Katie Piper reveals a hilarious moment her pal Nick Knowles

Katie Piper reveals a hilarious moment her pal Nick Knowles didn’t recognize her while on vacation

Katie Piper has revealed the hilarious moment pal Nick Knowles “didn’t recognize” when they met on a recent holiday.

The model and activist, 39, appeared on Loose Women alongside DIY SOS star Nick, 60, on Wednesday and spoke about the recent run they’ve had.

Katie laughed: “Shall I tell the story? OK, so we’re both on vacation… We didn’t realize we were staying at the same resort and that Nick was behind us. Nick has done a lot for my charity, I’ve known him for many years now, haven’t I?

Funny: Katie Piper has revealed the hilarious moment when pal Nick Knowles 'didn't recognize' her when they met on a holiday recently

Funny: Katie Piper has revealed the hilarious moment when pal Nick Knowles ‘didn’t recognize’ her when they met on a holiday recently

“He was a great friend to all of us. So I was like ‘I’m going to go and say hello to him’ and I walked over and when I’m on vacation I cover myself up because my skin is transplanted and I had a hat up to here and sunglasses just with a bikini. .’

Katie added: “And you were with your girlfriend in your swimming trunks on the sun lounger.”

Nick nodded: ‘Yes.’ Katie said: “I said ‘Nick, hiya’ and I don’t think you recognized me…”

Katie laughed:

Katie laughed: “Shall I tell the story? OK, so we’re both on vacation… We didn’t realize we were staying at the same resort and that Nick was behind us.

Pal: The model and activist, 39, appeared on Loose Women alongside DIY SOS star Nick, 60, on Wednesday and discussed the recent run they've had

Pal: The model and activist, 39, appeared on Loose Women alongside DIY SOS star Nick, 60, on Wednesday and discussed the recent run they’ve had

Nick replied, “Well if someone isn’t where I expect them to be, I mean I could walk past my brother and not know him in the wrong place…”

Katie said: “I said ‘Hi, this is Katie Piper’ and he replied that he didn’t recognize me, so I said, ‘Well, we’ve never seen each other without our clothes on, have we?’

Panelists Christine Lampard, Coleen Nolan and Dame Kelly Holmes burst out laughing along with the studio audience.

Nick, who split from wife Jessica Rose Moor in 2016, was on holiday with girlfriend Katie Dadzie, 32, with whom he went public in September 2021.

Katie was there with her husband Richard Sutton and their daughters Belle, seven, and Penelope, three.

Hilarious: Panelists Christine Lampard, Coleen Nolan and Dame Kelly Holmes burst out laughing at Katie's story

Hilarious: Panelists Christine Lampard, Coleen Nolan and Dame Kelly Holmes burst out laughing at Katie’s story

On October 11, it was confirmed that police had launched an international manhunt for their acid attacker and warned people not to approach the criminal.

Stefan Sylvestre, from Shepherd’s Bush in west London, was recalled to prison but Scotland Yard announced he left the country in August.

Sylvestre was sentenced to life in prison in 2009 for the attack in which Katie, then 24, suffered horrific injuries.

He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of six years and was eligible for parole in 2015. At the time he was considered uneligible, but another application in 2018 was successful and he was released at the age of 30 but told to stay away from Katie.

Katie said:

Katie said: “I said ‘Hi, this is Katie Piper’ and he replied that he didn’t recognize me, so I said, ‘Well, we’ve never seen each other without our clothes on, have we?’

In 2019, he was recalled to prison for a series of auto thefts, but received parole again in 2020 and was released after law enforcement errors came to light.

Sylvestre has now been called back to prison again and warned he faces more time behind bars after his disappearance. But now the Met Police have revealed the criminal left the country on Tuesday 2 August.

Officers from the Met Specialist Crime Command are conducting an investigation into his whereabouts, along with partner agencies believed to include the National Crime Agency, the Mirror reports.

Scotland Yard requested information to locate Sylvestre.

Family: Katie was there with her husband Richard Sutton and their daughters Belle, seven, and Penelope, three

Family: Katie was there with her husband Richard Sutton and their daughters Belle, seven, and Penelope, three

The statement said: “Officials are asking for information to locate a man who is wanted for re-incarceration.

“Police were informed on Friday September 23 that Stefan Sylvestre, 34, had been recalled to prison. His last known address was in north London.

“Inquiries to date indicate that Sylvestre left the UK on Tuesday 2 August. Officers from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command continue to work with partner agencies to locate and arrest him. Sylvestre should not be approached.

“Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call police on 999 quoting CAD6239/23Sep.

“To provide information anonymously, contact the independent charity Crimestopperson on 0800 555 111.”

Katie was fighting for her life after her obsessive ex-boyfriend Daniel Lynch prompted then 19-year-old Sylvestre to throw sulfuric acid at her in Golders Green, north London in 2008.

Daniel Lynch was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting Katie and telling Sylvestre to throw acid on her in 2008. He cannot be released until 2025.

Attackers: Last month it was revealed that police launched an international manhunt for Katie's acid attacker Stefan Sylvestre, who escaped after being drafted into prison overseas

Attackers: Last month it was revealed that police launched an international manhunt for Katie’s acid attacker Stefan Sylvestre, who escaped after being drafted into prison overseas