Glasgow woman branded 'Mike Wazowski' by cruel school bullies after losing eye signs with modelling agency
dailyrecord.co.ukA woman who was branded 'Mike Wazowski' by cruel school bullies after losing an eye has now been snapped up by a modelling agency.
Katie Elliot, from Glasgow, had her right eye removed age four, when she was diagnosed with retinoblastoma - a rare eye cancer - after her mum spotted her pupil changing shape.The 20-year-old was regularly reduced to tears as a youngster after comparisons with the one-eyed Monsters, Inc.
character. But she says the comments have since made her "stronger" and she says she now feels "beautiful".Following a year of treatment, Katie was given the all clear aged five but had to adapt to life without the vision in her right eye - and she was still able to pursue her favourite hobby of horse riding.Despite the change in her depth of perception from losing the vision in her right eye, Katie has competed and won many equestrian competitions - including winning the whole day at the East Kilbride rural show in 2020.
She has worn prosthetic eyes for the last 15 years but is now finding the confidence to be seen without one - and has signed to a modelling agency.Katie, a part-time golf club supervisor, said: "Growing up at school I got called names.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk