'Bullies called me Pinocchio so I spent £550k on plastic surgery to look unrecognisable'

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surgeries has revealed how she started her transformation journey to hit back at bullies who picked on her looks at school. Laura Alicia Summers once appeared on reality series Ex on the Beach and now boasts more than 90,000 followers on Instagram after flaunting her well-honed looks.

The 37 year-old, from Manchester, has had eight boob jobs, as well as liposuction all over her body in order to attain her curvaceous appearance. READ MORE: Geordie Shore's Chloe Ferry opens up about cosmetic surgery going wrongAnd, speaking on Channel 4’s Skin Deep series, Laura confessed that her body transformation had been driven by the criticism she faced for her looks as a youngster.“I’ve had over 67 surgeries and spent over £550,000,” she admitted. “30% of my surgeries have been reconstructive.”“I was really badly bullied in school, they used to call me names like Pinnocchio, Dumbo, and I always wanted to be a Victoria’s Secret model. “Let’s face it, that wasn’t going to happen; I was 5ft 3ins, but I just wanted to change my whole appearance, my life, my body, and prove them wrong, and show them that I could have been a model.” Admitting that she now uses her heavily altered appearance to find a partner, Laura revealed that she had even dropped out of school because of the severity of the abuse she faced. “I dropped out when I was 12, I couldn’t hack it to be honest.

I was just not that strong,” she recalled. During the episode, Laura also offered viewers a comprehensive list of all the times she had gone under the knife.