Katie Piper heads out with husband Richard and daughter Penelope, 2, ahead of skin graft check up

Katie Piper appeared on Lorraine on Tuesday to speak about her recent skin graft operation, saying the surgery was ‘a relief’.

And later in the day she was seen out with her husband Richard and their youngest daughter, Penelope, two, ahead of her latest check up.

Katie, 36, wore a plunging black sun dress and trainers as she strolled along next to her hunky beau, who wore a purple Tee and pushed Penelope along in her pram.

Katie sported a large bandage, covering her left eye, which was blinded during a horrific acid attack in 2008.

She was seen wearing it when she appeared via video link from home on Lorraine hours prior to that.

Speaking to host Christine Lampard, Katie explained: ‘It’s a week today [since the operation]. As soon as I finish talking to you I’m heading to the hospital to have this bandage removed, which I’m very happy about.’

‘It’s getting a little bit itchy and hot, but itchy is always a sign of healing, so that’s good,’ she commented. 

Of having surgery at this time, she said: ‘I felt fine about it. It’s something I’ve had done before, it’s a skin graft to my eyelid.

‘It was a relief to have the surgery as my eye was getting infected a lot and getting sore.’

Speaking of lockdown, Katie said: ‘One of the positive things for me in lockdown has been working from home and being able to spend more time with the family and less commuting. It’s really good to look for the light in the darkness in times like this.’

Discussing homeschooling her children, she laughed: ‘That’s challenging. I think mainly because of their age gap – one’s two and one’s six.

‘And I have continued to work in lockdown. The majority of my work requires silence and that’s not a word that’s in their vocabulary at the moment.’

She shared a positive update with her concerned fans, saying the graft has ‘connected to the blood supply’ on Friday.

The presenter, who appeared to be in good spirits as she showed off her steri strips and bandage on Instagram, also thanked her followers for their support.

Posing for a snap at a coffee shop, Katie explained how she’d been treated to a Latte after her successful appointment.

Katie wrote: ‘Richie took me for a Latte after my hospital appointment. Had all my dressings changed and replaced. My skin graft has connected to the blood supply so hoping it stays healthy and doesn’t fail over next few days.

‘Thank you for all your messages and comments, I am in great hands with my eye surgeon Mr Naresh Joshi who reconstructed my eyelids on day 1 of my injury, fascinating and amazing the skill and talent he possess to reconstruct.

‘Lots of you have Msg me from hospital yourself or telling me you are about to have surgery sending you good luck and healing vibes.’

The mother-of-two also spoke on Instagram Stories about her recovery and thanked everyone for their concern.

She said: ‘Thank you also for all your messages. I’m doing really, really well. And I’ve got a new top on today, to make me feel happy. I’ve dressed up a bit.’

Katie also joked that she’s excited to be able to use her phone again properly, as the procedure had made her eye hurt when looking at the screen.

She said: ‘I can’t wait to go on my phone properly. Isn’t it bad that that’s what I’ve missed.’

Earlier this week Katie gave an update on her eye, saying her family were helping her recover from the operation.  

Katie shared a sweet snap of her daughter Penelope, two, giving her a big hug in their kitchen. 

‘Best painful relief there is……. A cuddle,’ the mother of two wrote, admitting her youngest found her mum’s eye patch a little ‘scary’ at first. 

‘She wasn’t sure yesterday ‘too scary’ I let her be and she came to me today of her own accord, unsure but eventually cuddly and not as hesitant,’ a happy Katie posted.

‘Burn injuries affect the whole family not just the surviours if you want to support the work we do at The Katie Piper Foundation making it easier to live with burns and scars for our clients or indeed you need support yourself please do get in touch @kpfoundation,’ the charity founder added. 

Katie has found happiness with her carpenter husband, Richard James Sutton who she married in 2015. The couple share two young daughters, Belle Elizabeth Piper, six, Penelope Diane. 

Katie also updated fans on her recovery on Wednesday after undergoing a ‘successful’ skin graft on her blind eye the day before.

The philanthropist suffered life-altering burns after being doused in sulphuric acid by Stefan Sylvestre in a horrific acid attack in 2008, which was orchestrated by her jealous ex-boyfriend David Lynch. 

The life transforming event encouraged the Cutting Edge star to become an advocate and launch her own charity for other burns victims as well as promoting inner-confidence on social media. 

In a clip shared to her Instagram Stories, the mother-of-two revealed her eye is ‘a bit sore and swollen’ as she returned home from the hospital with a bandage around her head. 

The Strictly star put on a brave face as she addressed her surgery with her social media followers.  

The TV star explained that she was forced to have her lid replaced after struggling to open her eye.   

Katie added: ‘I had a really successful operation. I was getting lots of soreness and infections of my blind eye. 

‘It was because the eyelid which was originally a skin graft had contracted and got really tough and shrunk, so my eye was closing. I’d wake up in the morning really uncomfortable.

‘I’ve had a procedure to remove some skin from my arm, take off the old lid, remove the scar tissue and skin graft a new eyelid. I’ve had a scar revision on an old skin graft on the lower lid. All successful, I just have a bit of a sore throat.’

Lorraine airs on ITV, weekdays from 9AM.