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Katie Price and Peter Andre

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Leedssdeel · 17/08/2025 22:19

So , the news came out this week that apparently Peter has had custody of Princess and Junior for a long time . I see that now it’s a new hate campaign against Katie. But , I just can not shake the feeling that Peter Andre is not a nice person.

I have felt it for a while , I watched all their shows and he was horrible to her and I read her books ( admittedly , we don’t know what is the truth and it is only one side of the story ) but something about him I just find unsettling. He has stayed quiet , which people seem to think shows he is the better person. But , I think he knows that it will and that is the only reason he’s done that. I also do not feel comfortable with his marriage, the way it started. Emily is his friends daughter , a big age gap, he already had 2 children and she was training to be a doctor but now barely practices .. of course , it could well be her choice as she can afford to stay at home and look after the children and she could be very happy but just the way he treated Katie and the way it all came about something feels off .

I am not massively pro Katie - she has made a LOT of bad choices …. But she’s also a businesswoman who made a lot of money doing what she does , provides for her children and has raised - and continues to raise - a severely disabled son and she clearly adores him whilst his Dad doesn’t care and Peter also appears to have forgotten about him.

Im sure this thread will have 2 clear sides , interested to hear peoples views

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slashlover · 18/08/2025 07:47

Link since the image is under review. www.facebook.com/share/p/1JFAd6jsFS/

FrenchandSaunders · 18/08/2025 07:49

thestepmumspacepodcast · 18/08/2025 07:40

Have a listen to the podcast episode 'How to fail' with Elizabeth Day and Katie Price...

And the recent one with Katherine Ryan.

KP is deeply damaged and vulnerable and has been let down by almost everyone in her life.

I’m not excusing any neglect but I do feel for her.

PurpleChrayn · 18/08/2025 07:54

The enduring myth that Price is a “businesswoman” has always made me laugh. If she is, she’s a shite one.

BabyCatFace · 18/08/2025 07:55

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TheFateNdoftheWedge · 18/08/2025 07:57

@MissBattleaxe ?

Damnd · 18/08/2025 07:59

Tangerinenets · 17/08/2025 23:33

I think he’s a knob for doing this now. Princess’s show has just aired and has now been totally overshadowed by all this nonsense. He’s no better than Katie, he just had better advice from his PR team.

No it's all calculated to drum up interest and both are trying to catapult princess to fame and stardom and money. I doubt KP or PA are interested in each other whatsoever but it's quite clever of them and how media works. You need a hook.

GasperyJacquesRoberts · 18/08/2025 07:59

They're both awful, attention-seeking, self-obsessed d-list celebs with no real careers since the 90s whom I'd actively cross a busy road to avoid.

But to be told by a judge that you're not fit to look after children or animals is quite the low.

BabyCatFace · 18/08/2025 08:01

youalright · 17/08/2025 22:50

That's why I said good and not great or brilliant. I think shes done a good job raising Harvey and I can't even imagine how difficult that is. Princess and junior are both adults now and still have a good relationship with her which is very telling. I have no idea about Jett and bunny as they seem to be out the spotlight

Good parents don't tend to have 4 out of their 5 children removed from their care due to neglect. Please raise the bar!

PamIsAVolleyballChamp · 18/08/2025 08:01

slashlover · 18/08/2025 07:47

Link since the image is under review. www.facebook.com/share/p/1JFAd6jsFS/

Wtf, surely that's a safeguarding referral!!!

Theunamedcat · 18/08/2025 08:01

I'm not shocked now his daughter is getting more famous that he has come out with this statement he always feels the need to remind everyone how much of a good guy he is and how awful she is but do many things jumped out at me

He took money off Katie in the divorce that might not seem massive but why would you? Especially when she had more custody in the beginning and he could work and he did work

He was mean and nasty with his put downs with both his wives Emily said it in a tv show how condescending he was and he agreed

Refused to get a disability specialist nanny so he could continue seeing Harvey harped on about how mean she was stopping him seeing him but wouldn't do the one thing she asked so she would allow it

Waited until now to "set the record straight" spotlight off you is it?

I dont even like Katie price but I think he added fuel to her dysfunction and relishes in her pain

purdypuma · 18/08/2025 08:02

PA comes across as trying to make out that he's whiter than white but he really does give me the creeps & manipulative vibes! TBH I think their marriage was a sham as PA was a has been when he met KP & i think to some extent he used her to restart his career.

Don't get me wrong KP has not exactly exactly covered herself in glory or done herself any favours. She's made some remarkably questionable life choices which I do think have been her way of trying to cope & put a brave face on. Whenever I've seen her interviewed or on tv she always comes across as very honest & willing to admit if she's been wrong.

BabyCatFace · 18/08/2025 08:03

fruitybathbomb · 17/08/2025 22:59

Peter not saying anything before now is less about protecting the children and more about the fact that sharing the facts of the order would be contempt of court...

Saying 'my children live with me and have done since 2019 when a court order was made' would not have been contempt of court. Sharing the details of what's in the court judgement would not be ok either before they were 18 or after. But he's not done that. What he has said now he could have said at any time.

PamIsAVolleyballChamp · 18/08/2025 08:04

slashlover · 18/08/2025 07:46

I just can't support someone who posts things like this on Facebook.

Surely noone who's currently in the 'Awww she's sucha great mum' camp can still hold the opinion now?
If only some of her PR or KP herself could be on this thread to explain that grim photo....🙄

Cowboysnangels · 18/08/2025 08:08

I think Peter Andre has a very fragile ego. I think he is driven by fame and success and Katie Price was one avenue to the big time. But he seems to be a decent and stable dad to his kids. Notice that his three kids with Emily are never shown on tv, social media etc.
But I think Katie is a very damaged person who's been through enormous trauma and can't look after herself let alone others. I think it probably goes back to before she was famous - but the showbiz industry chewed her up and spat her out. It's very sad.
I wonder if she would have had lost custody of Harvey if Dwight York had been a proper father.

Superhansrantowindsor · 18/08/2025 08:09

PurpleChrayn · 18/08/2025 07:54

The enduring myth that Price is a “businesswoman” has always made me laugh. If she is, she’s a shite one.

Agree. Getting naked for cash - oldest trick in the book. And then bankrupt. Great business acumen.

BabyCatFace · 18/08/2025 08:14

Inquizitive · 18/08/2025 01:35

I would have severe mental health issues and make poor choices if my babies were stolen from me.

They were removed at 12 and 10 and then 8 and 10. She had all those kids a long time before they were removed, they weren't babies, they were children who were living in chaos. All of Katie's making.

Meredusoleil · 18/08/2025 08:14

NRTFT but have started watching the Princess Diaries and have read Katie Price's latest autobiography.

Also recently watched the Chloe Ayling documentary and it has just struck me how similar she is to KP. It might be the autism or...maybe the link is glamour modelling?

Peter Andre is obviously no angel, but I think he has tried harder than KP for his children. Although, if he has no mental health issues, it would have been easier for him anyway.

I find it hard to believe all these men KP shacked up with cheated on her! Why? She must have a really bad scum-bag radar that only picks up lowlifes rather than good men!

BabyCatFace · 18/08/2025 08:15

GlitchStitch · 18/08/2025 01:47

I despise PA. He had planned to leave KP and his manager was involved in making sure he was seen as the victim, cameras just happened to be there taking photos of him breaking down in tears. Lots of hints like "she knows what she has done, but I will never tell out of respect for my kids." Don't say anything then, instead of this manipulative bullshit. And the hideous magazine cover with him posing topless with his kids who were barely school aged with his quotes slagging off their Mum all over it.

KP was blindsided by him leaving and then responded in an emotional and unstable way added to by the management smear campaign. Same manager tried to do the same thing with Elen Rivas, got her into a showmance with PA and negative stories about her ex Frank Lampard started appearing in the media. That backfired though.

However, KP's own behaviour in the years since is indefensible. Driving offences, animal abuse/ neglect, chaotic home with revolving door of new step dads. She isn't a good or stable parent and there is a reason none of her children are in her care.

Emily is lovely in my opinion, no idea why she's with him. But she is definitely the driving force in making sure her kids are shielded online, Peter would have a film crew there in a heartbeat if they split.

She was blindsided by him leaving...because of the affair she was having with the horse guy that he found out about? Are you sure she didn't have a little clue he might want to leave her after that?!

MsDDxx · 18/08/2025 08:19

HappySummerDays · 17/08/2025 22:46

@youalright
4 of her 5 children are with their other parent. How can you call her a good parent? She is very damaged.

She has none of her children. Harvey is in residential care.

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 18/08/2025 08:19

The only thing I think about all of it is KP looks absolutely skeletal and I would be very concerned she’ll go under the knife do many times her heart will stop under anaesthetic and that will be that. He’ll have to live with the fact he talked shit when he could have stayed quiet.

MagnificentBastard · 18/08/2025 08:21

I think he’s actually remained dignified in the face of extreme provocation. He has quietly raised his 2 eldest kids, and probably saved them. They seem like good people and they’re clearly very close to him.

He’s been happily married for years to someone who appears to be lovely.

I think marrying Katie was a massive mistake. They clearly hated each other. She is such a mess, physically and mentally. The fact that 4 of her children were removed from her ‘care’ is probably all we need to know.

MsDDxx · 18/08/2025 08:21

ilovepixie · 17/08/2025 22:51

I agree with you. Peter is very slimy and untrustworthy. People forget he was a joke, a has been when they first met. Katie was the big star who everyone liked. Pete’s manager is very very clever. She is the one behind the scenes controlling everything and making Katie look bad, and has done for years. Katie is a brilliant mother to Harvey, yes she has her issues and problems but every man she loved has cheated on her or mucked her about.

I think Katie is very good at making herself look bad unfortunately! She was the one who drove while drunk (more than once), she was the once who neglected her animals, she was the once who lost care of her children, she was the one who lost all her money etc. etc..

safetyfreak · 18/08/2025 08:22

Leedssdeel · 17/08/2025 22:31

I don’t doubt that they have a better life with Peter and Emily. Katie is unwell and they provide the stability they need.

I just think Peter is not innocent and he played a part in her downfall.

I agree,

I have watched clips of Peter really talking down to Katie when they were together, he was horrible to her. However, he has been the more stable parent and he does love his children (as does Katie, but she is chaotic)

MsDDxx · 18/08/2025 08:22

OffTheHookAtLast · 17/08/2025 22:52

I know what you mean about PA, there’s something about him I don’t entirely trust but the fact remains she has lost custody of all of her children, bar Harvey and has also mistreated animals. She is not capable of looking after anyone else because she is clearly mentally ill. I actually worry about Harvey being in her care too. I wonder how much she sees her children now. Very sad all round.

He’s NOT in her care.

BabyCatFace · 18/08/2025 08:23

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 18/08/2025 08:19

The only thing I think about all of it is KP looks absolutely skeletal and I would be very concerned she’ll go under the knife do many times her heart will stop under anaesthetic and that will be that. He’ll have to live with the fact he talked shit when he could have stayed quiet.

He's hardly 'talked shit' - he's corrected a lie she's been telling for years. Anyone would want to correct that and he's done well to stay quiet for so long.
If she dies from cosmetic surgery that would be sad for the people who care about her but would be entirely her own fault.

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