Katie Price could be well on her way to paying back her various fines, debts and court fees as her car attracts bids of over £60k on eBay
The ex-glamour model has been navigating some well-publicised financial problems, which have intensified since being slapped with a fine of £1,295 earlier in January. Charged with driving while disqualified and driving without third party insurance, Katie is once again facing a three month ban, on top of the fine.
So, selling her beloved ‘Barbie’ jeep makes perfect sense, right?
Katie is already an established eBay seller, [with everything from iconic staples from her career {href='https://closeronline.co.uk/celebrity/news/katie-price-flogs-old-implants-cash/' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'}) to the kids’ old clothes available to buy on her various eBay shops.
The items sell to various successes, but the car appears to be smashing all expectations.
CHECK OUT Katie Price's most WTF moments
Katie Price WTF moments
When she took 17-year-old Gareth Gate's virginity
Katie was pregnant with Harvey at the time, and Gareth was on Pop Idol. Katie said of the 'three-second' event: "[He was] shaking so much his trousers practically fell off his legs."
Her VERY unique way of telling the world Peter Andre was her bae
Forget name necklaces or even having your O/H's name tattooed across your heart - Katie proved Peter was her bae by flashing her pants. Obvs.
The fact she's yet to change her will since Peter Andre marriage
"If I died now Pete would get everything and Junior, Princess and Harvey, So let's just hope nothing happens." Very wise Katie, very wise.
... and then ruined his career
Soon after the shocking news of their rendezvous hit the headlines, Gareth took a break from showbiz. A break that is still going, it would appear. Never mess with the Pricey, eh?
When she went out dressed up like cross-dressing ex husband Alex Reid
In her autobiography Katie tore into Alex's 'weird and kinky' fetishes, saying: ''Think of the most disturbing s**t you could imagine, and times that by ten. Only then are you getting close to what I witnessed and what Alex wanted me to join in with."
The fact she is considered a best-selling author, despite not writing a single line
All of her books (30+ of the bloody things!) were written by ghostwriter Rebecca Farnworth, who sadly passed away from cancer in 2014.
That time she tweeted that Jane Pountney will 'open her legs to your husbands.'
After news emerged in 2014, that Jane Pountney had slept with her husband Kieran Hayler, Katie went on a MASSIVE Twitter rant. In one post she wrote: "I hope anyone who still wants to be friends with jane w_**_ pountney now realises she is not loyal who will open her legs 2 ur husbands".
When she told Loose Women fans she's a proud owner of a diamond-encrusted but plug
Katie was marched out of the studio when she also told viewers her favourite lubrication is 'spit'. This caused the hashtag 'spit' to trend on Twitter. Lovely.
That time she got naked at a work Christmas party and called everyone a 'f***ing little sh*t'
Katie was paid over £15k to appear at a Christmas do, but got a bit too drunk and started effing and blinding at the poor guests. She also stripped off naked in the loos and declared her undying love for Dane Bowers. Christmas parties bring out the worst in us, right?
The time she TORE into arch-enemy Jodie Marsh
KP took to Twitter to hit back at Jodie, 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)."
When she repeated the N word on telly
During an appearance on This Morning, the former model was slammed by fans for using the N word when discussing the abuse her son Harvey faced from trolls.
When she wanted to represent Great Britain in Eurovision
How can we possibly forget Katie Price's infamous Eurovision bid where she performed in a crystal sequinned pink catsuit?
The revelation that she wanted to name her daughter Disney
Katie explained how she decided on Bunny's name in her tell-all book Reborn, saying: "At one point I wanted to name her 'Disney', but I didn't really want her growing up thinking she'd been named after a theme park!"Katie also burst out of a giant egg at the book launch. Naturally.
That time her #TBT was a sexy snap of her baby bump during labour!
There's no denying that KP knows how to make headlines! Who even thinks to take a raunchy labour pic? We have to admit, she does look incredible though!
She had a wild night out with Arg from Towie
Katie let her hair down on a midweek night out with Towie royalty James Argent in Sheesh restaurant and gave the lucky man a lap dance.
That time she suggested Kelly Brook lacked skills in the bedroom
When Katie and Kelly were dating the same guy - rugby player Danny Cipriani - things turned nasty. Katie tweeted: "I'm sure Kelly wouldn't be laughing if I said the things Danny said to me about her in the bedroom when I was with him haha."
When she tweeted a cryptic message on Joe Hart's wedding day
On the day footballer Joe Hart married Kimberly Crew in 2015, Pricey tweeted: "All Harts go out to the married couple is he going to tell her the truth about us?" She quickly deleted the tweet... but by then it was too late.
That time she dressed up as a unicorn
KP stole the show dressed as a human unicorn, complete with pink horse and Kieran Hayler in matching attire for the launch of Katy Price's Pony Club in 2016.
That time she threatened to expose '52 screenshots' of flirty texts with Chris Hughes
In one of the most bizarre celeb fueds in recent reality TV history, Katie Price and Chris Hughes had an epic bust up last year culminating in KP threatening to expose screenshots of flirty texts.It all started with some harmless flirting, but then Katie denied Chris' claims she had sent him some saucy messages. He then named and shamed her on Twitter and posted messages she had sent him on Instagram and WhatsApp.Just when we thought all the drama was over the mum-of-five warned the reality star at her show An Audience With, she said: "Some celebrities should be careful with what they say and not out people."It will come back and bite them on the bum. Do you know what I mean?"
When she revealed how to join the mile high club
Katie opened up about getting frisky a 30,000 feet up in the air during an interview with The Sun's Fabulous magazine.Speaking about having sex on an aeroplane with new boyfriend Kris Boyson, she said: "Yes! [But] not in the toilet that's so obvious."You just do it other ways don't you? Put the blanket over you, little...yeah."
Listing the jeep for auction starting at just £595 (to avoid higher fees), the star wrote, “Soo now I’m banned from driving the cars are going this one is on eBay 254073076749 when I get my license back new car fresh start.”
She then went on to reveal that you'll get to meet her if you buy the car: "I’ll meet you sign car and do picture too 💕💕💕so sad love my car," she added.
The car has only been up on the site for a matter of days but at the time of writing has 202 bids, and a top price of £66,000 – despite only being worth £1,500.
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However, the mechanic responsible for the customization of the car will be hoping that some of Katie’s profits will be sent back to him – after he claimed she still owes him £3,500 for the work he did on it.
“The production team called us to arrange filming and everything was good from our point of view,” said mechanic Robbie Orlando, who had agreed to do the work for free in exchange for coverage on her reality show, My Crazy Life.
“We returned the car and spent some more time filming – she was absolutely blown away with the results. It would have made brilliant TV.
“It’s not fair; it’s not even about the money to be honest. It’s not about that, it’s more you know we were offered a deal, the deal got broken and it’s not on. The least she could do is reply.”