Jordan’s starred on numerous reality shows, including appearing on I’m A Celeb! twice, and now she’s set to appear on TV’s most extreme endurance test, SAS: Who Dares Wins, alongside the likes of Anthea Turner, Joey Essex and Nikki Sanderson. Here, she tells Closer how she found the experience and why we will get to see a different side to her.
She’s a mum of five who’s endured three failed marriages, post-traumatic stress disorder and a spell in rehab – but Jordan admits that Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is one of the hardest things she’s ever gone through.
The former glamour model, 41, took part in the latest series of the show – filmed last October – which sees 12 famous faces embark on the toughest test of their lives to pass the SAS selection process.
But Jordan – real name Katie Price – dropped out after just two days (the show is filmed over several weeks and edited into five episodes), and tells Closer, “It was so hard. I like to think, mentally, I’m strong – look at my past, look at what I’ve been through.
“Some of the events in my life have made me very strong. But it was tough – and I was going through a difficult time in my personal life. I have so much respect for the British Armed Forces.”
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1 of 21Warren Furman 1997 - 1999
One of Katie's lowest-profile relationships, she was engaged to Gladiators star Ace - real name Warren Furman – from 1997. The 47 year old was engaged to Jordan for two years, presenting her with a £3,500 diamond ring before they split in 1999.
2 of 21Warren Furman
Warren appeared on This Morning last year to speak about "crashing back down to the real world" after Gladiators ended in the late 90s. He is also a born again Christian, and exclusively told Closer, "I feel God is saying to me, 'Warren, Katie might listen'. She's caught up in materialistic things."
3 of 21Dane Bowers 1998 - 2000
Katie began dating Another Level (remember them?) singer Dane Bowers during her Jordan days in 1998. Katie has since spoken about how devasated she was after the pair split in 2000. She even revealed in the CBB house that she nearly committed suicide over it and confessed that Dane was the love of her life.
4 of 21Dane Bowers
After his smash hit 'Out of Your Mind' with Victoria Beckham (who Katie reportedly had a feud with) Dane went a bit quiet on the music scene. Fast forward to 2013 and he reformed with Another Level for The Big Reunion. More recently, Dane has been linked to Love Island star Laura Anderson, who he apparently ended up cheating on. He must have been out of his mind #sorrynotsorry
5 of 21Dwight Yorke 2000 - 2001
Katie dated the former Manchester United and Aston Villa footballer, Dwight Yorke. The pair dated for 18 months and had baby Harveytogether, who was born with autism and blindness.
6 of 21Dwight Yorke
Katie has spoken out many times about Dwight's reluctance to be a part of Harvey's life. She recently revealed that he hasn't seen his teenage son in over 10 years. Dwight has since had a second child with another woman, and he continues to work on international football projects.
7 of 21Gareth Gates 2001 - 2001
Baby face Gareth Gates shot to fame during Pop Idol in 2002. He started dating a pregnant Katie Price when he was 17, and was reportedly a virgin before they met.
8 of 21Gareth Gates
Gareth went on to star in The Big Reunion with another one of Katie's exes, Dane Bowers. Awkward. Katie has also said that she would totally go back 'there' with Gareth. Unfortunately for Katie, West End actor Gareth is now happily in a relationship with Corrie star Faye Brooke. In January 2019 it was reported that the pair were engaged.
9 of 21Matt Peacock 2001 - 2001
Former Corrie heartbreaker Matt Peacock stirred the infamous feud between Katie Price and model Jodie Marsh. He dated Jordan for a few months, then later married Jodie as part of Totally TV show Jodie Marsh: Who Will Take Her Up the Aisle?. They divorced three months later.
10 of 21Matt Peacock
Matt married an actress and model called Rachael in 2016. Bizarrely, his photos have also been used in quite a few catfishing incidents. But Katie recently started following Matt on Instagram - what can this mean?
11 of 21Peter Andre 2004 - 2009
The nation watched Peter Andre fall for Katie's charms on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2004. The pair then starred in a string of reality TV shows documenting their life after a fairytale wedding. They even released an album of duets, which we'd all rather just forget about. Katie and Peter had two children together, Junior and Princess, during their five years of marriage.
12 of 21Peter Andre
Things between Pricey and Peter have soured in the years following their split, after he blasted Katie for her 'wild' behaviour. Peter is now married to Emily MacDonagh, who Junior and Princess see as an older sister figure. Pete also landed himself a role in the next Thomas The Tank Engine film.
13 of 21Alex Reid 2009 - 2011
Katie married cage fighter Alex Reid less than seven months after splitting from Peter Andre. Their wedding was filmed for a TV show, but their marriage only lasted for 11 months. Katie has since admitted that it happened too soon after Peter.
14 of 21Alex Reid
Alex went on the star in Celebrity Big Brother and he continues to fight. He's been married to Nikki Manashe since 2013. Most recently, he has been involved in a sex tape allegation - claiming that Katie showed a group of people a video of him performing a sex act. Will the drama ever end? (We hope not.)
15 of 21Leandro Penna- 2011-2012
Katie got engaged to Leandro after a whirlwind romance shortly after splitting from Alex Reid - despite the couple barely being able to communicate thanks to his limited English and Katie's non-existent Spanish (former model Leandro hails from Argentina). Leo said of their split, "Katie's brain is not wired right, or the wires don't connect properly. I don't know what's wrong with her. I was thinking it over recently and one day decided to pack my bags and leave. There was nothing else I could do. She was driving me insane."
16 of 21Leandro Penna
Since splitting with KP, Leandro has quit fame to return to his native South America and now runs a successful avocado farm and business. Launching in October 2021 he said, "I present my new avocado venture @paltasroyal. Thanks to all the businesses that gave us confidence, to all the avocado-loving customers and to those merchants who have not yet bought them, do not hesitate."
17 of 21Kieran Hayler 2012 - 2018
It looked like Katie had a good thing going with Kieran Hayler and their two kids, Jett and Bunny. But Kieran had to go and ruin it by cheating on Katie with her nanny, two best friends (while she was pregnant), then again with a 19-year-old shop assistant. Katie kept taking him backbut she FINALLY called it quits in May 2018.
18 of 21Kieran Hayler
Kieran is now engaged to Michelle Pentecost, who he met at the school gates, and is a great dad to Jett and Bunny and Michelle's son from a previous relationship.
19 of 21Kris Boyson
Katie started dating personal trainer Kris Boyson within weeks of splitting from Kieran. She celebrated her 40th birthday with him and her family are said to have approved of him. Their relationship lasted a year before split rumours started to circulate, and the pair have been on and off-ing since September 2019.
20 of 21Kris Boyson
Kris is still posting insanely buff topless selfies (keep 'em coming, Kris) and his personal training business is thriving. After his split from Katie, he began dating Katie's former pal Bianca Gascoigne, much to Katie's dismay. The couple moved in together within days due to lockdown but split after nearly a year together, citing their hectic work schedules.
21 of 21Carl Woods - 2020
Could it be fourth time lucky? After months of speculation, Katie and Carl confirmed their engagement in April 2021.
Jordan insists she quit due to difficulties in her personal life at the end of last year – including relationship issues with ex-fiancé Kris Boyson, financial trouble that eventually resulted in her bankruptcy, and physical ailments as she was still in recovery from her 11th boob job.
And though she’s renowned for her feisty persona, she hopes viewers will see her vulnerable side. She says, “People think they know me. I admit I’m a bit bonkers, but I have a soft, vulnerable side too and I put up a guard. It can be exhausting pretending to be tough. So with this show, I hope people see that when I’m struggling with it all, I have a vulnerable side.”
And the star says she loved her fellow contestants – in particular, Anthea Turner, 59. She says, “It was nice to be away from home and have a break from the kids. And it was nice to have a real team effort, with no one being judged.
“People were talking to me because they wanted to, not because we were at dinner and they expected me to pay!”
Speaking to Anthea during the cast interview, she added, “When I met you, you were so beautiful, stunning and so bloody attractive. Mind you, I’ve ruined it [for myself]...my brows and boobs deflated!”
Jordan will watch the show at home with eldest son Harvey, 17, who is in the high risk category during the pandemic, as he suffers with Prader-Willi syndrome and diabetes.
She’s spent three weeks isolating with him, separated from her remaining children – who are with their respective dads – and from her mum Amy, 65, who has terminal lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Last week, Jordan revealed that she felt especially grateful to the NHS workers at this time, as she had once trained as a nurse herself in the past. She also revealed, “I’m working hard home-schooling Harvey…It isn’t easy on my own, but we’re making it work.”
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And now Jordan tells Closer, “I haven’t seen my kids for a month, but we FaceTime. I saw my mum two weeks ago and we spoke on the phone [while I stood] outside her house. I’ve got to keep away because she would literally die if she got it.
“[Lockdown’s] been a walk in the park, if I’m honest. I don’t mind my own company. Also, it’s given me a break from all the drama and bull***t that happens in my life!”
Looking to the future, Jordan admits she’d love to do the show again. She says, “I was going through a bad time. I feel like I really let myself down. I shouldn’t have done it so close to my boob operation.
“But since filming for the show, my mental health and fitness has really improved. I’d love to do it again – if they’d let me – and go the whole way.”
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins airs on Mondays at 9pm from 20 April on Channel 4.