Katie Piper

“Don't wait until there is tragedy in your life. Don't wait until you lose somebody. Don't wait until it's too late. Appreciate the beautiful people that you have in your life now.”

“I see it as someone who's been burned doesn't have to be put in this box where they can't be glamorous - I try and live that vision all the time and push those stereotypes away. That's all you can do.”

“I was standing in the street with people walking past me and I could feel my face evaporating. I thought I was on fire as the acid ate at my skin.”

“Always, always, always pass a good book along on to somebody else.”

“People always go on about me being an inspiration, which is nice. But it's an unrealistic pedestal to be put on. There are other people out there who have had things happen to them, not just me.”

“There are so many things that can happen to us in life where you think, 'I can't cope. I can't deal with it,' but you probably can.”

“Even when you think things can never move forward and you feel so low, there's always a way out.”

“I am who I am and I don't pretend not to be single or burned. And men might not fancy me because I'm too short or too thin.”

“I don't have the answer to finding the balance because I think, well, maybe successful people don't switch off.”

“I did weightlifting and bodyweight-focused exercises such as chin-ups, pull-ups and press-ups with my personal trainer.”

“I have managed to conquer my fear of fire one fish at a time. I've gone from eating sushi to prawns, to baking sea bass fillets.”

“When you're on you're way into work, hit up the WhatsApp, find out what people want, and bring in a real coffee for everyone. Trust me when I say they will all really appreciate it.”

“I was writing for myself, not to be published. I was writing diaries, even letters, to myself or to anyone I was angry at. Sometimes they weren't to a person, they were just to the universe - a bit like penning daydreams or isolated thoughts.”

“Anywhere, you're going to get people who are ignorant or rude but it's not the whole of society. I don't think my life is doomed because I look like this.”

“Another good rule for social media, I find, is to never type and post. Instead, be sure to type, pause, think, and then post.”

“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.”

“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.”

“But like everyone else I've come to the sad realisation food banks are an all-too-common feature on the streets of Britain.”

“I never watch anything live, I record all my programmes and have a real binge on a Friday night and watch them all.”

“My feminist icon is Michelle Obama. To me she represents the definition of a strong and intelligent woman who has used her platform for so much good.”