Katie Price and Peter Andre have been locked in a bitter war of words this week after the Mysterious Girl hitmaker released a statement explaining he had his two children with Katie living with him ‘for their safety’
Former couple Katie Price and Peter Andre are at war once again but it’s not the first time the exes have clashed – with Peter’s new wife Emily Andre even being dragged into things in 2022.
Peter made a rare comment about his former spouse in a blistering Instagram update this evening, claiming that their two children, Junior and Princess Andre, have been in his care since 2018 “for their safety” as he publicly rejected Katie’s call for a truce.
Katie quickly retaliated, with her representatives telling the Mirror that the mum-of-five “will no longer be gaslighted and bullied as she once was” and that the matter is “now in her lawyers hands.
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Back in 2022, Katie took aim at Emily, who shares three children with Peter. She shared a magazine cover featuring Emily on her Instagram Stories, branding her ex’s new wife a “disgusting person”.
“My mouth has been shut for so long but I’ve had enough of people selling stories on me and particularly this so called woman @dr_emily_official,” Katie began in the deleted Instagram Story.
“Always said I don’t want to be famous yet doesn’t do too bad to stay away from media and TV and now trying to make a career out of it. So cringe she has used my children to make money in photo shoots yet covers her own children’s faces up!”.
Katie, who was writing one year on from her drug-drive crash, then accused the doctor of “being jealous” of the relationship she has with her eldest daughter. “She claims to be a doctor who clearly doesn’t have a clue about mental health,” the mum-of-five continued in the post.
“Oh and stopped my daughter from visiting me at The Priory when she wanted to see her mum. She is so jealous of my relationship I have with Princess and puts me down. Emily you are not and never will be my kids’ parent so mind your own business, your so two faced and definitely not the person you portray to the public. I think your a disgusting person so stop trying to interfere in my life.”
Peter, 52, and Katie, 47, welcomed their first child into the world back in June 2005, when Katie gave birth to her second son – Junior Andre. Before splitting in 2009, the former couple also welcomed daughter Princess Tiaamii Andre into the world on 29 June 2007.
Peter found love again with then medical student Emily MacDonagh – marrying on 11 July 2015 near Exeter at Mamhead House. The happy couple share three children together, Ameila, Theodore James, and Arabella Rose.
Peter’s statement shared in Instagram tonight reads: “For sixteen years, I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.
“The latest comments about my children’s welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood. In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement. I have never made this public before, out of respect for my children.
“In 2011 and 2015, publicly documented court cases, found my ex-wife had made false claims. She was ordered to pay substantial damages and legal costs, and to apologise, to me and my management. The same falsehoods are being repeated today. Unfortunately, there are many more lies and baseless accusations I have yet to address. Those will now be dealt with in the coming months.”
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