Loose Women's Katie Piper has revealed a Good Morning Britain star was a client at a private health club she worked at.
The panelist was joined by Christine Lampard, Coleen Nolan and Janet Street Porter on today's edition of the popular programme. Katie opened up on her "Life Before Loose" as she told her co-stars about her happy childhood growing up in Hampshire and her teenage rebellious years.
Katie was keen to experience life in the city and funded the move by working at a spa. She surprised her panelists when she revealed ITV's resident medical expert was a frequent visitor.
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She said: "I used to massage Dr Hilary, he was one of my clients. I was his go-to for a full body."
The Loose Women panelists were taken aback by the revelation. Coleen added: "Ooh, that's awkward now, isn't it?"
Katie wanted to progress further so she quit her job and made the move to London where she enjoyed a vibrant lifestyle. She said: "Monday-Thursday, clubbing, drinking, eating.
"I’ve always been a real people person. I’ve always grabbed life and loved glamorous things.”
Katie's life was forever changed when a corrosive substance was thrown over her when she was 24 years old. She said: "When I look back on it and reflect, it does feel like two separate lives.
"I’m 38, but I sort of feel in my 70s or 80s because what’s happened to me, condensed in such a short period doesn’t happen to some people in their whole lifetime. In some ways you can take that as a positive - life experiences enrich us, they build our character and we can go onto use that in our future, but in other ways it was a lot.
"It took its toll on me mentally and physically. Some of the physical changes are still ongoing in my medical journey.” She added: “Nobody prepares for that.. It was like my life was turned upside down in a matter of seconds.
"Lots of different things happen to people and what’s happened to me is obviously more visual, but we all experience trauma in varying degrees. Trauma’s a fact of life, but it needn’t be a life sentence."
The panellist channelled her trauma to make a documentary and she has since set up the Katie Piper Foundation to help burns survivors.
She said: "Taking back that empowerment and having that voice became very important to me….I believe that in life there are some things we’re sometimes out of control, we’re the captain of our own ship. Your life is ultimately in your hands… what a privilege to find your purpose at 24.”
Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV and ITV Hub
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