OLD HABITS DIE HARD
Inside Katie Price’s filthy first bungalow and the burglary that shaped the course of her career
Katie first opened her home to the cameras in 2001 for a BBC Three documentary
KATIE Price's filthy first home can be seen in an old BBC documentary that went behind the scenes of the former glamour model's life as Jordan.
The footage, which was captured between 2001 and 2003, also caught the moment that Katie was burgled - an incident that shaped the course of her career.
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Katie has hit the headlines in recent months for the run-down state of her "mucky" £2 million Sussex mansion, but the unearthed footage proves that the star has always been messy.
Welcoming cameras into the bungalow that she shared with friend Sally in 2001, viewers could see rubbish strewn across the living room floor.
The unglamorous abode - which she lived in while in a relationship with footballer Dwight York - was covered with bags of rubbish, empty glasses, and old food in the shocking scenes.
The kitchen surfaces were covered with cheap, plastic appliances, and Katie even warned the BBC Three cameramen that they were not allowed to film below eye level.
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Speaking on Katie Price: The Jordan Years, filmed by Richard Macer, the star confessed: "I've given the cameras their orders, they're only allowed to film from there to there... just the heads."
Macer told the camera: "There was a huge gulf between the public persona of Jordan and the private life of Katie Price.
"It was as if her fame had happened so fast that her life hadn't caught up with it yet."
The documentary also captured the moment that Katie discovered she had been burgled as she returned from a photo shoot.
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The thieves stole her car and also scrawled "S**g Jordan" on her bathroom mirror in shaving foam.
Macer theorised at the time that the incident forced Katie to re-evaluate her career path.
He explained: "It was as if the intruders had targeted the Jordan they'd been reading about in the papers... she was paying the price for the image she'd created.
"I think this fact worried her, and I think she felt she had the potential to become something more than just a glamour model. Like a singer. She wanted to have a talent."
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Katie shocked fans last year when her Sussex mansion featured on Keith Lemon's Through The Keyhole, with viewers spotting piles of rubbish, a scum-encrusted swimming pool, and horse poo all over her front drive.
Host Keith even compared her pool to a "swamp" at the time, with moss growing over the star's unused tennis court.
The mother-of-five defended her home at the time - claiming that the family home was due to be renovated in two weeks but ITV producers refused to push back filming.
However, in July of this year fans were left equally disgusted when they got another insight into her home in her new reality show.
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In one room, boxes crammed with cosmetic products, toys and old coat-hangers almost reached the ceiling.
Out of the dirty window at the back, more rubbish can be seen piling up outside in the garden.
A rotting old sofa had been dumped on the lawn, along with some old scaffolding and rope.
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The reality star, who was once worth an estimated £45million, bought the house for £1.3million in 2014 and it is thought to be worth £1.6million - despite its current state.
Earlier this week it was reported the star could be forced into council housing if she is declared bankrupt at her new court hearing on 4 December.
The former glamour model has faced a turbulent few months as she battled divorce, bankruptcy, and a stint in rehab.
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