'My heart melts'
Katie Price fans defend disabled Harvey from cruel trolls as she shares ‘adorable’ clip of him eating chips on hoilday in Turkey
KATIE Price's fans have defended her son Harvey after cruel trolls fat-shamed him on social media.
The 41-year-old former glamour model shared a sweet video of her oldest child on holiday in Turkey being fed a chip, as he took some time out away from the sunshine.
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In the clip the 17-year-old - who is partially blind, autistic and has a genetic disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome - is sitting on the floor, before he pops a chip into a frog device, which someone then feeds to him.
Harvey, who loves the amphibians, continues to croak like the animal after eating the potato treat.
Katie - who recently split from boyfriend Kris Boyson - captioned the post: "Harvey adorable."
But the upload has attracted a lot of unwanted attention from cruel social media users, who have hit out at the teenager's weight.
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One wrote: "You should have a look on his weight... seems not healthy at all."
Another added: "Look how big he is", while a third shared: "Old enough to feed himself. Overweight."
A separate Instagram user commented: "Call me a troll if you want, but this kid won't see 50 if his weight isn't controlled."
A fifth wrote: "All that weight gain isn’t good for the body, tragic for him with all his health complaints."
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But fans of the Price brood flocked to defend the youngster, with some insisting Harvey's medication is the reason behind his weight gain.
One wrote: "Look up Prader Willi syndrome And you’ll maybe understand why he’s that size."
A second added: "Just love Harvey beautiful boy! Respect to Katie."
A separate person wrote: "Some of These comments! Harvey has Prada Willi syndrome... Google it !! Constant hunger is one of the symptoms along side weak muscles and slow development mentally... this isn’t the only condition Harvey has either... if you follow Katie rather than troll you would know this journey... I myself spend a lot of time with adults with special needs, learning disabilities and autism... it’s very challenging but also rewarding. And I personally think Katie is a great mum."
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Another wrote: "I love this boy! Makes my heart melt every single time I watch a video of him!!!"
Others were quick to praise Katie - who also has Princess, Junior, Jett and Bunny from previous relationships - just months after she tried to pass Harvey's Law to stop online bullying.
A separate fan wrote: "Katie is just being a mum don’t slate her parenting she knows her son better than us!!!"
"Say what u want about Katie but it’s obvious she is a great mum and her children are a credit to her", shared another.
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