Bodyshockers

From tattoos to multiple piercings, stretched ears to massive hair extensions, the craze for body modification is now bigger than ever with tens of thousands of us putting ourselves through painful procedures in a bid to stand out from the crowd. But at the same time growing numbers of people are coming to seriously regret what they’ve had done. In BODYSHOCKERS, Katie Piper will hear confessions from the Great British public hoping to reverse body modifications they now regret. Everything from rebellious youth, to drunken bets, to love, body dysmorphia and low self esteem, Katie will hear the real life stories behind shocking body work.

In BODYSHOCKERS : MY PIERCING HELL, Katie meets Emily, a Croydon girl who spent a happy wholesome childhood growing up in suburbia. Aged 15, and tiring of her good girl image, Emily wanted to forge her own identity… ending up with earlobes the size of coke cans. And she didn’t stop there, getting a huge tattoo inked across her chest and piercings all over her face and body including one through her septum. Now 21, Emily is desperate to get her natural look back, but will it be possible?

In Bodyshockers: My Big Boob Hell, Katie meets 30-year-old Nicola, who underwent surgery three years ago to more than double the size of her boobs. Before surgery Nicola had a healthy C cup. But one £4k boob job later they became a huge double H. Now her big boobs are standing in the way of being taken seriously in her career and she’s desperately hoping she can get them reduced. But the surgery is lengthy, the recovery painful and there’s no guarantee of results…