Katie Price reveals shocking ‘real reason’ she skipped bankruptcy hearing as judge issues warrant for her arrest
KATIE Price has revealed the shocking 'real reason' she skipped her latest bankruptcy hearing after a warrant was issued for her arrest.
The former glamour model, 46, was due to attend court today to answer questions about her finances after being declared bankrupt twice.
Instead Katie and her boyfriend JJ Slater jetted on holiday to Turkey, with the judge issuing the warrant as a result.
It's not the first time the mum-of-five has skipped court and, in her new book This Is Me Katie, wrote about the reason why.
She said: "I am so desensitised to it now that I just don't care.
"When you don't care, in a way you take back some power. I am not scared of courts anymore, I'm not scared of getting a letter threatening court, I'm not scared of the police.
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"I know there would be people who would go down a dark road dealing with what I've dealt with, people who might even commit suicide for being hounded in the way I have been.
"But again, I'm not scared. My response now is, 'go on then, do what you want, you won't hurt me. You can't hurt me and I won't ever get in that dark situation again.
"'So take what you want. Or don't take it, or send me another letter. Or take me to court again. I don't care'."
The Sun revealed yesterday how Katie has also been joined in Turkey by pal Lou Anderson, who is on the trip to get a tummy tuck.
JJ later revealed they're staying at the five star Sheraton Istanbul Atakoy Hotel.
After Katie was a no-show at the hearing today, Judge Catherine Barton said: "It is in my judgment necessary that the court issue a warrant for Ms Price's arrest.
"She has no real excuse in failing to attend today's hearing."
Katie is battling a £760,000 unpaid tax bill after being declared bankrupt for a second time in March.
She was served an eviction notice ordering her to leave her £2million Mucky Mansion by the end of May as bailiffs swooped.
The court was told Katie was paid £84,000 by TikTok to create content for three months - but blew the lot.
Katie Price - FOUR recent court battles
KATIE Price has had her fair share of brushes with the law. Here we detail four of those:
- December 2021: Katie avoided jail for flipping her BMW in a smash in Horsham, while under the influence of drink and drugs. She was instead handed a 16-week prison sentence suspended for a year, 100 hours community service and ordered to attend 20 rehab sessions.
- The cash-strapped mum-of-five was first declared bankrupt in 2019 in a bankruptcy court, over unpaid debts of £3.2 million
- Katie was declared bankrupt by a bankruptcy court for a second time in March over an unpaid tax bill of £761,994.05
- May 2024: Katie was served an eviction notice by the courts relating to her Mucky Mansion home following her second bankruptcy.