Harvey Price brand new role as Mencap ambassador revealed

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by Eden-Olivia Lord |
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It was only recently announced that Harvey Price has a brand new job but he has now been announced as the ambassador of learning disability charity Mencap.

The 18-year-old, who was born with Septic Optic Dysplasia, Prader-Willi syndrome, and autism has spoken out about his new role.

“I am so happy to be a Mencap ambassador. I want to do good things with the charity like stop online trolling and be a voice for young people like me," he gushed.

"I can’t wait."

His mum Katie Price has also opened up about her son's achievement and said, "Now Harvey is 18, he is becoming a man and growing in confidence and independence. It has been Harvey’s dream to be a role model to young people with complex needs across the UK, and to use his profile to raise awareness.

She continued, "I am thrilled that Harvey has become an Ambassador for Mencap.

"Mencap does fantastic work campaigning against inequalities, supporting people to live the lives they want to and bringing about change in attitudes towards people like my son. I am so proud to see him take on this role and I can’t wait to see what he will achieve with Mencap."

Check out: take a look inside Katie Price's HUGE mansion

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Katie Price's HUGE country home SLIDER

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Katie Price's country home

A birds-eye view of Katie's country mansion and expansive fleet of cars. Sadly, you can't see her jeep that was famously removed from eBay after £66k in bids.

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Katie Price's country home

And the back of Katie's country home looks EVEN bigger up close. Her expansive tudor-style mansion is set on a plot of large land in the sussex countryside.

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Before jetting off to Thailand for a winter break, Katie posed by her front door with her Louis Vuitton luggage - no rush to the airport, eh Katie?

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Entrance

Fans were shocked at the mess when Katie Price let Keith Lemon give a tour round her home - with some even slating her for living like a pig - but it looks like the Pricey has bought an even pricier cleaner to get the place looking a lot tidier.

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Katie squeezes a shameless mirror selfie into her schedule before jetting off to Thailand for a relaxing break. The former glamour model's shoes on the cream carpet is giving us the heebie-jeebies.

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Katie's home may be decked head to toe in glitter, silver ornaments and crushed velvet furnishings, but it looks like the mum of five has chosen to keep some of the original features - like these solid oak doors.

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Speaking of the silver ornaments, let's take a look at the decor that lines Katie's side tables and shelves. This sweet snap in black and white is our fave.

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And there are plenty more cute family snaps. This one gets all of the kids into one picture without any funny faces or any painful attempts to capture awkward 'cheese' smiles.

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Not that we can smell through the photo, but those room diffusers just look like they would smell nice, right? Katie opts for a metallic and monochrome theme throughout.

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Decor

Nothing spruces up the home more than flowers - this beautiful bunch even made it to Katie's Instagram feed. Valentine's present or just a gift to herself? Either way, they're GORGEOUS.

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Living room

How cute is little Bunny in this living room snap? Behind her is a huge fireplace and even bigger (and a rather fancy-looking) TV.

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Living room

It's fair to say the living room is pretty grand - and it needs to be big to fit all five kids in at the same time. Check out that glitzy light fitting...

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Living room

No chill-out night on the sofa is complete with matching dressing gowns with the whole family. And no cheesy family photoshoot is complete without a descending height-order pic. Obviously.

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Living room

Talking to the camera on her reality series for Quest channel, Katie sits comfortably on a silver (of course) armchair.

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Another shot from Katie's kitchen and her sparkly silver wall in the background.

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Katie is feeding her dogs in this candid snap. Who else remembers when her prized puppies escaped for a THIRD time in one month... oops.

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Kitchen

And the sparkly wallpaper continues... Katie Price gave fans a glimpse into the makeover of her home when she shared swatches of her favourite glittery wallpapers back in 2015.

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Master bedroom

Katie's master bedroom is pretty impressive... the king size bed, the sparkling light fitting, the copious amount of crushed velvet...

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Master bedroom

Let's taker a closer look at THAT silver light fitting. On this occassion we've been made speechless... ther'es just so much glamour. WHY?

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Master bedroom

Katie's gigantic bed looks pretty plush with the rows of countless cushions, opulent throw and glamorous headboard. With all of those cushions, we dread to think how long it takes to make the bed in the morning.

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Master bedroom

On each side of Katie's extravagant bed is an equally as fancy side table and matching lampshades. Because when your house is this glamorous, why not?

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Master bedroom

Not stopping at the traditional bedroom furniture, Katie has a crushed velvet sofa underneath the bay window in her bedroom. Oh, and a huge TV.

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Master bedroom

Her big brood may have free roam of the 9 bedroom house, but it looks like this is Katie's calm corner. Although saying that, she has previously admitted that Jett and Bunny are regulars at her dressing table - not to mention Princess, who has come under fire for her makeup selfies.

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Guest bedroom

Katie's marriage with Kieran came to a very final and bitter end on Katie's reality show, and producers even captured Kieran walking out the door - quite literally.

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Guest bedroom

Katie fools around with her beloved mum, Amy in the guest bedroom. The mother and daughter prove that family can be bestfriends, too.

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Kids bedroom

Now onto the kids' bedrooms... have you ever seen anything quite like this? We never thought we'd be putting chandelier and giant lego into the same sentence, but here we are.

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Kids bedroom

And this palatial pink bedroom for one of Katie's brood puts her swanky master bedroom to shame.

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Hot tub

Yes, she has a massive hot tub in her garden. Jett and Bunny are lucky enough to have the huge tub to play in in this adorable photo.

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Garden

Katie Price shocked fans yet again on social media in 2017 with the size of her back garden - and it's no wonder. Just wait until you see the horse roaming around...

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Garden

Nothing to see here.... just Katie sunbathing in a deck chair. Oh, yeah, and a horse roaming around on the lawn. As we said, nothing unusual here...

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Despite ditching her luxury cars for caravans at the end of 2018, it looks like Katie has still kept some of her impressive fleet. Here she poses in front of one of her many vehicles.

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Katie and Harvey's documentary recently aired ©BBC

In Harvey's new role he'll act as a role model to young people with a learning disability and educate the nation about learning disabilities and help tackle the stigma and online bullying.

Edel Harris, Chief Executive of the learning disability charity Mencap, has spoken about Harvey's role and said, "We are delighted to welcome Harvey Price as our Ambassador. Harvey is already doing some great work to tackle online bullying and raise awareness of what life is like when you have a learning disability.

"We are pleased to be working with him to help increase the visibility of people with a learning disability across the media and society to help transform attitudes and to do our bit to ensure that the UK is the best place in the world to live for people with a learning disability."

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Katie was praised by viewers following the documentary ©BBC

He added, "We look forward to unveiling our exciting plans with Harvey very soon."

The news comes shortly after Harvey starred in his own documentary with his mum Katie - Katie Price: Harvey and Me.

The show followed the pair while they prepared for Harvey to turn 18 and Katie was praised by viewers for her parenting skills. Other viewers hit out at Harvey's dad Dwight Yorke who hasn't been part of his life.

Katie has previously successfully campaigned to make online trolling a crime and she even went to Parliament.

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It's come to light that there are 1.5 million people in the UK who have a learning disability and they are seven times more likely to feel lonely, are twice as likely to be inactive and die on average two decades younger than the general population.

And almost one in three young people with a learning disability spend less than one hour outside of their homes on a typical Saturday.

During the pandemic seven in 10 people have seen their social care support stopped and people with a learning disability are dying from coronavirus at six times the rate of the general population.

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