Alex Best spills the beans on Katie Price and Kerry Katona’s ‘toxic’ friendship

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by Rebecca Greenow |
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The three women met on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here in 2004

After troubled Jordan shows that she and Kerry Katona are closer than ever, mutual friend Alex Best isn’t sure they should be leaning on each other

Their 15-year friendship has suffered a string of fallouts since they met as fresh-faced 20-somethings on I’m A Celeb! in 2004.

But last week, Jordan and Kerry Katona shut down reports of a new rift after Kerry, 39, accused Jordan, 41, of looking “awful” and had “crossed the line” amid her recent spate of surgeries, including a fourth face lift.

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But the pair proved that all was well between them a few days later by posting a stream of Instagram videos, showing them enjoying kebabs and cake alongside their daughters, Princess and Heidi, both 12.

It’s the latest in a long line of make-ups and break-ups between the pair. In 2007 they famously fell out when Jordan called Kerry a “druggie” and her second hubby Mark Croft “a bully”. It led to 10 years of squabbling, but they called a truce after Jordan married Kieran Hayler in 2013 and Kerry wed George Kay the following year.

And their mutual pal Alex Best – who starred with them on the third series of I’m A Celeb! – predicts more drama ahead. She tells Closer, “It is a strange relationship – one moment they’re speaking, the next they’re not. It’s so turbulent and a bit toxic.”

Jordan’s wild behaviour has continued to hit headlines in recent weeks,reportedly moving her new toyboy Charles Drury into her Sussex mansion, and she was accused of grabbing a woman by the head after being kicked out of a Brighton nightclub in a drunken outburst.

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Katie Price showbiz feud

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Katie Price VS Victoria Beckham

This is one of our favourites. Picture the scene: Victoria Beckham (then Queen WAG, not top fashion designer), at Manchester United, surrounded by a group of Gucci-clad wives and girlfriends – singing Who Let The Dogs Out as Katie Price walked through the lounge.Speaking on her Fubar radio show in 2014, Katie explained: "All it is is that years ago she sang the song in the Manchester United lounge and there's where it started from. "And in a nightclub David held my hand behind her back, it was in my book. It was years ago."She has since thrown shade at Posh Spice's son Cruz Beckham.

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Katie Price VS Kerry Katona

After meeting in the I'm a Celebrity jungle in 2004, Katie and Kerry quickly became besties – and Kezza was even bridesmaid at Kate's wedding to Peter Andre.But they fell out in 2007, when Katie publicly disapproved of Kerry's relationship with Mark Croft, labelling her 'a druggie' and him a 'bully'.But they made up in 2014, and Kerry even asked Katie to be a bridesmaid at her wedding to George Kay.

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Katie Price VS Kelly Brook

Katie briefly dated Kelly's ex-boyfriend Danny Cipriani, but ended things when she caught him in bed with another woman.But model Kelly was NOT impressed when Katie sold the story in 2013. She tweeted: :@MissKatiePrice Your [sic] doing a kiss&tell on Danny?? Haha that's hilarious. You dated for 5mins and was one of many at the time. Desperate."They've never resolved things, and fell out again in 2014 when Katie branded Kelly a 'heifer'.

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Katie Price VS Katie Hopkins

Before coming face-to-face in the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2015, motormouth Hopkins angered the Pricey by slamming her youngest daughter's name.Referencing Pricey's husband Kieran's affairs, she tweeted: "BUNNY? Makes sense, given your dad was going at it like a rabbit will all of mum's mates."They did not resolve things in the house, and shortly after winning the show Pricey said: "She's a disgusting human being. She really is."

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Katie Price VS Peaches Geldof

In November 2012, Katie commented negatively on a photo of the late Peaches Geldof's son Astala, then six-months, playing with their dog Parper.Writing in her column for The Sun, Katie said: "An animal is an animal and that means she they can turn on you at any point. All new mums should also remember that dogs can easily get jealous of new babies."But Peaches hit back. She tweeted: "Funny that Katie Price aka 'Jordan' lol thinks that I shouldn't allow my gentle, sweet golden retriever dog near his best friend, my son. Could say the same thing to her about letting some of the multitude of 'boyfriends' she has near her kids [sic]."

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Katie Price VS Havana

Poor Katie. She went into the Celebrity Big Brother house to make friends – and it looked like she did. She and 90s pop star Kavana teamed up for his new music video following their exit, but he later made the mistake of talking about her in an interview.Discussing the budding pop star, Kav told The Sun: "We've decided to to a duet. I mean, God bless her, she can't really sing, can she? But I've said to her that I'll get her in the studio and make it sound good."Unsurprisingly, Katie was NOT impressed with his catty comments. She said: "I did a favour for @kavana_official by appearing in his music video as a favour when he asked by NEVER discussed going a duet with his and this is something that will NEVER happen as infact I'm in the studio recording my own tracks solo [sic]."

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Katie Price VS Kimberley Crew

When Katie sent a cryptic tweet on Joe Hart and Kimberly Crew's wedding day in July, it was assumed she was suggesting she and Joe had history.Katie teased: "All Harts go out to the married couple is he going to tell her the truth about us? [sic]."Joe and Kimberly have never publicly commented on the rumours, but a source told The Sun at the time: "Kim couldn't care less. She thinks Katie is a clueless bimbo. "She has no concerns about Joe's loyalty and told friends, 'In her dreams! She probably wishes she could get her hands on him!'"

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Katie Price VS Alicia Douvall

Katie came up against another former frenemy in the CBB house in 2015: Alicia Douvall. Although the two former glamour girls appeared to make up during their time on the show, Alicia hit out after being the first evicted.She told Star magazine: "[Katie] was looking at my body and making comments. There was a twitch of jealousy. Katie is a very clever girl and it was a strategic move to save Katie H [from nomination]."It was revealed in the house that Katie and Alicia both dated Dwight Yorke, the father of Katie's eldest son Harvey.But Alicia added: "It wasn't only Dwight. There are other exes we've shared. We were direct rivals when we were both modelling. She once tried to beat me up in a night club when she was pregnant!"

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Katie Price VS Jodie Marsh

Probably Katie's most infamous feud – she and Jodie Marsh have never hidden their feelings about each other.When Jodie first emerged on the glamour modelling scene Katie accused her of 'copying her'.In 2015, over a decade after their feud originally erupted, Jodie angered Katie again by insisting she's 'the one who's famous for having loads of kids with different dads'.Katie took to Twitter to hit back, writing: "Don't knock mothers like me, there's lots of us. Didn't you go out with my exes names written all over your body, marking them out of ten after you shagged them (classy)? Well, you've shagged nearly all my leftovers and not one of them wanted you (gutted)."

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Katie Price VS Chris Hughes

We will NEVER forget Katie Price and Love Island star Chris Hughes' 2017 drama. It all began after Katie denied sending Chris any flirty messages after he said he was ignoring her.Things took a turn for the worse when Chris posted text messages she had sent him but it wasn't long before she hinted she has over 50 screenshots of private messages he sent her.Just when we thought things couldn't get any more juicier The Sun then verified that Chris HAD sent the mum-of-five private messages (even though he originally denied ever doing so). Pricey then went one step further and flashed one of those secret messages.Eek!

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Meanwhile, Kerry has been left shaken after her ex-husband, George – father to her five-year-old daughter Dylan – was found dead in July, aged 39, from a suspected drug overdose.

Last week, fans expressed concerns that the on/off friends – who have both spent stints in rehab – are not in the best mindsets to help each other, something Alex, 47 – who was married to football legend George Best – agrees with.

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She says, “They both like partying, but that may mean they’re not good together, because if two people have outgoing personalities, often you need a friend to balance that out, and to be a calming influence.

“If two people are wild, they probably shouldn’t rub off on each other during bad times. They are such similar people, and they were really close when we were in the jungle.

“They have a lot in common – they’ve both been married a few times, they have five kids each, and they have very outgoing personalities. They share a close bond and do listen to each other. Kerry gives Katie advice and vice versa… although I’m not sure they actually should be giving each other advice!"

Read more in this week's Closer magazine – out now.

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