Acid attack victim Katie Piper has revealed her new face is made from a cow.
The Loose Women star, 38, who was disfigured in 2008, said four layers of her skin were damaged.
She then had to have an artificial replacement which comes from a heifer.
The brave mum-of-two, awarded an OBE last month, said: |All the four layers of the skin were destroyed.
“I had all of my old face removed.
“So they literally had to start from the beginning with a man-made dermal substitute which was made of collagen and elastin taken from a cow.”
She chuckled: “Cue all the moody cow jokes. My face is made of a cow.”
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Before she received her OBE, Katie told Harper’s Bazaar: “Trauma is a fact of life, but it needn’t be a life sentence.
“As my confidence was rebuilt, my acceptance and surrendering to this new life took place, I realised that I may be able to help other people.”
“We weren’t victims, like we were referred to in our medical notes. We were survivors. We wanted a second chance at life.”
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Katie has recently landed her own ITV show.
She will present a new Sunday morning series later this year.
Over the upcoming weekends, Katie will also be joined by broadcaster Kate Garraway, who will host Garraway’s Good Stuff on Saturday mornings.
The Good Morning Britain presenter will be joined by special guests to help fans “start the weekend in style”.
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Katie Rawcliffe, Head of ITV Entertainment, has said that she is “delighted” to bring a “brilliant line-up” to ITV’s weekend mornings.
She said: “The shows will offer the perfect mix of entertainment, chat and food to get our viewer’s ready for their Saturdays and Sundays ahead.”
Amanda Ross, CEO of Cactus TV who is the executive producer of the four new shows, said: “These very different hosts guarantee us all an exciting summer of variety on ITV weekend mornings. We couldn’t be more delighted!”
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