Quotes from Katie Piper

If I'm not blessed with children of my own then I'd like to adopt one day - possibly a child from Pakistan.

I'm self-sufficient, but it's brilliant to have people in your life that you love, who love you and are important to you.

It makes me very happy that people's perceptions of what's beautiful and attractive are gradually changing.

My perfect night in would be lots of bad food like biscuits and chocolate, and possibly an ice cold fizzy drink.

I know how hard it is to be bullied about a part of yourself that you can't change, or just because of who you are. It can turn you into an angry and bitter person.

At home around my husband, I totally forget I'm burnt and how I look.

I would encourage anyone to keep a pad of post-it notes by their bed and write down small, achievable goals and celebrate those successes and that will give you confidence to create bigger ones and achieve them.

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.

It can be embarrassing paying someone a compliment, but, in the modern world, these don't even have to be done out loud. When you're scrolling in the morning on Instagram, don't just like someone's photo, but make a point of going into the comments section and write down one nice thing that you see or feel about that picture.

I don't want to be an ambassador for too many charities, because it's a far stronger message to be a person with a disfigurement going about their life doing everyday things.

I am so much more than what happened to me. I'm a mother and a businesswoman; I run a charity that supports others overcoming adversity; and, most importantly, I'm happy.

I was living alone, so I'd get quite lonely and running became a way to combat my loneliness and de-stress.

I've tried to stop reading comments online because if you believe everything, it makes you feel like rubbish.

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.

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.

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

The world is more competitive and social media drives this. It's woman against woman when it comes to appearance, possessions and friendship circles.

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

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.

I was quite lonely because I didn't have a boyfriend or many friends, so I started spending my weekends doing races. Then I progressed to a half-marathon and I actually enjoyed it!

I don't have to pretend to be someone I'm not and I think talking so openly about my story gave me acceptance that it's ok to be me.

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 couldn't cope. Writing became about being honest.

Everyone contacts me with the same questions: how can I be more confident? How can I get over my anxiety? And, without being preachy, I do believe that diet is so key.

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.