A COURAGEOUS woman who was mercilessly bullied at school after suffering horrific burns in a freak accident has vowed to repay the charity that helped rebuild her shattered life.

Georgia Gibbons, now 22, of Clacton, was just three when she was injured in a terrifying accident.

She was at a Christmas party at her grandparents in Norwich when she asked if she could help make the coffee.

But the glass coffee pot was faulty and exploded, showering her with molten-hot liquid.

Surgeons used skin from her thigh to help her arms, chest and right foot heal.

Georgia spent two months – including Christmas Day and her fourth birthday – in hospital.

Her injuries slowly began to heal, but she still had the scars of her ordeal. Then, aged 11, she became the victim of bullying.

“You know how cruel kids can be,” said Georgia.

“I was quite a happy child and they didn’t like that when I was so deformed.

“I still had some confidence, but they wanted to knock it out of me, so they used to call me ‘Mrs Burns’ and ‘elephant skin’."

The bullying got so bad Georgia was forced to move to another school to escape her tormenters.

Then during a check-up after an operation, a doctor asked if she would like to meet other young burns victims.

She was given the chance to go on a week-long camp organised by the Children’s Burns Club charity near Stonehenge, where they could take part in activities such as sailing, canoeing and archery.

“I went camping with children like me which improved my confidence ten-fold,” she said.

“I felt normal and it was nice to be around people like myself, but it was also humbling because I wasn’t as badly scarred as other people."

England soccer star Jamie Rednapp and popstar wife Louise even visited the excited youngsters.

Georgia went on to study at Colchester Institute and worked as a carer, helping more than 250 people.

She now hopes to volunteer at the camp that helped heal her physical and mental scars.

“It restored my confidence 100 per cent and helped me become who I really am,” said Georgia.

“I’m not the sort of person who gets upset and hides in a corner – I’m an extrovert and flamboyant.

“Now I wear whatever top I want and I don’t care. It is part of me and who I am.”

Georgia hopes to raise £1,000 for the Children’s Burns Club by having her head shaved at Chelmford’s Broomfield Hospital on August 8.

To sponsor her, go to just giving.com/georgia-jennifer1