On catwalk, girl of 11 who took first steps last year
A GIRL of 11 who has used a wheelchair for most of her life walked down the catwalk as a model at London Fashion Week yesterday.
Katie Renshaw was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, which impairs muscle coordination, as a baby.
Three years ago she had a nine-hour operation to straighten her feet and legs at Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool. After another operation, and intensive physiotherapy, she took her first unaided steps last year.
Yesterday she was all smiles as she modelled clothes for the Panda brand, using a stroller on the catwalk but only for support.
Katie, from Runcorn, Cheshire, is signed to Zebedee Management and has already done photoshoots for River Island and Matalan.
Her mother Clare, 43, said: ‘We are so proud of her.’