Venturing into some of the US’s most intimidating prisons and interviewing inmates face to face for her latest TV project left Katie Piper with mixed emotions. “I almost feel as though I’ve been to prison myself,” the 39-year-old broadcaster, author and charity founder tells hello! of spending six months filming the five-part series Katie Piper’s Jailhouse Mums, which examines the US judicial system through the lens of motherhood.
“It was an intense experience, but it was essential to immerse myself and get to know the women as individual characters. I don’t think I’ll ever forget the people I met.”