Fed up with being painted in a negative light, Katie Price vows to try to 'expose' ex husband Peter Andre to get payback
She recently went on an epic rant, slamming ex-husband Peter Andre for using their kids as an “emotional weapon” in a series of furious Instagram posts, which she later deleted.
In the posts, Katie, 40 – who shares Junior, 13, and 11-year-old Princess with Pete, 46 – branded him “cruel” and slammed him for being a “hypocrite”.
One read, “A good parent does not take their child’s rights away out of the anger for the other parent.” In another, she wrote, “You will not have this control any more, wish people knew the real truth. I’ve been wrongly judged for too long now, leave me alone.”
CHECK OUT Katie and Peter's most iconic looks – ranked
Katie and Peter's most iconic looks – ranked
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Kicking things off, KP and Pete celebrate their upcoming move to the States in an understated manner. We're excited for them and all, but someone should tell Pete that red and orange is a bit of a clash.
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Peter and KP went for a casual jog along the shoreline during their brief stint living in LA. Here they are casually warming up. So casual.
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Another one from their time in California, Peter and Katie didn't want to draw attention to themselves dropping a mini Harvey off for his first day at a new school, natch.
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Another photo call, another chance to show off her sexual prowess for KP. We know, there's nothing that gets us more excited than a stellar mobile deal either, tbf.
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Flawless floral coordination for the Glamour Women of the Year awards in 2005.
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This gets a place in the ultimate ranking of Katie and Pete's ultimate iconic looks because of the ULTIMATE ICONIC-NESS of their joint 2006 single release, A Whole New World.
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Would you LOOK at baby Junior? Blue and green should never be seen but throw a cute orange baby into the mix, and somehow it just works, you know?
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Peter's wardrobe during this time seemed to mainly consist of badly tailored suits in a range of colours that he matched to accents of Katie's outfit. In this case, it was her thong.
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Power dressing for a power couple. KP and Peter celebrate their win in a 2008 lawsuit against the now defunct News of the World tabloid, which ran a six page spread claiming they were bad parents.
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Katie and Peter were invited to present a World Music Award in 2006 and dressed for the occasion with Kate in a tulle gown, and Pete with a white bow tie slung nonchalantly around his neck. What a ledge.
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Looking sleek at Elton John's Aids Foundation annual fundraiser. Top marks.
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Noughties trend checklist: layering - check. Two-tone hair extensions - check. White pleather – check. Obligatory head gear – check, check.
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Special shout out to KP's nylon weave.
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Flirty n' fun in 2007
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What could be more iconic than Peter and Katie finishing the London Marathon together circa 2009, despite Katie's MEGA DRAMATIC tumble at the 18 mile mark. Obvs.
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Another day, another suave hat look for Peter. And looks like Jordan forgot her jeans. Whoopsie!
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The eyeliner and hair-gel years, when both Pete and Katie went a little bit goth
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Can we just say: hashtag couple goals
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Dressed fit for a fairytale ball, Katie certainly gave Prince Charles an eyeful when the couple met him and the Duchess of Cornwall ahead of their performance at the Royal Variety show in 2006.
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This New York mob look from the red carpet at the Disney Channel Kids awards in 2006 with baby Harv is everything,
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Katie and Peter attended the premier of Paris Hilton's dramatic debut House of Wax in 2005, when Katie was heavily pregnant with Junior.Peak Jordan and Pete – 10 points.
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Katie continued to criticise the star in an appearance on Good Morning Britain – accusing Pete of being “selfish” for refusing to allow their children to appear on the latest series of her reality show, My Crazy Life or take part in photo shoots.
Just days later she posted pictures of Junior and Princess modelling clothes from her new childrenswear collection to Instagram – with critics branding it exploitation of her kids.
Now friends say a new war has erupted between Katie and Pete.
A source says, “Katie feels as if she’s been bending over backwards to keep Pete happy for months – ever since her troubled patch began – because of her fears over losing the kids. Trouble has been brewing for a while, but she’s finally snapped and wants to be back in control.
"She doesn’t want to ask when she can see the kids, or have to seek his permission for them to join her at work. She shared those fashion images in defiance to show Pete she won’t be told what to do. She’ll stop at nothing to get payback and is desperate to scare him.”
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Katie has a history of making veiled threats. In 2013, she reignited her on/off feud with Kelly Brook, after the model made fun of her rival’s third marriage to Kieran Hayler.
Alluding to their mutual ex-boyfriend, Danny Cipriani, 31, Jordan Tweeted, “I’m sure Kelly wouldn’t be laughing if I said the things Danny Cip said to me about her in the bedroom when I was with him, hahaha.”
Kelly shot down her claims, saying, “No, but I did laugh when he turned up at my house driving your car the next day ;) I don’t think you know anything.”
But pals say deluded Katie refuses to learn from the past and is stopping at nothing to get revenge on Pete.
The source says, “Her online rant about wishing that ‘people knew the truth’ clearly alludes to a difficult situation between them. It was seemingly a thinly disguised dig at Pete, who Katie feels should just be more upfront about their family set-up.
“The kids are spending more and more time at Katie’s, but she’s still furious at how Pete has the power to just take them from her if it seems she’s misbehaved. The fact he’s banned them from appearing on her show pushed her to the brink and she’s making all sorts of empty threats, telling pals she’s not afraid to tell him to come clean about them or even that she’ll try to ruin his marriage if she doesn’t get her own way.
"She gets a buzz from the drama and the idea that people could believe she’s got something to expose when, in reality, there’s nothing to reveal.
“Pete got wind of this through pals and has laughed it off, he knows it’s all empty threats. His marriage [to Emily MacDonagh] is rock-solid and he’s the best dad he can be. Although he is worried that she’ll create more drama and upset for the children by being dragged into it.”
Read even more about Katie's plans in this week's Closer - out now.