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Katie price - what’s going on ?

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error404notfound · 24/01/2026 21:59

Following Katie Price’s engagement posts. She’s just split from JJ slater - now she’s engaged to some Dubai businessmen. At first I thought the posts were AI , but upon further inspection ( see : time wasting ) he is a real person with a Facebook account that has been active for some time, as is his mothers it seems - so he is real.

But , surely this is some kind of publicity stunt ? I have always liked her but it just seems a bit ridiculous at 47 years of age if it is ?

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MyNoisyShark · 25/01/2026 09:01

Kepler22B · 25/01/2026 08:59

Or traumatised for their upbringing!

Her kids lives have been chaos from the start - that has a massive impact on their development.

”Laziness” might be factor but it will be a symptom of everything else in their lives.

No. They have been living with Pete for a long time. They have been at school a long time. They aren't in a war zone, stop making excuses for lazy parenting

MyNoisyShark · 25/01/2026 09:02

RoastBanana · 25/01/2026 08:51

I don’t think it’s that easy for damage to be undone. Some severely damaged people overcome what has been done to them, yes - many others struggle with ongoing mental health problems and yes, they cause damage to others in consequence.

I think the people most to be criticised here are those who have enabled her over decades- men, surgeons, family, ‘friends’, journalists etc - and have pretended that she’s ‘just being Katie’ rather than recognising this is a person with a serious mental illness who should not have custody of children or be allowed to have animals, & who needs proper qualified, compassionate medical intervention.

She doesn't need any help

This is her. She's not causing you or her any harm

GalaxyJam · 25/01/2026 09:02

DoIdriveaVauxhallZafira · 24/01/2026 23:36

Sure, the Beckhams haven't exploited their children from infancy at every opportunity (!)

Potato / potahto- they're two sides of the same coin

And one side attracts misogyny, while the other doesn't

No, I think the Beckhams are disgusting human beings for exploiting their kids too. Why do you think I wouldn’t?

Christmasinmecar · 25/01/2026 09:04

error404notfound · 24/01/2026 22:22

I do feel for her. She is attacked a lot and yes she has made some bad choices but people need to remember she is a survivor of SA, a survivor of an emotionally abusive relationship with a narcissist, shoved into the world of glamour modelling at a very young age , publicly cheated on and became a mother to a child with complex needs and was abandoned by his father , she hasn’t exactly had an easy life

Yes, because all of us with tramtic childhoods and bad relationships in the past are fame hungry and will do anything to get attention at the expense of her kids welfare.
I think in the real world most of us get medical help and get on with life.

Moonlightfrog · 25/01/2026 09:05

I do feel sorry for her and I feel she’s vulnerable and the media take advantage of this, of course she loves it all because she’s mentally unwell, she’s being taken advantage of and made to look like a fool for people to laugh at.

I agree with who ever said she has autism/adhd, I don’t believe she’s a narcissist and I believe she loves her children (though she needs to be sterilised). Not being able to hold down a relationship, not being able to regulate her spending and finances, living in a messy home and being obsessed with surgery are all possible ADHD traits? She probably has a lot of other things going on too, possibly a personality disorder.

Everyone who reads her stories, posts about them online (here) and follow her stories are just feeding her and the media.

Burningbud1981 · 25/01/2026 09:09

Moonlightfrog · 25/01/2026 09:05

I do feel sorry for her and I feel she’s vulnerable and the media take advantage of this, of course she loves it all because she’s mentally unwell, she’s being taken advantage of and made to look like a fool for people to laugh at.

I agree with who ever said she has autism/adhd, I don’t believe she’s a narcissist and I believe she loves her children (though she needs to be sterilised). Not being able to hold down a relationship, not being able to regulate her spending and finances, living in a messy home and being obsessed with surgery are all possible ADHD traits? She probably has a lot of other things going on too, possibly a personality disorder.

Everyone who reads her stories, posts about them online (here) and follow her stories are just feeding her and the media.

She feeds the media. She calls the paps to get the photo. She sells her stories to the papers. It’s the only way she can make money given that 40% of her income taken straight to her bankruptcy.

Thingylingy · 25/01/2026 09:10

FriendofDorothy · 25/01/2026 08:18

She almost certainly would be diagnosed as having a Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

People often get the two conditions confused because they can appear similar and often misdiagnosed.

Stuckinthemiddlewithyouuhoh · 25/01/2026 09:11

I think, she thinks she’s playing with the media and public

bit like when she was somewhere, vegas I think, and applied for a marriage license, because she knew it would get loads of press attention
perhaps trying to get one back at the press
but I think that kinda thing only makes them going for her harder

bit worried for her really, hope she’s ok

ruethewhirl · 25/01/2026 09:12

Christmasinmecar · 25/01/2026 09:04

Yes, because all of us with tramtic childhoods and bad relationships in the past are fame hungry and will do anything to get attention at the expense of her kids welfare.
I think in the real world most of us get medical help and get on with life.

People cope in different ways though, don't they? I'm not saying her behaviour is OK, it isn't, especially not with kids in the mix. It's not an effective coping strategy at all, but we all know some people do deal with trauma by seeking the validation they lack from others. Unfortunate for someone in the public eye because it sets up a whole toxic vicious circle. She really needs proper medical help though, I'll agree with you there.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 25/01/2026 09:13

Lunde · 25/01/2026 00:37

I'm pretty sure Junior passed 9 GCSEs but don't know which grades

However even if you go to a top school it won't help if a child isn't academic - even Eton was reduced to cheating by getting teachers to do the coursework to get Prince Harry a D in Art so that he fulfilled the minimum 2 A levels needed for Sandhurst.

Yes that's very true.
I am a bit 😨 at the money that must've been wasted but then I guess neither the Royals nor the Andres were lacking in it.

I did a Google search for Junior and his song came out in 2023 with nothing happening since in spite of Peter's best efforts. It sounds like he's dedicated himself to the alter of TikTok now.

He's only 20 and so there's time for him and Princess to grow and find their path, which hopefully they will because they're mums experience of the public eye should show then that it doesn't last forever.

ruethewhirl · 25/01/2026 09:14

I knew her and JJ wouldn't last, though. A showmance without the show.

Anxietyspiral · 25/01/2026 09:15

I've just watched a video of them and he's not the suave businessman he appears in photos. Filters are doing a lot of heavy lifting for the pair of them.

DettaDelta · 25/01/2026 09:15

error404notfound · 24/01/2026 21:59

Following Katie Price’s engagement posts. She’s just split from JJ slater - now she’s engaged to some Dubai businessmen. At first I thought the posts were AI , but upon further inspection ( see : time wasting ) he is a real person with a Facebook account that has been active for some time, as is his mothers it seems - so he is real.

But , surely this is some kind of publicity stunt ? I have always liked her but it just seems a bit ridiculous at 47 years of age if it is ?

She’s really not looking well. Like others I fear for her.

ilovemysofa · 25/01/2026 09:19

She really needs proper medical help though, I'll agree with you there

People say this all the time and I never know what they mean. She has HAD help, many many times. She's seen private psychiatrists, private counsellors, private therapists.

She's had a few stints in the Priory which is a private and very, very expensive psychiatric hospital which deals with mental health issues and addictions where she would have had access to all kinds of expensive mental health professionals 24/7. She easily has the money for ongoing therapy every day for the rest of her life if she so wanted it.

She's HAD help, so much of it but you cannot force people to change their lives if they dont want to!

2026willbebetter · 25/01/2026 09:21

ilovemysofa · 25/01/2026 09:19

She really needs proper medical help though, I'll agree with you there

People say this all the time and I never know what they mean. She has HAD help, many many times. She's seen private psychiatrists, private counsellors, private therapists.

She's had a few stints in the Priory which is a private and very, very expensive psychiatric hospital which deals with mental health issues and addictions where she would have had access to all kinds of expensive mental health professionals 24/7. She easily has the money for ongoing therapy every day for the rest of her life if she so wanted it.

She's HAD help, so much of it but you cannot force people to change their lives if they dont want to!

The priory also provides a large range of NHS services too.

ilovemysofa · 25/01/2026 09:22

2026willbebetter · 25/01/2026 09:21

The priory also provides a large range of NHS services too.

Yes it does but generally for inpatient its private and costs a lot of money and KP has talked about admitting herself there privately

Applesonthelawn · 25/01/2026 09:27

To have had the amount of professional help she's had and still be the train crash that she is, she must really not think there's anything wrong with her. Otherwise she'd listen, take advice, change her ways. But she really can't, she's beyond help because she can't listen.

ruethewhirl · 25/01/2026 09:34

ilovemysofa · 25/01/2026 09:19

She really needs proper medical help though, I'll agree with you there

People say this all the time and I never know what they mean. She has HAD help, many many times. She's seen private psychiatrists, private counsellors, private therapists.

She's had a few stints in the Priory which is a private and very, very expensive psychiatric hospital which deals with mental health issues and addictions where she would have had access to all kinds of expensive mental health professionals 24/7. She easily has the money for ongoing therapy every day for the rest of her life if she so wanted it.

She's HAD help, so much of it but you cannot force people to change their lives if they dont want to!

Fair. Maybe my comment should have read that she needs to be open to proper medical help.

allthingsinmoderation · 25/01/2026 09:37

My heart goes out to KP. i know many may not agree.
She seems a very damaged, traumatised woman.
The multiple, acrimonious,public relationship breakdowns,being cheated on and ? cheating, the drugs, the severe lomg term mental health ill issues,the lack of impulse control, the hoarding,the physical health issues, raising a child with complex medical needs,her mums life limiting illness, on top of being SA as a child......I imagine her family are very worried about her and are powerless to help her. I fear her life could be in danger and i think her fame prevents her being helped. If she were an ordinary person i think she would have been sectioned under mental health .

Blondeshavemorefun · 25/01/2026 09:38

I don’t understand why any man would want to date her

she will die one day prob on an operating table during surgery

which I have no idea how she affords while she is saying she is bankrupted again and skint

Lalgarh · 25/01/2026 09:38

ilovemysofa · 25/01/2026 09:19

She really needs proper medical help though, I'll agree with you there

People say this all the time and I never know what they mean. She has HAD help, many many times. She's seen private psychiatrists, private counsellors, private therapists.

She's had a few stints in the Priory which is a private and very, very expensive psychiatric hospital which deals with mental health issues and addictions where she would have had access to all kinds of expensive mental health professionals 24/7. She easily has the money for ongoing therapy every day for the rest of her life if she so wanted it.

She's HAD help, so much of it but you cannot force people to change their lives if they dont want to!

I was wondering about that. The documentary said she'd been in the priory but is she actually unwell enough to have people Actually Intervene and do a tough love thing on her behaviour.

She looks terrifyingly skinny under those inflated tits

PersephonePomegranate · 25/01/2026 09:43

sprigatito · 24/01/2026 22:20

I feel desperately sorry for her, much as I deplore her choices. I’m going to make myself unpopular here, but I see her trajectory as absolutely emblematic of the kind of “feminism” that flourished in the 90s when women got complacent ; sex work is fine and dandy, porn is empowering, cosmetic surgery is a positive choice, oversexualisation and being objectified is “girl power”. She’s been chewed up and spat out by that culture and her mental and physical health are shredded beyond repair. I hope her daughters fare better.

Completely agree with all of this.

I find KP totally unlikeable and always have, but it's sad and disturbing to see what's happened to her.

I suspect beneath the coarse persona there was a young women who was already damaged and ripe for abuse when she started out.

RoastBanana · 25/01/2026 09:48

Are people seriously saying that there are images online of men in Dubai taking a dump on her, or on some other poor woman? That this is a known thing? Men in Dubai paying to shit on mentally ill women? Seriously?

At this stage I am really wondering what kind of hell-hole Dubai is. It sounds like a giant depraved brothel staffed by slaves, where violent drug dealers on the run from law enforcement perform gross acts on desperate & ill women. Why would any decent person ever go on ‘holiday’ to such a place?

Fatsnowflake · 25/01/2026 09:50

RoastBanana · 25/01/2026 09:48

Are people seriously saying that there are images online of men in Dubai taking a dump on her, or on some other poor woman? That this is a known thing? Men in Dubai paying to shit on mentally ill women? Seriously?

At this stage I am really wondering what kind of hell-hole Dubai is. It sounds like a giant depraved brothel staffed by slaves, where violent drug dealers on the run from law enforcement perform gross acts on desperate & ill women. Why would any decent person ever go on ‘holiday’ to such a place?

I think that’s exactly what Dubai is.

Elsvieta · 25/01/2026 09:53

Hasn't she gone bankrupt? What's she going to do, other than find a rich bloke to sponge off?

Can't work up much sympathy - the animal neglect, the drink-driving and driving while banned etc. She's made enough money over the years - why did she think she didn't have to live within her means like the rest of us?