Nikki Lilly is extraordinary!

Katie Piper's Extraordinary People

Sony Music

Health & Fitness, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Nikki Lilly is an award-winning presenter and vlogger, with an Emmy, a BAFTA and over one million YouTube subscribers to her name. She’s presented several of her own CBBC shows, and even has a book on the way 'Come on Life'. It’s a phenomenal set of achievements, made even more amazing by the fact that she’s only 16 years old. It’s what Nikki gives back that makes her truly inspiring. As a child, she displayed symptoms of what was later diagnosed as Arteriovenous Malformation. She’s endured more than 70 operations to treat it, and at just nine years old she set up the Butterfly AVM Charity to help others and raise awareness. In this conversation, Nikki explains what real beauty means to her, how she overcomes her darkest days, plus Nikki and Katie share their respective experiences of living with a visible difference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.7	Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.
0:31.3	When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.
0:35.7	Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.
0:39.3	It's why you lace up at dawn, why little rain doesn't stop you,
0:44.3	why one run turns into a habit.
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0:59.3	Hello and welcome to Katie Piper's Extraordinary People, the podcast where we get to meet
1:07.6	someone who has lived an extraordinary life and hear their story.
1:16.2	My guest today is a BAFTA and Emmy award-winning presenter and vlogger,
1:21.9	with several CBBC shows and over one million YouTube subscribers under her belt,
1:23.5	and she's only 16.
1:26.7	Nikki Lilly is a true star on her own right,
1:29.6	but what she's become makes her even more extraordinary.
1:36.2	At six years old, Nikki displayed symptoms of what was later diagnosed as ulterior venous malformation.
1:41.8	She's endured more than 70 operations to treat it, but she has turned it into a positive,
1:45.7	setting up the butterfly AVM charity to increase awareness and raise funds for research. There's a lot of achievements under Nikki's belt, especially for
1:50.7	someone who's only just taking their GCSEs. So I'm absolutely thrilled that Nikki joins me
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