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Katie Price - Biography

The former page 3 model and reality TV star was born in 1978

Katie Prices smiling for a photo at a red carpet event
Hannah Watkin
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Early life

Katrina Amy Alexandria Alexis 'Katie' Price was born in Brighton, UK, on 22 May 1978, to dad Ray Infield and mum Amy Charlier. Her parents split up when she was four and her mum married Paul Price, a fencing firm owner, who gave Katie his surname. Katie has an older half-brother named Daniel, who looks after her website, and a younger half-sister, Sophie, who is also a model. 

Modelling and more

When Katie was 16 a friend suggested she should try modeling, and to her surprise having got some photos done the London agency to which she sent them signed her up. The agency came up with her famous stage name Jordan, and she soon started appearing in The Sun and men's lifestyle magazines, becoming one of Britain's best-known models. 

In 2001 her growing fame led her to stand in the UK general election. Her comical campaign, in which she promised more nudist beaches and a parking ticket ban, ultimately won her 713 votes. 

TV career

Though she auditioned for a role in TV series Baywatch in 1998, Katie's TV career didn't take off until she appeared on I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004, during which she fell in love with fellow contestant, Australian singer Peter Andre. The pair would go on to document their relationship and growing family in several reality TV shows, including the Katie And Peter series, and they also recorded an albums of duets together. 

At the same time, Katie also emerged as a successful author and businesswoman. To date, she has published three autobiographies, four ghostwritten novels and two series of children's books, as well as released her own lingerie, haircare, perfume and equestrian lines. 

More recently, Katie has campaigned against online bullying following the abuse which she saw her son Harvey experience on social media. She has also starred in the documentaries Katie Price: My Crazy Life and Katie Price: Harvey and Me.

Personal life

Katie Price gave birth to her oldest child, Harvey, in May 2022 after her brief relationship with footballer Dwight Yorke. Harvey was born with septo-optic dysplasia, meaning he was blind. Later he was also found to be autistic, and to have Prader-Willi syndrome.

Following the beginning of her onscreen I'm a Celebrity romance with Peter Andre, she gave birth to the pair's first child, and her second son, Junior Savva Andreas in June 2005. She and Peter married in September 2005, and the pair welcomed Katie's third child, Princess Tiaamii Crystal Esther in June 2007. In May 2009, the pair split, and they divorced soon after.

Following the breakup of this relationship, Katie began dating Alex Reid in July 2009. The married in 2010, but split in 2011 after less than a year together, and finalised their divorce in March 2012. 

The former model later married Kieran Hayler in January 2013. They welcomed a son, Jett Riviera Hayler in August 2013, and a daughter, Bunny Hayler, in August 2014. Despite a split in 2014, they reconciled and renewed their vows in both 2015 and 2017. But in the end, this relationship was not to be, and the couple divorced in 2018.

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