Katie Price hires rehab expert and former footballer who worked with Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl to teach her to walk again
KATIE Price has hired rehab expert and former footballer Fred Murray to "teach her to walk again" after she broke both her feet in Turkey.
The retired premier league footballer worked with Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl after the rock star broke his leg during a gig in Sweden in 2015.
Dave called on Fred, who is now the CEO and founder of physio expert firm , after he was forced to pull out of Glastonbury weeks after his horror fall.
A source close to Katie, 42, exclusively told The Sun Online: "Katie is working with Fred Murray from - he's the best in the business and one of the top people in the UK.
"He'll need to teach her to walk all over again as her feet heal - it could take months but if anyone can do it, he can."
Fred will start working with Katie when she arrives back in the UK this week.
His former patient previously credited Fred, who played for Blackburn Rovers at the height of his career, for giving him back his physical freedom and even dedicated a song to him onstage in 2017.
Dave said of Fred back in 2017 during an interview with The Irish Times: "If it wasn't for Ireland, I wouldn't be walking right now, because my physical therapist Freddie Murray is from Tipp (County Tipperary).
"He was with me for six months, and I would not be walking if it wasn't for that guy.
"Four hours a day for six months, he was the one pushing me to get up and do it again."
It comes after Katie was forced to hit back at a troll who accused her of lying about breaking both her feet.
In a live video on her daughter Princess' Instagram, fuming Katie revealed a fan had said she'd had surgery to have bunions.
The fan claimed Katie was pretending she'd broken both heels as a cover up to having bunions removed.
A bunion is a painful bump where the big toe connects to the foot. It can be caused by wearing uncomfortable shoes over long periods of time.
"By the way, someone said on my Instagram 'Oh she has had bunions done on both feet', Katie said.
"Well, when I have the X-rays and show you, I haven't had bunions, I have never had bunions in my life!" she added.
Princess, 13, then asked what bunions are and Katie replied: "Like, you know, the side where you get like...that is one thing perfect about me, my feet!
"But obviously they are not perfect now!"
The 42-year-old added: "At least I am learning to use the wheelchair better now."
Last week, The Sun revealed Katie had spent a night in hospital after fracturing both of her heels after jumping off a wall at theme park during a holiday in Turkey.
She's since been using a wheelchair and has been told she will need pins in her feet to aid her recovery.
Also in Princess' live video, Katie could be seen whizzing around on her new mobility helper.
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She then accidentally bumped her foot on the sofa and gave out a cry. Princess then shouted for her to take care.
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In a video on her YouTube, Katie documented her trip to A&E.
As she begged medics for help, a tearful Katie wailed, "Argh, it f***ing hurts."