'I spent £50k to look like Kim Kardashian - now my ex wants to get back with me'

Growing up, Cherri Lee thought Kim Kardashian was the most beautiful woman in the world. In fact, the 28-year-old loved the superstar so much, she decided to become her. Cherri has so far spent an eye-watering £50,000 in a bid to look like Kim K – but says it's been worth every penny.

Cherri, whose South Korean name is Hanbyeol, had her first surgery at the age of just 20, a procedure on her eyes to give her double eyelids. She soon went on to have several other surgeries to get the perfect Kardashian face and hourglass figure – totalling 15 procedures in eight years.

Her cosmetic surgeries have included three Brazilian butt lifts and two breast augmentations as well as countless facial surgeries. Cherri says people now stop and stare at her in public – something she says has given her a major confidence boost.

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"I didn't see myself coming this far, but I got addicted to surgeries,” she says. “Every time I went under the knife, I saw a positive change and I loved it.

"I always wanted the glamorous big boobs and big bum Kardashian look. Kim has always been an inspiration to me and she's the most beautiful woman in the world in my eyes.

"I actually look like a completely different person now to before - I look Western, and some of my Korean family don't even recognise me anymore. I know when to stop and I'm not planning any more surgeries now - I have achieved the look I always wanted. I don't regret a single procedure and I'd do it all again the same - my only regret is why didn't I do it sooner!"

Cherri, a part-time English teacher, had her first surgery – eyelid surgery – in 2014 following a tough