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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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Gowlett · 04/04/2024 09:07

It’s sad seeing her like this. I remember when she started out. I think having Harvey, with his health issues & special needs, has a much bigger impact on her than we give her credit for. She was a young mum, and the father wasn’t interested. Hasn’t she done a documentary about it?

What annoys me is that there’s so many plain girls out there now, doing what she more or less invented (being a glamour model celebrity) with all sorts of facial procedures, boob jobs, fake bums, Barbie hair. KP actually had something in her heyday. And she’s had a lot of creative output, more than most.

Maybe she just needed a better manager / PR / accountant? The woman who looks after Peter seems to be amazing, but I know her & KP fell out. Her older kids seem to be doing well, and could have commercial success. Princess is gorgeous! I don’t know how things are going to end up for KP…

DoreenonTill8 · 04/04/2024 09:08

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.

a wonderful mother unless you are Katie Price, or an acolyte how do you and her staunch defenders on here know this?!!

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 04/04/2024 09:09

YoureALizardHarry11 · 04/04/2024 08:23

No, it doesn’t necessarily. She clearly has mental health issues, her actions are symptoms of BPD/EUPD, caused primarily by childhood trauma/ toxic stress as a child. She has addiction problems. I don’t think she kills her pets in cold blood, THAT would be a bad person. I think she isn’t a rational person, is impulsive and reckless and has made bad decisions, is lax with responsibility at times. That’s not a bad person, that’s a troubled person.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that. She needs a prison sentence for the safety of other people. Bad or ill, she doesn't have the right to endanger other people and and kill multiple animals.

Blackcats7 · 04/04/2024 09:10

She needs prison for her drink/drugs driving. An absolute disgrace. Her poor animals. Feel sorry for her children too but at least they have their fathers or social services to monitor.
The surgeons and “beauty therapists” who enable her to have the enormous boobs etc need sacking too.
Just yuck all around.

turnips4u · 04/04/2024 09:10

Maybe she just needed a better manager / PR / accountant?

She had a great manager- Claire, but she turned on her and make slanderous untrue accusations about her that awarded Claire damages in court. Her accountant used to be her brother who managed her money really well and that was when she got to her highest value of 40 odd million. But she sacked him too. This isnt an issue with good PR or money- she had that and got rid of both.

Countrygirlxo · 04/04/2024 09:10

The papers write shit for money, don't believe everything you read

Fizbosshoes · 04/04/2024 09:12

On one of the podcasts she said she wanted as many children as she could "because she loves chaos" ...not because she loves babies/children...Confused

I think she has a lot of psychological issues, and has been badly treated and taken advantage of....but has also badly treated others (and animals) She's previously been in a position where she could probably afford the best level of therapy available, and probably the best lawyers to get her out of trouble

strawberryandtomato · 04/04/2024 09:12

Addiction issues.
Childhood trauma
ADHD
Probably bipolar.
These are all contributing factors to her current mental state.
She's not a well woman.
Plenty like this, just not in the public eye.

I hope she finds peace

Blondeshavemorefun · 04/04/2024 09:13

Gowlett · 04/04/2024 09:07

It’s sad seeing her like this. I remember when she started out. I think having Harvey, with his health issues & special needs, has a much bigger impact on her than we give her credit for. She was a young mum, and the father wasn’t interested. Hasn’t she done a documentary about it?

What annoys me is that there’s so many plain girls out there now, doing what she more or less invented (being a glamour model celebrity) with all sorts of facial procedures, boob jobs, fake bums, Barbie hair. KP actually had something in her heyday. And she’s had a lot of creative output, more than most.

Maybe she just needed a better manager / PR / accountant? The woman who looks after Peter seems to be amazing, but I know her & KP fell out. Her older kids seem to be doing well, and could have commercial success. Princess is gorgeous! I don’t know how things are going to end up for KP…

Again this

I did meet her. Years ago. When H was young and at blind school near me

She did seem nice. Obv that was over a decade ago and things change

She did bring up H by herself. No help from useless famous rich dad and he gets away with it

I think she is Troubled and seeks attention hence all the magazine articles about ivf surgery moving homes etx

She def needs help and therapy

I'm not sure putting her in prison would help but equally if it was jo bloggs being done for drink driving /no insurance /being banned etx what would happen to them ?

I do think she will die on an operating table - there is only so much a body can take

Equally she was so pretty when younger and small boobs

Why the need for so much plastic surgery and Botox etx. Not just her but like the towie girls. Having it at 20/25

What will they look like at 40/50

Gowlett · 04/04/2024 09:14

turnips4u, ah that makes sense then. Claire is the one I was thinking about. She was probably behind the reinvention from Jordan to Katie Price. The OK mag days with Peter & the kids (which he’s now doing to brilliant effect with Emily). That was the right direction… I think their divorce really ruined KP.

strawberryandtomato · 04/04/2024 09:14

StormingNorman · 04/04/2024 00:29

I feel really sorry for her. She’s made some bad decisions and hasn’t had a respectful man in her life since Peter Andre. But I keep thinking something must be driving all these poor choices.

Pete used her for fame and then dropped her to portray this holier than thou life and perfect person. He was not nice to her

destroyess · 04/04/2024 09:15

you are describing the average trashy brit here

Twoweekcruise · 04/04/2024 09:15

This is the result of throwing a young girl into the sex industry at such a young age.

Whilst I will never agree with most of Katie’s choices in life surely we can all see that she is damaged. My dd is the same age as Katie when she first started out in the industry. Never in a million years would I agree to my dd fucking her life up in the same way.

Katie has been exploited and abused most of her life and as a result she will never recover enough to live a fully happy and content life.

She should never have had children or pets. She can not look after herself let alone anyone else. But how come everyone piles onto her regarding her life choices? She didn’t use a turkey baster, there were men involve here too. Why does she have to take all the wrap? They must have been fully aware of her unstable ways yet happily had children with her. They are just as bad, if not worse as they are amongst the many many men who have taken advantage of her.

I feel truly sorry for her, she will never rest.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 04/04/2024 09:16

Plenty like this, just not in the public eye.

Anyone not in the public eye would be punished, unlike KP who is allowed to get away with it time and time again

strawberryandtomato · 04/04/2024 09:17

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 04/04/2024 09:16

Plenty like this, just not in the public eye.

Anyone not in the public eye would be punished, unlike KP who is allowed to get away with it time and time again

Licence being taken away and court appearances. How has she gotten away with it?
I would hardly say she has

turnips4u · 04/04/2024 09:18

Gowlett · 04/04/2024 09:14

turnips4u, ah that makes sense then. Claire is the one I was thinking about. She was probably behind the reinvention from Jordan to Katie Price. The OK mag days with Peter & the kids (which he’s now doing to brilliant effect with Emily). That was the right direction… I think their divorce really ruined KP.

Yep. Claire was the one who encouraged her to change from Jordan to KP and then she ended up doing loads of OK covers which was the point where she was earning tons of money. Claire earnt her a lot of money and she still does for Peter. I think once her and Peter split she left Claire and started making up all kinds of slander against her probably out of jealousy and spite.

She really is her own worst enemy. She should have stuck with the team that took her to the top. She was worth 45 million at one point.

NOTANUM · 04/04/2024 09:20

I have no comment on KP other than she clearly needs professional help rather than public scrutiny.

Peter Andre did well out of the marriage though. He got a huge settlement which was never revealed (6 million?) and didn’t get the tax bills. He has capitalised on it well, seems to have had a decent life afterwards but it’s still a lot of money.

Halloweenrainbow · 04/04/2024 09:21

Agree the driving offenses, and parenting young children while clearly high on cocaine (as we saw in one of her docu-series) does put her in a bad light, but I think there's many positives to her character. I admire her speaking out about disability discrimination and the work she's done to criminalise online disability bullying/hate crimes. She tries her best. She never claimed to have a healthy diet in fact admitted having Marshmallow Fluff for breakfast! So glad to hear that her mother is doing better- they seem to have a great relationship and I think she needs her mother to keep her grounded. I hope she accepts help and heals from her trauma because its dominating her life and about to undo all the positives.

secular37 · 04/04/2024 09:23

Northernsouloldies · 04/04/2024 05:45

Taking Harvey to a night club appearance? Just another cash cow to be milked.
If her name was Chantelle off any council estate in the UK , how much sympathy would she get...none .

Well Harvey is 21 I believe. Despite him having additional needs, what's wrong with him visiting a night club?

YaMuvva · 04/04/2024 09:25

YoureALizardHarry11 · 04/04/2024 03:28

She’s clearly quite mentally unwell. I don’t know why it’s seen as acceptable to chastise her all the time. To be that way someone has to have been through a pretty shitty life, you don’t end up that way for nothing.

Yes, she’s made some appalling choices but she clearly has some issues for her to accept the way Peter Andre treated her for one example, and probably others. It suggests she is vulnerable to abuse. It’s okay for people to get on their high horses. If your mate struggles mentally, you support and love them but because she’s a celebrity it’s somehow different.

To be honest she comes across as someone who has borderline personality disorder.

If my mate constantly drunk drove and harmed animals I’m not sure they’d be staying my mate for very long

JosiePosey · 04/04/2024 09:26

MarkSloaneComeBack · 03/04/2024 23:52

She's been through shit loads.

I like her. Yes she's made a lot of mistakes but haven't we all

Most people learn from them.

I used to like her and thought she had good business sense etc but then it all seemed to go down hill. The repeated animal deaths are what did it for me.

Its a shame because she did do a lot for autism etc and quite a bit in the background away from the press, I believe and could have become a real champion/change maker.

She needs some real time on her own with good support to look after her kids & herself properly and focus on them instead of the latest bloke.

Self esteem issues innit.

SpidersAreShitheads · 04/04/2024 09:26

I think more than one thing can be true simultaneously.

Shes not had it easy, and raising Harvey would have been extraordinarily difficult.

But also, she exploits her children, particularly Harvey, for media coverage and social media likes.

She’s not “devoted” to Harvey. Shes rolled him out in the media at an age where he was incapable of providing informed consent, and arguably still isn’t in a position to do so. She repeatedly used him for sympathetic media coverage with no regard for his dignity or privacy.

When you have a child like Harvey, absence and change in routine causes them real distress. I know many, many SEN mums who can’t take a weekend away from their child because of how traumatic the child would find it. KP has fucked off on holiday after holiday after holiday - she’s not led a life that’s “devoted” to Harvey. She has left his care to others and flitted in and out as she wants. Now he’s older and in residential care she allegedly barely sees him - unless there’s a camera to capture it.

Of course she loves him- but surely that’s a bare essential?! That’s the minimum you’d expect from any parent. Just because she loves her child with additional needs, it doesn’t make her a good mum.

It’s almost as if having a child with complex additional needs has given her a free pass. She has exploited/not protected all of her children, but none more so than Harvey.

Having SEN DC myself that fall into the same category, seeing her described as a good mum is insulting.

YaMuvva · 04/04/2024 09:26

RogueFemale · 04/04/2024 03:38

Shit happened to me, too, but how does neglecting animals make you feel better about yourself?

Happened to me too. It has, in a way, fucked me up but I’m not a criminal

YaMuvva · 04/04/2024 09:28

YoureALizardHarry11 · 04/04/2024 04:05

Well, I guess that’s good for you then, isn’t it? You don’t know that she didn’t care. Sometimes things are nuanced, you can literally forget your responsibilities and become so wrapped up in yourself and overwhelmed. I have no opinion on her either way, really, but I’m wise enough to know that you don’t end up the way she is unless you have some quite extensive trauma. It’s pretty obvious to me that she’s unstable and being judged to hilt by people who don’t know her would only make it worse. It begs the question why her family didn’t step in and take care of her animals.

Can I ask where you personally draw the line on things like this? You obviously think continually committing dangerous and harmful crimes is fine if you have MH problems, what crime could a person commit before you decided their behaviour was inexcusable?

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 04/04/2024 09:30

strawberryandtomato · 04/04/2024 09:17

Licence being taken away and court appearances. How has she gotten away with it?
I would hardly say she has

You do realise she doesn't give a shit and carries on regardless?