'Coronation Street' has been working with The Katie Piper Foundation on an upcoming acid attack storyline.
Katie Piper Foundation teams up with Coronation Street for acid attack storyline
The 39-year-old TV star set up the organisation after she was subjected to life-changing injuries in March 2008 when Stefan Sylvestre doused her in acid in an attack orchestrated by her ex-boyfriend Daniel Lynch and now her charity is working with the team behind the ITV1 soap opera as they prepare to air a storyline which will see Daisy Midgeley (played by Charlotte Jordan) suffer the same sort of attack at the hands of stalker Justin Rutherford (Andrew Still) on her wedding day.
Sarah Green, chief executive of The Katie Piper Foundation, said in a statement: "Coronation Street have shown determination in their research to portray the reality of such attacks and the long-lasting impact they have, not only on the individual but also the family and the wider community.
"We hope that storyline delivers much-needed awareness around the life of all survivors of burns – not just the initial impact but the proceeding hours, days, months, and years of their lives."
The 'Loose Women' star set up the charity - which aims to provide an array of services to those who have survived a burns injury - three years after her attack and in 2022 was given an OBE for her charity work and 'Coronation Street' producer Iain Macleod explained that the storyline will be "heartbreaking" but "important."
He said: "We will explore the social fallout of having your appearance profoundly changed, both in terms of your own ability to process that and how the wider world reacts to you. The story will at times be heartbreaking but we felt it was an important one to tell."
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