A reality star ‘addicted’ to surgery has revealed the staggering true cost behind her quest to achieve the ‘perfect’ image.
Laura Alicia Summers, 34, who has appeared on MTV’s Ex on the Beach and is also a glamour model, has spent a colossal £500,000 on fifty cosmetic procedures including eight boob jobs, seven nose jobs, and three bum lifts.
After being bullied and attacked at school over her appearance, Laura, from Manchester, first underwent plastic surgery when she was just 18-years-old for a breasts enhancement.
And Laura, who previously dated Katie Price’s ex Kieran Hayler, doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon.
Laura Alicia Summers (pictured left, during her school days, and right, now) , 34, who has appeared on MTV’s Ex on the Beach and is also a glamour model, has spent a colossal £500,000 on fifty cosmetic procedures
Laura (pictured on Ex on the Beach), who previously dated Katie Price’s ex Kieran Hayler, doesn’t plan on stopping any time soon
‘Cosmetic surgery is like a drug. It’s very addictive, but in a good way,’ she told the Manchester Evening News. ‘It’s not for everyone, but it has enhanced my life in every way.’
‘People change their cars every two years, why not change their bodies too? I have probably had over half a million pounds worth of surgery. I’ve had 50 operations, but I’ve always been open and honest about it.’
Laura was mentally and physically bullied at school, with the reality star even ending up in hospital with broken ribs and a dislocated jaw at the age of 13 after being ambushed by five children.
Following the horrific attack, she was pulled out of school by her worried parents and enrolled in a college course.
Having very little confidence and feeling extremely unhappy, Laura, who only ever wanted to look like Barbie, start saving for her first boob job when she was just 15.
After being bullied and attacked at school over her appearance, Laura, from Manchester, first underwent plastic surgery when she was just 18-years-old for a breasts enhancement
Having very little confidence and feeling extremely unhappy, Laura (pictured recently), who only ever wanted to look like Barbie, start saving for her first boob job when she was just 15
Speaking on Channel 5’s documentary Celebrity Botched Bodies in 2017, the TV personality said her father later offered her a choice, either to have a car or her dream breast operation – that would be the first of many.
‘I obviously chose the boob job,’ she said. ‘I had waited a good seven years for that boob job, it was the number one on my list.
‘The first boob job I had was amazing. I would definitely say I got addicted there and then because it was not only the way I felt about myself, it was also the reactions of other people that haven’t seen you for ages.’
Despite her happiness, Laura admitted that not all her operations have been successful and warned others to be careful when deciding on plastic surgery and to always go to a reputable place.
Laura (left) before she had surgery and (right) when she was 14 with a school friend
Following her first operation, Laura encountered problems with her implants after one deflated. She then had them corrected but ended up with a lumpy looking chest before having that fixed in 2017.
By age 25, just seven years since her first operation, Laura estimates she had already spent £120,000.
But Laura’s looks haven’t always been praised, with social media trolls often criticising the reality star and her appearance.
Yet she explained that she refuses to let other people make her unhappy again and simply blocks the haters from commenting on her Instagram account – where she posts racy photographs.
And while she might be happy with her looks now, Laura has confessed it is never enough and that she will always be on the lookout for ways to enhance her figure.
‘I think I am definitely going to have a face lift,’ she revealed. ‘Maybe in five years, before I’m 40. I am not going to grow old gracefully. I might even get another butt lift. You’ve got one life. I’m very relaxed about stuff like that. It’s my life, my body and it makes me happy.’