Loose Women presenter Katie Piper was absent from the airwaves, causing worry among fans when a sudden medical emergency required her to step back from her duties on ITV.The Katie Piper's Breakfast Show saw the host notably absent.
Katie, 40, suffered a horrifying acid attack at the hands of an ex-boyfriend that led to severe facial injuries and blindness in one eye back in 2008.
She had to undergo an "unexpected medical procedure" roughly two weeks ago.Since the horrifying assault she survived over a decade ago, Katie has needed multiple hospital visits for skin grafts and procedures relating to her eye, the Mirror reports.On June 8 earlier this month, the much-loved public figure revealed to her followers she would be off from her breakfast show due to another eye surgery.
She posted: "I'm not going to be on my breakfast show this weekend as I've had to have an unexpected medical procedure. All is well and I hope after some rest I'll be back in the hot seat next weekend!"However, when Katie didn't make a return the following weekend, insider sources told the Mirror: "Katie had quite a bad reaction to this operation, which has left her feeling really poorly.