Graduate blew £10k student loan having nips and tucks
New breasts, thighs and next.. her nose
A STUDENT loan would give most people the chance to broaden their horizons and improve their mind. But one undergraduate decided she was more interested in altering her body – and chose to spend all £10,000 of her loan on rounds of cosmetic surgery.
Katerina Christodoulou, 21, was given an allowance by her family to cover her living expenses while she was taking her degree at the University of Essex.
She also took out a student loan, hoping to save up the money for liposuction on her bottom, hips, thighs and knees.
Miss Christodoulou was taking her last set of English Literature exams when her final loan payment came through in April 2013.
This left her with enough money to fund the liposuction, and her boyfriend at the time offered to cover the cost of a breast enlargement. The graduate, who ended up earning a 2:1 in her degree, said: ‘I know that some people might be quite surprised to hear that I spent my student loan on my body, but it was worth it for how I feel now.
‘I could have spent my loan on my studies but I was lucky enough to have a supportive family who helped pay for my books and social life.
‘This allowed me to save my money. My parents gave me their blessing and were really supportive whilst I saved up.’
Miss Christodoulou, from Loughborough in Leicestershire, went on to ditch her chance to earn a lucrative contract at a law firm in order to pursue a career in modelling.
She is about to have another round of surgery – this time on her nose. ‘I’m a hundred times more confident than before,’ she said, adding: ‘I did think
‘I hated my natural shape’
knew I couldn’t get rid of the excess weight without surgery. And one of my boobs was a 32A and the other was a B. They were deformed and it made buying underwear and bikinis impossible. It really was a last resort.’ Explaining her decision to go under the knife again, she said: ‘My nose isn’t awful or anything but it could be better.’ However this time she said she would not be paying for the surgery with her student loan, adding: ‘I am going to get my nose job done on a finance plan as I haven’t managed to save up for it so far.’ A spokesman for MYA Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, which performed Miss Christodoulou’s procedures, said: We ‘ believe everyone deserves to have the body confidence that they desire. ‘ Katerina is an excellent example of an intelligent women who wanted to improve her self-esteem.’