Katie Price vows she’ll never let a man ‘break and destroy me’ after turning her life around
KATIE Price will not let her life be dictated by the men she dates as the star turns her life around.
Katie, 42, has given up drugs and partying, vowing not to let another man "break and destroy" her.
The mum-of-five has had a string of high profile relationships including, with footballer Dwight Yorke with whom she has son Harvey, ex-husbands Peter Andre and Kieran Hayler - the fathers of four of her children - Princess and Junior with Pete and Jett and Bunny with Kieran.
She's also dated the likes of racing car driver Ralf Schumacher, cage fighter Alex Reid and personal trainer Kris Boyson to name a few.
But now she's turned over a new leaf Katie is determined not to let her relationships define her and would change all "the men I chose".
She told New! Magazine: "I hate the fact I let these men in the past break me and destroy me and mentally abuse me.
"But now I'm so much better. Before I would jump into relationships and I was needy without thinking about whether it was the right relationship.
"But now I've sorted myself out and I'm more assertive.
"I know what I want and I wouldn't just jump into a relationship."
Katie opened up about her difficult year during which she turned to drugs and booze to cope with the deaths of her animals and her mum's terminal illness.
She has moved into a rented home around the corner from ex husband Pete, 47, after her "mucky mansion" was too dilapidated to return to.
The Sun Online revealed Katie is so committed to staying sober she’s doing monthly drug tests.
The reality star is voluntarily undergoing checks to prove she’s free of all drugs after her stint at rehab facility The Priory.
Her rep confirmed that Katie wants to do the tests to "build trust" with Pete and Kieran -
She says: “Katie will carry on taking tests every few months - this her choice.
“She will continue to build trust with both fathers involved in joint parenting.”
The Sun Online revealed last week how Katie had managed to stay sober for three months after checking into rehab in January.
Katie said: “I want everyone to see this is for real - I am back. After giving birth to my five beautiful children this is the most empowering feeling in the world.”
She admitted to using drugs and alcohol to numb the pain of a terrible year.
Speaking on her reality show, My Crazy Life, she told her friend Rick: “Because my head was so numb with stuff, my reaction was ‘oh just another thing, just another thing,’ which wasn’t normal to act like, just no emotion.
"So that’s why I turned to something to escape from that, and mine ended up being the coke.
"This is why I can’t go back to my house, the times I’ve done coke there, all the parties there."
Katie turned 42 over the weekend and had all five of her children with her to celebrate.
The former glamour model celebrated with Harvey, 17, Junior, 14, Princess, 12, Jett, 6, and Bunny, 5.
Katie exclusively told The Sun Online about her special day - even making a cheeky quip at PM Boris Johnson's right hand man Dominic Cummings.
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She said: “I’ve had a really great birthday in lockdown with my children.
"Would have loved to seen friends and family, but we all need to stick to the rules, unless your name is Dominic Cummings.
”My birthday present was having my kids with me - family time is the best gift ever."
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