Back to the courts, and Pete Burns, he of Dead Or Alive or Celebrity Big Brother fame, depending on your age really, is suing his plastic surgeon over those infamous lips of his. Which I thought he'd already done, but perhaps I dreamt it. Burns says that a Dr Maurizio Viel botched a lip augmentation treatment he underwent (a few years back I think) leaving him with painful swelling, blisters, heavy discharge, and an inability to eat, drink or speak, which doesn't sound so nice. And worse than all that, of course, the rest of us had to look at them. Burns claims it has taken over 100 more operations to try and fix what Veil did - and that at one point doctors warned he'd have to have his lips amputated as a result of the messed up treatment.
Launching litigation against the doc in the High Court, Burns said: "What happened to me after a series of injections was far worse than any nightmare I could have envisioned. Not only was it agonisingly painful but it was physically repulsive in the extreme. It was impossible to lead any life whatsoever. I was unable to leave my house as I was so distorted with swelling and I might begin to discharge yellow pus that was coming from the holes in my face. At times it leaves me seriously suicidal and depressed and I could have problems for the rest of my life. If I can prevent at least one person from undergoing this hell and point them in the right direction to a doctor who can manage their problem, then at least I can help stop someone else suffering."