Katie Piper left in floods of tears during flight to the U.S.

‘I’ve had 72 hours from hell!’ Katie Piper admits she was left in floods of tears after her eye’s blood vessels burst and luggage was ‘stolen’ during flight to the U.S. to film new show

Katie Piper took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to document her horrendous journey to the U.S., which ended with her in floods of tears.

The TV personality, 39, claimed she had experienced ’72 hours from hell’, in which one of her eye’s blood vessels burst before her luggage was lost or stolen.

She had been travelling across the pond to shoot her new W documentary, Babies Behind Bars, where she will investigate women who are pregnant while in prison.

Oh dear! Katie Piper took to her Instagram Story on Sunday to document her horrendous journey to the U.S., which ended with her in floods of tears

Katie will be visiting females who are juggling pregnancy while serving their time, as they face heart-wrenching decisions on the fate of their children.

The series will feature five episodes and is set for a late 2023 release.

Sharing a snap of her daughter Belle, eight, she wrote ‘Said goodbye to the kids for the next 10 days.’

In another post taken from her airplane seat, Katie added: ‘Then proceed to have 72 hours from hell after that…’

Before the storm: Sharing a snap of her daughter Belle, eight, she wrote ‘Said goodbye to the kids for the next 10 days.’

Oh no! The TV personality, 39, claimed she had experienced ’72 hours from hell’, in which one of her eye’s blood vessels burst before her luggage was lost or stolen

The former Strictly contestant uploaded a gory snap of her bloodshot eye, continuing, ‘The day before my flight, blood vessels burst in my bad eye. Luckily I was able to fly and I’m fine, it was more mentally caused me stress and anxiety.’

Katie’s latest medical issue came as a result of a long list of complications she suffered following a sulphuric acid attack back in 2008. 

The mother-of-two is blind in one eye as a result of the attack, carried out by Stefan Sylvestre Lynch on the orders of her obsessive ex-boyfriend Daniel Lynch.

She wrote in another Story: ‘After a 10 hour flight, I landed in Atlanta to find out my luggage had been lost/stolen. I stayed in the airport for hours trying to locate it but it was a lost cause.

Upset: She wrote in another Story: ‘After a 10 hour flight, I landed in Atlanta to find out my luggage had been lost/stolen. I stayed in the airport for hours trying to locate it but it was a lost cause’

Finally arrived: She took a snap of the Baggage Claim site within Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport

‘I’m now on my next flight heading to Houston with one pair of pants, a new toothbrush from the airport and the same outfit I was in yesterday. Had a bit of a secret cry in the toilet and felt better!’

Filming herself making her way through George Bush Intercontinental Airport, she said while addressing the camera: ‘Okay, I’ve just lauded in Houston, 14 hours of travel completed.

‘I am absolutely praying the one remaining suitcase I have on this trip is at baggage complaint, baggage claim. Please pray for me and send positive thoughts.’

Update: Filming herself making her way through the airport, she said while addressing the camera: ‘Okay, I’ve just lauded in Houston, 14 hours of travel completed’

The author and Loose Women panellist is set to immerse herself in the United States judicial system for the new series.

Already a volunteer in UK prisons, Katie is intrigued to see how different things will be across the pond in some of the most spoken-about prisons. 

She explained: ‘I am thrilled to be working with the W Channel in 2023. I have always had a strong interest in real-life documentary formats and Piper Behind Bars is already proving to be a fascinating project. 

‘As a long-standing volunteer in UK women’s prisons, I’m intrigued by the varying treatment within the US system. 

Coming soon: She had been travelling across the pond to shoot her new W documentary, Babies Behind Bars, where she will investigate women who are pregnant while in prison 

‘I have no idea what to expect when I’m across the Atlantic, but that’s the magic of a documentary. I can’t wait to see how this project unfolds.’

The blonde beauty will be talking with women who are not only negotiating a prison term but who are also parents and coming to terms with what that means for their children’s future. 

While the series will also look into how women in prisons are looked after and treated while pregnant.

Mothers in prison: The author and Loose Women panellist is set to immerse herself in the United States judicial system for the new series about mothers inside prison (pictured with her daughter penelope, now five)

Katie has two children with husband Richard James Sutton; Belle Elizabeth, eight, and Penelope, five.

The show’s commissioning editor shared: ‘The complexities of women within the criminal justice system is a subject that desperately needs to be explored further and with Katie at the helm we hope to ask a pivotal question about whether anyone should ever have to give birth behind bar’. 

And it’s not the first time she has taken to the screen in a documentary format, appearing in four part series Katie: My Beautiful Face in 2009 and Katie: My Beautiful Friends in 2011.

The first series came a year after Katie was the victim of a vicious acid attack, deciding to tell her story through the documentary.

While the second followed her progress two years after the attack and also showed her setting up her charity, the Katie Piper Foundation.

Following her journey to rebuilding her face after the attck, she also appeared on Channel 4 show Katie: The Science of Seeing Again. 

Katie Piper: Babies Behind Bars will air on Channel W and UKTV Play in 2023. 

Previously: And it’s not the first time she has taken to the screen in a documentary format, appearing in four part series Katie: My Beautiful Face in 2009 and Katie: My Beautiful Friends in 2011

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