
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
