As her ex Kieran Hayler describes her fixation with first husband Peter Andre, insiders reveal to Closer magazine the real reason Katie Price can’t allow herself to move on.
She’s had a turbulent relationship with her ex-husband Peter Andre since their marriage collapsed in 2009 – enduring bitter court battles and numerous public spats over their children, Junior, 13, and Princess, 11.
But last week, Katie's estranged third husband, Kieran Hayler, 32, revealed how Pete, 45, still had her heart, insisting, "He was the love of her life and no one can compete with that."
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The changing faces of Katie Price
The changing faces of Katie Price
With her youthful glow and natural curly hair, A 16-year-old Katie Price, from Brighton, was a natural in front of the camera.
The changing faces of Katie Price
For her first ever modelling shoot at 17, Katie was fresh faced and surgery free, but that pout is unmistakeable
The changing faces of Katie Price
With an eye on the prize, Katie perfected her Jordan persona early on in her career
The changing faces of Katie Price
With professional hair and make-up, Joran begins her ascent to Page 3 domination
The changing faces of Katie Price
She's admitted to getting her first boob job at just 18, so it's little wonder she was looking forward to showing them off
The changing faces of Katie Price
New to the party circuit, Jordan was earning her stripes with the Paparazzi at 24
The changing faces of Katie Price
But it wasn't long before her reputation as Britain's hardest partying glamour girl was confirmed
The changing faces of Katie Price
As the lucrative commercial deals started to roll in, Jordan expanded her fan base beyond the typical lads mag readers
The changing faces of Katie Price
For her stint in the jungle in 2004, Jordan opted for practical corn rows and clear skin, but those shower scenes relaunched her career and set her firmly on a reality TV trajectory
The changing faces of Katie Price
Fresh out of the jungle and with a new man in the form of 90's pop sensation Peter Andre on her arm, Katie was all about the matchingoutfits. She ditched the braids and slap-free face for a more high maintenance look.
The changing faces of Katie Price
A new mum to second son Junior, Katie was quickly back in her knickers on the red carpet, sporting a noticeably slimmer nose and smoother skin.
The changing faces of Katie Price
Later that year Katie was preparing to launch her pop career with husband Peter and was very much into her mahogany years
The changing faces of Katie Price
As she prepared to welcome baby number three (her first daughter, Princess Tiaami), Jordan was looking more than a little like her impending arrival. Weird or what?
The changing faces of Katie Price
Now mainly known as Katie Price, she admitted after confirming her nose job, "I've always had a thing about my nose."I haven't had a full 100% nose job. They shaved the bone – they didn't break my nose. In fact, I liked my nose before and now. If I had a cupboard with both noses, I'd alternate between them!"
The changing faces of Katie Price
At 30, Katie was still young but already a fan of fillers."I get my forehead and around my eyes Botoxed every six months and I love it. You can't beat it," she said.
The changing faces of Katie Price
She's not been shy about the work she's had done on her teeth, either. "I didn't do it for cosmetics, I fell off a skateboard and cracked my teeth when I was younger," she admitted."They were so expensive. When I was in the US, I watched Extreme Makeover and went to see the dentist on there – $150,000 my bloody teeth cost me."
The changing faces of Katie Price
She was also one of the pioneers of lip fillers, sporting the plumped up pout that's so very mainstream these days.
The changing faces of Katie Price
As her marriage to Peter Andre began to break down, Katie's mega-watt beauty routine followed suit and she was often spotted wearing a much more demure look
The changing faces of Katie Price
During the Alex Reid years, Katie went ALL out with her make up and outfit choices.
The changing faces of Katie Price
Katie's chest looked much flatter at this 2011 premier
The changing faces of Katie Price
Katie stepped out sporting a noticeably taught forehead, indicating a fresh botox job.
The changing faces of Katie Price
Following this poorly lit picture, Katie stepped out with a drastic new look...
The changing faces of Katie Price
With BLACK hair and eerily pore-less skin
The changing faces of Katie Price
By 2014, the boobs were most definitely BACK, as was a painfully taught-looking face.
The changing faces of Katie Price
As her facial muscles relaxed back to normal, her hair followed suit and Katie looked happier and more natural than she had in a while when she got together with Kieran Hayler.
The changing faces of Katie Price
Looking a little puffy later on 2015
The changing faces of Katie Price
Katie went into the CBB house in 2015 and admitted having her boobs reduced – but that things hadn't gone exactly to plan."They were going to take them out on Monday," she told her shocked housemates. "My implant was hanging out in New Year's Day. But it hasn't stopped me coming in, because I'm not running around."
The changing faces of Katie Price
We've lost track of where Katie's boobs were in 2016, but this is the year she seemed to become seriously addicted to fillers.
The changing faces of Katie Price
Looking puffy again in the summer of 2016, cheering on then-husband Kieran Hayler.
The changing faces of Katie Price
A botched botox job left Katie feeling 'ugly' in 2017."I absolutely hated it... the only thing I could do to sort it out was to remove the threads and then have a face lift. I never ever wanted a face lift at my age - I would have had one in years to come, but I didn't want one this young,"
The changing faces of Katie Price
She eventually returned the Brussels-based surgeon who fixed her botched boobs back in 2015.
The changing faces of Katie Price
By 2018 her face was back to normal, but not before shocking pictures emerged of her post surgery in Belgium, her face wrapped in bandaged and surgical fluid tubes hanging off her head.
Kieran – whose own marriage to Katie, 40, was blighted by his infidelities until their split last May – added, "She always said if it wasn’t for her celeb lifestyle, the reality shows and stuff, she and Peter probably would’ve lasted."
And insiders say that, deep down, Katie secretly blames herself for the breakdown of her relationship with Pete and still has regrets almost a decade on.
A source says, "Katie laughed off Kieran’s comments and said he was just trying to find anyone other than himself to blame for their split – but his words stung and it opened up a lot of old wounds surrounding her and Pete.
"She’s finally admitted she was largely responsible for their marriage breakdown, as she allowed the cameras into their lives far too much and put pressure on him to be part of this big celebrity power couple.
"She worries she treated him badly and didn’t appreciate him enough. She felt sure she’d meet someone else, but no one’s measured up to Pete since and taking him for granted is something she regrets every day.
"It’s hard to admit, but she can't forgive herself for how she treated Pete and what she let slip away."
Katie met Peter on I’m A Celeb! in 2004 and they married in 2005 before welcoming their two children.
But in 2009, they confirmed their marriage was over, with insiders claiming she'd been caught on a secret night out with a riding instructor – though she insisted he was just a friend.
Speaking to Piers Morgan soon after the split, Peter said, "Something big happened, which I won’t reveal as I don’t want my kids reading it. Katie knows 100 per cent the reason why I left her and I am 100 per cent sure that what happened definitely did happen."
Peter also claimed Katie's relationship with alcohol had a negative impact on their marriage, insisting, "It makes our relationship vulnerable. From the moment she starts drinking I lose her and I won’t get her back until the next morning."
In 2011, Katie was forced to pay an undisclosed amount to Peter in libel damages after claiming he had been unfaithful.
You can read the full story in this week's Closer magazine - out now!
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