In March 2008, when I was 24 years old, a man I had been dating arranged for an accomplice to throw sulphuric acid in my face.
I think the most hectic time in my house is about six o'clock in the morning, our sausage dog starts howling and barking and scratching to wake us all up - no alarms needed.
There was a time when I'd resigned myself to never having my own family, so to fall pregnant with Belle was overwhelming.
I think the loveliest time in our house is probably a Sunday, because usually I don't work, my husband doesn't work, Belle's at home and we're all together enjoying each other's company.
I never watch anything live, I record all my programmes and have a real binge on a Friday night and watch them all.
My perfect night in would be lots of bad food like biscuits and chocolate, and possibly an ice cold fizzy drink.
I enjoy looking good and love experimenting with my hair colour. Iβve just gone from blonde to brunette, and keep looking in the mirror and not recognising myself!
I am so much more than what happened to me. Iβm a mother and a businesswoman; I run a charity that supports others overcoming adversity; and, most importantly, Iβm happy.
I was a torch carrier in the 2012 Paralympics and every time I thought 'I can't do this' I would look at the blade runners and the athletes and wheelchairs think, okay, I can run.
Writing my first book, 'Beautiful,' was the time that I was able to write the truth of it - that I was despairing at times, that I got depressed and felt like I couldnβt cope. Writing became about being honest.
I have been the beneficiary of donations in the form of human tissue and of a cornea which gave me sight when otherwise I would have none.
My dad and sister are vegetarian and I was brought up as one, but I ate a bit of fish and meat. After the attack my oesophagus melted and I had to have plastic stents put into my throat to rebuild it, so I couldnβt swallow and I was fed via a high-calorie drip through my stomach.
Once my sister was older, she and I would do lots of hobbies together. We took dance lessons and put on shows at home; tap dancing on the granite fireplace, which must have mortified my dad.
My recovery has been backwards, forwards, up and down - and still is.
I have an older brother and younger sister and for the first few years I was quite a tomboy. We lived in a small village in Hampshire and my brother and I would climb trees and make dens.
Itβs true that looks do matter, but they wonβt give you a long, successful career or a happy marriage.
The trial of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has kept me fascinated and shocked in equal measure. But like many women, I was relieved this week when he was found guilty of culpable homicide after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
My life is written about as though Iβve had this idyllic ending. But a marriage is something you have to work at.
The main reason I started The Katie Piper Foundation was because I had treatment abroad that I wanted other burns survivors in this country to have access to.
There were times after the accident when I felt very lonely - burns survivors can feel terrible isolation. I wanted to create something that connects us all together, so that was the idea behind the Katie Piper Foundation.
