Who is Katie Piper's husband Richard James Sutton and how many kids do the couple have?

21 July 2020, 16:11

Katie Piper Gushes About Motherhood And Her Baby Penelope

Katie Piper has been married to Richard James Sutton since 2015 - here's your need-to-know on their relationship.

Katie Piper and husband Richard James Sutton have been married for five years, with the couple first meeting in 2013.

Richard proposed to Katie a year after they were introduced, and the couple share two children.

Katie, who suffered a devastating acid attack in 2008 when she was 24, previously opened up about the early days of her relationship,

She told MailOnline: "James was chatty, witty and looked me squarely in the eye. He never once mentioned my burns, and because he didn't, I didn't either.

"He didn't even stare at them, so I didn't feel self-conscious. He had me relaxed and buzzing with confidence."

Here's your need-to-know on Richard and their family life.

Who is Richard James Sutton? What's his job?

Richard is a carpenter and builder. He and Katie started dating in 2013 after being introduced by a mutual friend.

He popped the question in December 2014, and the pair tied the knot in November 2015.

Speaking about the proposal, Katie previously said: "It was quite a surprise actually, we got engaged a couple of weeks before Christmas so it was a really nice end to a year in my life I never thought I’d be lucky enough to experience, so yes, I feel really privileged and lucky."

Read more: Katie Piper says she is “relaxed” about her many surgeries as they have become “normal” following acid attack 11 years ago

How many children do Katie and Richard have?

The pair have two children Belle Elizabeth, six, and Penelope Diane, two.

Speaking to Hello! magazine after the birth of Penelope, Katie said that she had previously worried that her acid attack would prevent her from having kids, as she had to take medication that can affect fertility.

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Best painful relief there is....... A cuddle 💖 She wasn’t sure yesterday “too scary” I let her be and she came to me today of her own accord, unsure but eventually cuddly and not as hesitant. Burn injuries affect the whole family not just the surviours if you want to support the work we do at The Katie Piper Foundation making it easier to live with burns and scars for our clients or indeed you need support yourself please do get in touch @kpfoundation

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She said: "There was a time when I’d resigned myself to never having a family of my own.

"With Penelope, we were trying for over a year and a half."

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Exercising with children 🚲👧🏽 If your a parent who wants to start running but is at the very beginning of CV fitness then taking your child on a bike with you is a great way to ease yourself in. I took B out on her bike today and I wore my running gear. We managed a very slow 5k with lots of run, walk, stop as I helped her (she’s not confident yet since the stabilisers came off) - it means if your new to Cardio exercise there is plenty of chance to stop, recover, rest and keep on going. Also if you find exercise boring this is a game changer as so brilliant to see your child progressing you forget your even running 🏃🏼‍♀️

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Speaking about the decision behind her name, Katie added: "It was a name we’d had in mind for Belle and I’ve always liked it.

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Creating some art with the girls for our final night of clapping 🌈 #thankyounhs

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"We started referring to her as Penelope, even telling Belle because we figured it made the experience all the more real for her. We were amazed when she didn’t let the cat out of the bag because she’s such a chatterbox."

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