Still Beautiful

EVENT SPONSORED BY OAKGLEN WEALTH

When a life-threatening acid-attack left Katie Piper physically and visibly scarred at just 24, her approach to ageing was irrevocably changed and she now sees each passing year as a reminder of the privilege of being alive.

‘The acid attack meant I had to learn in the most brutal way possible that I am more than what I look like on the surface. But we are all so much more than our age or our looks – that's what excited me. The power we have when we refuse to be sidelined just because we’ve passed a milestone birthday; the peace we find when we stop pretending that we’re not ageing and accept it in all its glory; the joy we feel when we let go of what society thinks about us and finally live how we want to live... I want to empower us to reimagine ageing.’

Over a decade on from sharing her story for the first time, Katie discusses with Festival Chair Lucy Cotter what it means to age well within a world that has too often made women feel irrelevant or invisible for going through the natural ageing process.

International bestselling author, inspirational speaker, TV presenter and charity campaigner, Katie is a regular panellist on ITV’s Loose Women and a presenter for BBC Radio 2. Katie shared her remarkable story in a Channel 4 documentary called Katie: My Beautiful Face, which was watched by over 3.5 million viewers and nominated for a BAFTA in 2010.

This event will be speech-to-text facilitated - thanks to Ogier.