Naomi Oni first hit the headlines in 2012, when acid was thrown over her face, head and body by her former friend Mary Konye as she walked home from work.
The devastating attack, which happened as she made her way through Dagenham, burned off the now 22-year-old's eyelids, eyebrows and some of her hair.
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She was left disfigured, and facing a court case against Konye, also 21 at the time, who was wearing a niqab veil disguise at the time of the assault - and who was jailed for 12 years over the attack.
Naomi, who was scarred for life, has revealed that catching sight of her reflection in the mirror made her feel suicidal - and thought that no man would ever want to marry her.
And she has admitted that, two months after the attack, her boyfriend at the time ended their relationship and she was left worrying that no other man would ever find her attractive again.
Since then, surgeons have painstakingly rebuilt her features and it's given her a new lease on life - so much so, she has even started dating again.
While her recent relationship didn't work out, Naomi explains that she and the man in question are still friends and that the relationship really boosted her confidence.
Positive outlook: Naomi said that the man she
was seeing looked past her scars to the person she is inside, making her
realise the attack doesn't have to ruin her life
'Things didn’t work out with the guy I was seeing and we’re just friends, but it’s boosted my self-esteem.
'I'm enjoying being single at the moment but I'm ready to fall in love again with the right person.'
At the time of the attack Naomi, 21, described how, on her way home, she got off at her bus stop in Dagenham, East London, and felt a ‘presence’ before turning to see someone wearing a niqab.
She then felt a ‘massive splash’ as the acid was thrown at her, scarring her for life and disfiguring her face, dissolving her hair and eyelashes and burning her tongue as she screamed.
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