Katie, 32, was given the Global Humanitarian Award at the Global Gift Gala this week, and gave an emotional speech about her life – which clearly struck a chord with fashion designer Victoria.
Addressing 41-year-old VB, Katie thanked her for gifting her with one of her dresses.
She said: “I won a bravery award and Victoria gave me a dress. I went from an NHS gown to one of Victoria’s gowns.
“For those of you who don’t know my story, seven years ago I was just a young, 20-something, confident girl living in London. I was single and started dating a guy and went on a handful of dates and decided that guy wasn’t the right person for me.”
Katie continued: “When I decided I didn’t want to take things further with him, he forced me, he raped me and he decided that nobody would ever want me again by arranging for somebody to throw sulphuric acid into my face.”
The mum-of-one went on to discuss her continuing treatment as a result of the horrific attack, and thanked her husband Richard Sutton for his support.
She said: “My treatment is ongoing and I had surgery on Monday. I had some skin grafted from my right bum cheek, so I have a major Kim Kardashian bum cheek on one side with loads of bandaging under my dress, and a flat a*** on the other side.”
Addressing Richard, Katie added: “You’ve made me realise it’s ok to be me and be comfortable in the skin that I’m in.”