Katie Price defends claims that she’s ‘pimping’ her children out – but admits nine-year-old Princess wears make-up
The media mogul hits back at mean trolls who ridicule how she raises her kids
KATIE Price has hit back at cruel online trolls who have accused her of 'pimping' out her kids for the cameras.
The mum-of-five's children frequently make an appearance across the star's TV shows, including new TLC documentary Katie Price's Pony Club, and on ITV panel show Loose Women.
She also frequently posts photos of her family online, and has been bashed in the past by fans who have accused her of 'airbrushing' photos.
Now she has been compelled to respond to critics who don't approve of her putting her kids in front of the cameras, saying that she 'pimps' her children out.
She told : "'Pimping' to me means escort. How can I be pimping my kids out? From day one, their lives have been documented. When me and Pete split he still put them on telly and did photoshoots, but does he get told he's pimping them out? Of course not!"
Katie, who is mum to Harvey, 14, Junior, 11, Princess, 9, Jett, 3, and 2-year-old Bunny, is now adding a cosmetics line to her ever-growing resume, and admits that her eldest daughter Princess enjoys wearing make-up but implicitly denies she's allowed her little girl to try on false eyelashes.
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She said: "Do people really think I'm going to do that to a nine-year-old? Please. I don't know what kind of person people think I am!"
Katie also joked that it as long as she's not at school, it is Princess's decision over how much make-up she decides to wear.
She added: "If we go shopping at the weekend and she wants an oompa loompa face it's up to her."
Earlier this month, Katie was blasted for Princess's appearance after the proud mum posted a picture of her daughter striking a pose on Instagram with a friend.
Both girls can be seen wearing makeup with their long hair pulled over their shoulder as they pout for the camera, but the snap caused uproar among her followers as they were divided over whether Katie should be posting such images online.
One blasted the star, saying: “Your ruining your child. Cop on please and just actually look at her. She is like 7 and look 14.
Disgraceful [sic]”
Another added: “I like u Katie but putting this on social media theirs to many weirdos about [sic]”.
However for the latest picture, other fans leaped to Katie's defence, with one posting: "I would like to know where katie asks for people's opinions on her parenting skills, quite sure she doesn't.
"Princess looks very happy so that tells you all you need to know."
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