Katie Price has broken her silence on social media and urged people to ‘be kind’ after a whirlwind 24 hours which saw the former glamour model in court.
The reality star, 46, appeared at the Royal Courts of Justice on Friday following her high-profile arrest at Heathrow Airport on Thursday, after failing to attend bankruptcy proceedings.
Just hours after her court appearance, Katie took to her Instagram stories to repost a message of support which was initially posted by Jedward.
The X Factor stars jumped to the defence of their pal and shared some pictures of the trio together, as well as a paragraph of text.
They wrote: ‘Everyone please be kind to Katie Price. It’s a delicate situation and she deserves support and love.
Katie Price has broken her silence on social media and urged people to ‘be kind’ after a whirlwind 24 hours that saw the former glamour model appear in court
Just hours after her court appearance, Katie took to her Instagram stories to repost a message of support which was initially posted by Jedward
‘Please be sensitive, she’s a human and mum with a massive heart and deserves respect. Sending strength to her kids and family.’
A second post that followed, continued: ‘A true icon that has been through a lot we all need to lift her up in this fragile time!
‘No one else could deal with the pressure and scrutiny! Let’s all surround Katie with Love.’
The former glamour model seemed to agree with the kind message and quickly reshared it with her own 2.7 million followers.
During the hearing, Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Daniel Schaffer ordered the model to give an ‘undertaking’ to the court that she would attend a further hearing to face questions over her finances on August 27 at 10.30am.
He said: ‘You have to attend that date, no ifs or buts, no going abroad, no holidays.’
Katie confirmed she understood she must attend and later said: ‘I will move my diary for it.’
The X Factor stars jumped to the defence of their pal and shared some pictures of the trio together, as well as a paragraph of text
Her court appearance comes after an arrest warrant was issued by a judge after she failed to attend a hearing relating to her enormous £760,000 debt
Katie’s dramatic arrest came after she skipped a bankruptcy hearing for a £10,000 facelift in Turkey
Katie’s dramatic arrest came after she skipped a bankruptcy hearing for a £10,000 facelift in Turkey.
The former glamour model was remanded in custody at a West London police station and bailed a few hours later by an out-of-hours magistrate, ahead of her court appearance on Friday morning.
She turned up on foot through the main entrance wearing a beige outfit and black head covering to conceal her injuries caused by the facelift.
Judge Schaffer discharged the arrest warrant issued against her on July 30 by a different judge after she failed to attend a previous hearing.
The warrant was originally issued by a judge after she failed to attend a hearing relating to her enormous £760,000 debt.
Katie previously said she was ‘not running from matters’, but was ‘away working for a documentary on corrective surgeries’ during the court hearing.
In a now-deleted statement on Instagram, Katie wrote: ‘I am aware that I am about to be detained at the airport which is obviously what the courts feel is necessary.
‘I do hope of course for my son’s sake who is with me that they will allow some dignity and protection for at least his sake as this will be extremely disturbing for him to see. Whilst I understand the importance and severity of the matter I do feel like I am being treated like a criminal.’
Katie was remanded in custody at a west London police station and bailed a few hours later, ahead of her court appearance on Friday morning
The mother-of-five, who lives in Sussex, failed to appear in front of a judge on July 30 as a part her £760,000 bankruptcy court proceedings and instead flew to Turkey on holiday for her sixth facelift while staying at a £133-a-night five-star hotel.
Katie was aware she would be detained at the airport but had asked police that they ‘allow some dignity and protection’ for Harvey, claiming it would be ‘extremely disturbing for him to see’.
In a statement posted to Instagram earlier this week, Katie claimed she had been in Turkey filming a documentary.
Discussing her son Harvey, the model asked authorities ‘allow some dignity and protection for at least his sake as this will be extremely disturbing for him to see’.
While acknowledging the ‘severity’ of the matter, Katie said she was being treated ‘like a criminal’ and declared the ‘unfortunate financial circumstance’ did not make her a ‘criminal or bad person’.