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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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Tistheseason17 · 04/04/2024 12:27

When Ant McPartlin was convicted for drink driving and actually causing serious injuries to 2 people all the male apologists came out. He's forgiven for shitting on his wife - because the media told us how awful and ugly the wife was. Now the OW is the wife and all forgotten.
With KP, because she's a woman,she is attacked by other women.
Yes, she's cocked up, I believe she has experienced some dark time since her teens in the industry. I don't buy the whole Peter, "I love my kids" Andre act, either. Neither perfect but everyone says,poor Pete. He's fine.
I do not think KP is innocent, but she does not deserve the hate and vitriol she receives from media which general public lap up and add to.

dammit88 · 04/04/2024 12:28

She has been used and abused by men her whole life.

Peter Andre included. He used her. No doubt of it.

She has made cracking mistakes but I think she is a very vulnerable person and I think she is good at heart. Her world is chaotic and I hope she finds peace.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 04/04/2024 12:29

I do not think KP is innocent, but she does not deserve the hate and vitriol she receives from media which general public lap up and add to.

Stop drink/drug driving, stop neglecting/killing animals and maybe it'll stop. She brings it all on herself.

TheIceQween · 04/04/2024 12:31

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. She doesn’t learn from her many mistakes, where as most of us take something from it and do better. She’s beyond help. Or, plot twist, all this is perfectly orchestrated to keep her ass relevant…

YaMuvva · 04/04/2024 12:32

Thatslife18 · 04/04/2024 09:03

Let those without sin cast the first stone. Katie Price has been diagnosed with ADHD which definitely contributes to her issues. Most importantly she is a wonderful mother.

I’m struggling to see what’s wonderful about a mum who harrasses her kids’ stepmum to the point she’s slapped with a restraining order, is a convicted criminal several times over and has drink and drug problems.

I used to watch all the ITV shows about her from when Harvey was a baby up until they stopped doing those shows. They were so addictive and she mostly came across well - my favourite moment was when she was having the church blessing with Alex Reid and was waiting in the wedding car outside the church for the paparazzi to abate (her OK! magazine deal stated they wouldn’t pay her if other press got a photo of her dress before their publication came out). She managed to bolt into the church but her massive dress was all tangled as a result and all you hear in the quiet church is a late bride screaming “fucking hell for fucks sake fuck me” as she fights with her own wedding dress at the back of the church Grin

She LOVED Harvey too and went everywhere with him, I’m not sure it’s fair to say she rolled him out for publicity when a lot of the time she was just raising awareness of having a disabled child. She also came across as a savvy business woman.

But those shows were a long time ago and I can’t bring myself to like her since. It’s very sad if nothing else.

Begsthequestion · 04/04/2024 12:34

dayswithaY · 04/04/2024 12:16

She has made several rape claims. The South African one she claimed was in front of her children plus a full film crew, who had their equipment stolen. No further corroboration, surely ITV would launch an investigation? It would have to be reported for legal and insurance reasons.

Her childhood abuse story has shifted and changed many times.

I really don’t think Peter Andre is the root cause of her problems.

I don’t understand why respected podcasters like Elizabeth Day and Grace Dent are giving her airtime. A bit of titillation for all their middle class listeners?

There's literally film footage of the aftermath of the car jacking, police reports and witnesses including a man who was attacked when he tried to intervene.

MalcolmTuckersSwearBox · 04/04/2024 12:35

I don't approve of her behaviour, though I do sympathise re her mental health issues.

Re the motoring offences, the bans obviously aren't working given her constant reoffending. It's time for custodial.

Idontgiveashitanymore · 04/04/2024 12:36

I think she is a nasty piece of work and should be locked up for everything she appears to be getting away with.
she’s just hateful .

Nicknacky · 04/04/2024 12:37

canyouletthedogoutplease · 04/04/2024 12:04

Ahh tabloids. Known for their fair unbiased representation of all and solid unwavering ability to stick to the facts.

Engage your brain.

So what parts are wrong?

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 04/04/2024 12:41

Nicknacky · 04/04/2024 12:37

So what parts are wrong?

You really need to ask that? About tabloids?

I wonder at the sense of people who can't discern fact from fiction but, anything for salacious gossip and and opportunity to froth away with the other like-minded.

producing24 · 04/04/2024 12:41

@Begsthequestion the car jacking did happen- look at local news from the time - as always Kp embellished with loads of sexual content, more dramatic every time.

If you look at articles from the time to now you can see how she ups the ante every time.

No way would PA have let his 2 kids (he had 100% custody of, she only ever had hols and some weekends) stay in S Africa and go diving the bext day, had his kids mother been raped in front of them

None look traumatised from filming.

Camera people and ItV have all goven conflicting reports, it was some jewelerry and tech equip taken, and they were shoved out of tje way. Not great. But not sexual.

SlipperyFish11 · 04/04/2024 12:42

I listened to a podcast with her recently and she annoyed me. It was about her biggest fails but she blamed them all on everyone else. She was very defensive throughout and made excuses. Said it was all her being naive and too kind.
Yes she has been through a lot of awful things, but there comes a point when you need to stop blaming them and take accountability.

hookiewookie29 · 04/04/2024 12:44

InTheShallowTheShalalalalalalalow · 04/04/2024 00:33

Peter Andre was not respectful to her on any level.

Peter Andre wouldn't be where he is now if he hadn't met Katie Price in the jungle. He'd still be singing in social clubs.

GoodnightAdeline · 04/04/2024 12:45

YANBU and I don’t understand why so many people defend her or at least think she should be beyond reproach.

She happily made her money and fame selling her image to young girls (and men via magazines) and seeks to influence them into buying her products and promotions via social media.

The fact things haven’t gone well for her doesn’t change that, she deserves scrutiny and tbh I think she doesn’t care about it anyway

Begsthequestion · 04/04/2024 12:45

producing24 · 04/04/2024 12:41

@Begsthequestion the car jacking did happen- look at local news from the time - as always Kp embellished with loads of sexual content, more dramatic every time.

If you look at articles from the time to now you can see how she ups the ante every time.

No way would PA have let his 2 kids (he had 100% custody of, she only ever had hols and some weekends) stay in S Africa and go diving the bext day, had his kids mother been raped in front of them

None look traumatised from filming.

Camera people and ItV have all goven conflicting reports, it was some jewelerry and tech equip taken, and they were shoved out of tje way. Not great. But not sexual.

You are simply speculating. And your pondering doesn't even add up.

The car jacking at gunpoint was not traumatising in your mind then. Only if a guy put his hands or other body parts on or in one of the victims would anyone then "look traumatised".

Such ignorant bs.

LassyLook · 04/04/2024 12:48

She just sounds like a text book somatic narcissist to me.

Smear campaigns against exes
Including conviction £150,000 payment
for revenge porn to Alex Reid
Increasing use of plastic surgery
Anything for attention
Superficial charm
Uses her looks to get fuel
Obsessed with looks
Uses children and animals for fuel
No empathy eg for the animals in her care
Superficial and short relationships
Never takes responsibility
Blames everyone else
Self pity when useful
Addiction issues
Ignores the law
No sense of responsibility

FluffyFanny · 04/04/2024 12:49

The police reports for the car-jacking apparently have no mention of her rape.

Nicknacky · 04/04/2024 12:51

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 04/04/2024 12:41

You really need to ask that? About tabloids?

I wonder at the sense of people who can't discern fact from fiction but, anything for salacious gossip and and opportunity to froth away with the other like-minded.

Yes I do. Unless you are saying she hasn’t been convicted of numerous offences, didn’t have a restraining order and breach of it imposed on her and animals haven’t died in her care?

Have they made that up? I’m genuinely asking

YaMuvva · 04/04/2024 12:55

lul1 · 04/04/2024 10:15

You can't believe everything you read online l

You can when it’s a court report

Rosscameasdoody · 04/04/2024 12:57

YaMuvva · 04/04/2024 12:25

Source please

My source was an NHS dietitian. The average calorie guides of 2000 and 2500 per day are just that - guides. There are many factors including age, gender, physical and mental health, activity levels, lifestyle and metabolic rate. 2000 for women and 2500 for men is the starting point to be adjusted taking all of the above into account. I’m in my sixties and wheelchair bound. If I ate anywhere near 2000 a day I’d be like the side of a house because there’s no opportunity to burn that amount of energy off, and I’m risking type 2 diabetes as a result because excess energy in the form of carbs is stored as sugar. My partner has type 2 diabetes and has successfully put it into remission via a supervised diet of 750 calories a day for rapid weight loss. I can assure you he’s nowhere near anorexic as a result. Everything is relative and what’s normal for one person may not be for another.

Hartley99 · 04/04/2024 12:58

That ignorant, vulgar, talentless woman isn’t worth even thinking about. I can’t believe how many people have bothered commenting on her! Have you ever heard her speak? God, she’s so boring it’s beyond words. Katie Price is everything that’s wrong with Britain. She’s celebrity culture in a nutshell - famous for being famous.

GoodnightAdeline · 04/04/2024 12:59

Hartley99 · 04/04/2024 12:58

That ignorant, vulgar, talentless woman isn’t worth even thinking about. I can’t believe how many people have bothered commenting on her! Have you ever heard her speak? God, she’s so boring it’s beyond words. Katie Price is everything that’s wrong with Britain. She’s celebrity culture in a nutshell - famous for being famous.

Well, you’ve commented.

Easipeelerie · 04/04/2024 12:59

Beefcurtains79 · 04/04/2024 10:53

She’s a doctor isn’t she? Nice of you to completely dismiss her achievements.

Yes but she’s a doctor living in luxury beyond the means of most people on her salary. She’s also a celebrity doctor and mum.
She is these things due to PA and he is still a celebrity due to KP. He wouldn’t be a celebrity still without having had that association so the lifestyle and fame she has is directly thanks to KP.

pam290358 · 04/04/2024 13:00

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 04/04/2024 12:29

I do not think KP is innocent, but she does not deserve the hate and vitriol she receives from media which general public lap up and add to.

Stop drink/drug driving, stop neglecting/killing animals and maybe it'll stop. She brings it all on herself.

Goady and pointless threads on social media don’t exactly help though do they ?

GoodnightAdeline · 04/04/2024 13:01

pam290358 · 04/04/2024 13:00

Goady and pointless threads on social media don’t exactly help though do they ?

No but they pass the time

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