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Katie Price is a mess and seems beyond help?

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whatthesaar · 03/04/2024 22:44

Reading the tabloids of late and Katie Price seems desperately out of control.

  1. She has been declared bankrupt for the second time, owing nearly £762,000 in debt to HMRC.

  2. She has been caught driving without a licence and insurance again and claimed she did not her attend her court appearance due to her ADHD.

  3. Currently planning on having a baby with her latest boyfriend who she has only been dating for a couple of months.

  4. Constantly making snide remarks about her ex's.

  5. Announced to the whole world on a podcast that she took Gareth Gates virginity when he was 17 and she was 6 months pregnant.

  6. Promoting a low-calorie diet on Instagram where she detailed her meals adding up to only 755 calories a day.
    The NHS states the recommended daily intake is around 2,000 calories a day for women and 2,500 for men.

I know Katie Price has never really had a clean cut image but surely she must realise what a mess she has become?

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User135644 · 28/04/2024 14:56

DriftingDora · 28/04/2024 12:37

How does she get away with it? Friends in high (low?) places?

She's got dirt on people high up.

OhhhhhhhhBiscuits · 28/04/2024 12:47

DriftingDora · 28/04/2024 12:37

How does she get away with it? Friends in high (low?) places?

I honestly have no idea how she gets away with it. Any of us would have been locked up years ago, but she seems to get away with it over and over again. Various rumours have circulated that she is a police snitch, she had "relations" with someone high up etc...... I don't think I believe any of that. She does keep sex tapes of every man she has been with (according to her ex husband Alex) and uses that as blackmail so they keep their mouths shut. She is just vile.

DriftingDora · 28/04/2024 12:37

OhhhhhhhhBiscuits · 28/04/2024 11:52

She is in 2 open personal bankruptcies (a rare thing) and one of her limited companies was made bankrupt a few years ago as well. She owes about £3.2 million in one and £750k to the tax man in another.

She still spends and sticks her fingers up at the court though. Currently on holiday with the latest "the one" and refusing to attend court. Let's hope she refuses to attend on Friday (the rescheduled date) and they do then issue a warrant for her arrest.

How does she get away with it? Friends in high (low?) places?

OhhhhhhhhBiscuits · 28/04/2024 11:52

DriftingDora · 28/04/2024 11:43

Absolutely disgusting and beggars belief that anyone would make up stories about being raped or assaulted. Do people like this ever stop for one second to think how lying about these things will affect those who have actually had this happen to them? If there is such a thing as karma, then I hope it comes around to bite them.

KP is such a fantasist that I wouldn't believe one word that comes out of her mouth and as for her being 'traumatised', well, for someone who claims to be 'traumatised' she's pretty adept at trying desperately to make money - and at manipulating the British legal system (not that this is too difficult). And where does she get the money to pay what must be massive legal bills? Wasn't she made bankrupt or on the verge of it?

She is in 2 open personal bankruptcies (a rare thing) and one of her limited companies was made bankrupt a few years ago as well. She owes about £3.2 million in one and £750k to the tax man in another.

She still spends and sticks her fingers up at the court though. Currently on holiday with the latest "the one" and refusing to attend court. Let's hope she refuses to attend on Friday (the rescheduled date) and they do then issue a warrant for her arrest.

DriftingDora · 28/04/2024 11:43

MsLuxLisbon · 27/04/2024 11:44

Exactly. I wouldn't normally say this, but who knows if she even was assaulted as a young girl? She lies about everything else, so why not that? People excuse her behaviour because she is allegedly 'traumatised' but I'm not sure I buy it.

Absolutely disgusting and beggars belief that anyone would make up stories about being raped or assaulted. Do people like this ever stop for one second to think how lying about these things will affect those who have actually had this happen to them? If there is such a thing as karma, then I hope it comes around to bite them.

KP is such a fantasist that I wouldn't believe one word that comes out of her mouth and as for her being 'traumatised', well, for someone who claims to be 'traumatised' she's pretty adept at trying desperately to make money - and at manipulating the British legal system (not that this is too difficult). And where does she get the money to pay what must be massive legal bills? Wasn't she made bankrupt or on the verge of it?

User135644 · 28/04/2024 11:08

Lex345 · 27/04/2024 08:10

I feel incredibly sorry for her. I genuinely believe her seemingly confident, attention seeking and blasé attitude is a façade; it is an "everything is fine" mask. It hides a whole lot of hurt, pain and "messed up".

My childhood was very messed up. I definitely recognise the "everything is fine mask". Luckily, I made a commitment to myself for stability and have been married for almost 20 years. But it has literally taken that long for me to feel safe to really process the trauma and stop pretending everything was fine. I have not had therapy. But realistically, even if I had-it would have taken years to unpick this before I felt safe to do so.

KP has never had that length of stability in her life to actually process everything. Therapy is pointless if you are not mentally ready for it.

In the meantime, she seeks validation and love from publicity, a string of men who inevitably abandon her, children, animals, plastic surgery, drugs and ostentatious physical possessions. It is incredibly sad to watch. I genuinely hope she finds a safe space to let go of what has happened to her and find peace.

I am absolutely not excusing KP drink driving, hurting animals etc. There being a reason for something isn't an excuse. These are symptoms of the above, though.

No doubt she's damaged and messed up, but so are most people in our prisons. I'd imagine the vast majority of women especially (and men) who are in prison have had awful upbringings. They still got sent down when they committed the crimes.

User135644 · 28/04/2024 11:04

OhhhhhhhhBiscuits · 26/04/2024 19:49

So that negates the animal killings, the drink and drug driving, the lying, the cheating, the tax evasion, the other creditors who have been waiting 5 years for any money, the double concurrent bankruptcy? Just cos she seems nice. She is scum, absolute scum. She has told lies to keep those kids away from their dad's (now thankfully 4 of tham back in safe homes with their dad), she lies constantly to the court about her mental health and then fucks off on holiday. One bankruptcy hearing she did over zoom from the Maldives. If that's not sticking 2 fingers at justice I don't know what is.

Narcs usually have charm to make people like them. They're still bad people. She can never keep anyone around.

She's a walking personality disorder.

DriftingDora · 28/04/2024 08:08

StormingNorman · 27/04/2024 23:03

I hate to see anyone abused the way this poor woman is on this thread. She hasn’t always made the best decisions but this thread is outrageous. I’m only really posting so it fills up and dies.

I wonder what you would say if someone in your own family were to be affected by Price's driving? Oh, of course - that would be a different story, wouldn't it?

What's outrageous here are those people trying to achieve sainthood by pretending Price is some kind of 'poor victim'. She isn't. She is totally manipulative and knows exactly what she's doing. But you crack on with your illusions.

OhhhhhhhhBiscuits · 28/04/2024 07:41

Will see if she turns up to court on May 3rd. She is currently on holiday so she must be scrambling to find a private psychiatrist to give her a "get out of court" letter. The judge has been explicit that they require a full assessment and not a letter that anyone could have written.

billysboy · 28/04/2024 07:36

Interesting comment about her psychiatrist declaration about anxiety and depression

Toomanysquishmallows · 28/04/2024 07:30

@Redglitter its a worry that she will kill someone with her driving.

Notmyfirstusername · 28/04/2024 02:17

It’s really strange that she supposedly has C-PTSD and ADHD, but the only conditions the psychiatrist mentioned were anxiety and depression. As she’s publicly stated that she has both of these conditions in the past, they would not need to hide it on the court documents for her privacy. psychiatrists almost always state your most serious conditions first unless it’s for privacy reasons. why not mention the two that were most likely to get the courts sympathy, especially with the nation-wide ADHD medication issue?

Redglitter · 28/04/2024 01:20

StormingNorman · 27/04/2024 23:03

I hate to see anyone abused the way this poor woman is on this thread. She hasn’t always made the best decisions but this thread is outrageous. I’m only really posting so it fills up and dies.

Poor woman??

What exactly makes her that

She's a bloody danger to herself, her kids, her pets, other road users......

MsLuxLisbon · 28/04/2024 00:01

StormingNorman · 27/04/2024 23:03

I hate to see anyone abused the way this poor woman is on this thread. She hasn’t always made the best decisions but this thread is outrageous. I’m only really posting so it fills up and dies.

Oh do get a grip. She has you properly fooled. How stupid.

Tiedtoatwat · 27/04/2024 23:53

StormingNorman · 27/04/2024 23:03

I hate to see anyone abused the way this poor woman is on this thread. She hasn’t always made the best decisions but this thread is outrageous. I’m only really posting so it fills up and dies.

"Poor woman", my ass! She's a total trainwreck. "Hasn't always made the best decisions" - understatement of the year!!

You'll be kept busy then. The thread is only half-full!!

StormingNorman · 27/04/2024 23:03

I hate to see anyone abused the way this poor woman is on this thread. She hasn’t always made the best decisions but this thread is outrageous. I’m only really posting so it fills up and dies.

dayswithaY · 27/04/2024 19:09

I agree with Oprah, you owe it to the traumatised child you once were to grow and heal.

KP should work on herself instead of wrecking other people’s lives.

TheIceQween · 27/04/2024 13:36

There is no such thing as bad publicity

0sm0nthus · 27/04/2024 13:34

I think she is addicted to fame and attention, everything she does only results in more fame and attention, that's why she doesn't learn, there are no disincentives.

Lifeomars · 27/04/2024 13:29

Sugarfish · 27/04/2024 11:41

I don’t feel sorry for her at all. She’s a nasty evil piece of shit. She doesn’t get abandoned by men, she drives them away. She uses people including her own children and abuses animals. Anyone else would be in prison by now.
Apparently she had a difficult childhood? Who knows, she makes stuff up all the time, including sexual assaults. ITV have pretty much confirmed the South African rape didn’t happen. And even if she did have a bad childhood it’s no excuse to behave how she does. She’s had plenty of time to try and work through it. All she seems to take from the therapy she’s spoken about is that all her problems are somebody else’s fault.

Some people will say “be kind” but some people don’t deserve kindness.

It's an insult to the sadly countless others who have been through difficult childhoods, who have had significant trauma and do not behave the way she does. She, more than many others is in a position to access therapy and to work at addressing the things that drive her negative behaviours. While the things she may have experienced might explain some of her actions, it does not excuse the fact that she never seems to learn. I have no idea what is wrong with her, although it is obvious that something is. I do not think it will end well for her. I also feel sorry for her kids, it must be challenging having a mother who lives out such a chaotic life in the media spotlight and who monetises every drama whether real or manufactured

OhhhhhhhhBiscuits · 27/04/2024 12:04

MsLuxLisbon · 27/04/2024 11:44

Exactly. I wouldn't normally say this, but who knows if she even was assaulted as a young girl? She lies about everything else, so why not that? People excuse her behaviour because she is allegedly 'traumatised' but I'm not sure I buy it.

This has changed over the years from being flashed at, touched and now raped. So I don't really believe it. I think at one point she said it happened to her friend while she was there.

The latest story is the police came and took her knickers off her with no one else around and no medical care. If a 7 year is raped they will need medical care.........

MsLuxLisbon · 27/04/2024 11:44

Sugarfish · 27/04/2024 11:41

I don’t feel sorry for her at all. She’s a nasty evil piece of shit. She doesn’t get abandoned by men, she drives them away. She uses people including her own children and abuses animals. Anyone else would be in prison by now.
Apparently she had a difficult childhood? Who knows, she makes stuff up all the time, including sexual assaults. ITV have pretty much confirmed the South African rape didn’t happen. And even if she did have a bad childhood it’s no excuse to behave how she does. She’s had plenty of time to try and work through it. All she seems to take from the therapy she’s spoken about is that all her problems are somebody else’s fault.

Some people will say “be kind” but some people don’t deserve kindness.

Exactly. I wouldn't normally say this, but who knows if she even was assaulted as a young girl? She lies about everything else, so why not that? People excuse her behaviour because she is allegedly 'traumatised' but I'm not sure I buy it.

DriftingDora · 27/04/2024 11:42

SilkFloss · 27/04/2024 08:23

Well, I don't feel sorry for her in the slightest.

This! She's earned money beyond most people's dreams and blown it. Heaven knows how much money she's spent on cosmetic surgery - and look at the result now! This is not being bitchy, it's being honest - how these surgeons agree to do more and more work on her is beyond belief, but someone's paying for it.

If reports of her track record with looking after animals is correct then it's appalling, and I fully agree with other posters who have said that if she was Jill Public, she'd have been sent to jail years ago. This just might have given her the shake-up she needs. She flouts the law (and the law seemingly is happy to let her do so) and as for 'good mother'....schmother! Rubbish, what sort of example does she set to her kids? How can she love her kids and yet a seemingly endless procession of men walk through her life and home - again, if it was anyone else, she'd be totally condemned on here for her behaviour, instead of which some are making excuses for her. Perhaps she could also stay off the road, and be reminded that driving a car means you're in control of a lethal weapon.

Sugarfish · 27/04/2024 11:41

I don’t feel sorry for her at all. She’s a nasty evil piece of shit. She doesn’t get abandoned by men, she drives them away. She uses people including her own children and abuses animals. Anyone else would be in prison by now.
Apparently she had a difficult childhood? Who knows, she makes stuff up all the time, including sexual assaults. ITV have pretty much confirmed the South African rape didn’t happen. And even if she did have a bad childhood it’s no excuse to behave how she does. She’s had plenty of time to try and work through it. All she seems to take from the therapy she’s spoken about is that all her problems are somebody else’s fault.

Some people will say “be kind” but some people don’t deserve kindness.

usernother · 27/04/2024 09:58

I think she wants to be sent to prison so she can monetise it. She'd get lots of publicity.