Mum-of-five, Katie Price, has a volatile relationship with most of her exes, but there is one who her family still talk to – 13 years after they broke up
Katie Price has revealed the one ex-boyfriend her family still speak to – 13 years after they broke up. The mum-of-five, 47, who has a volatile relationship with most of her exes, spoke was reminded of her former flame on the latest episode of her podcast.
When she was 34, Katie embarked on a passionate relationship with Argentinian hunk, Leandro Penna, now 39, after meeting at one of Elton John’s parties.
They ended up getting engaged before calling it quits soon after, with Leandro claiming Katie ‘drove him insane.’ However, the glamour icon’s sister, Sophie, revealed the star’s family still speak to the polo player. It comes as Katie’s other ex, Alex Reid, promised to ‘reveal the truth’ about the model after leaking a video of the star appearing to count wads of cash after declaring herself bankrupt.
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Opening up about her fondness for Leo, Sophie, said: “Do you know what, I like Leo. I do like Leo and (my husband) Harry still talks to Leo now and then on Facebook. And he sort of says, ‘How are you?'”
Katie’s whirlwind relationship with the Argentine came two years after her split from Peter Andre. They, of course, had to put up with a language barrier, with Katie not speaking any of Leo’s native Spanish, however, they made it work via the ‘language of love’.
“If life isn’t for livin’ and lovin’, then what is it for? And anyway – three is a lucky number,” she told The Sun after getting engaged.
Katie and Leo eventually split at the end of 2012, after a flurry of fiery rows, with Leo later claiming he dumped the OnlyFans star because she was driving him “insane”.
Speaking to Caras magazine in Argentina, he said at the time of their break-up: “I left her simply because she is crazy. Katie’s brain is not wired right, or the wires don’t connect properly.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with her. I was thinking it over recently and one day I packed my bags and left.
“There was nothing else I could do. She was driving me insane.”
Leo added: “That’s it, there’s no going back.”
In contrast, Katie said she wished her ex well, but her generosity didn’t last long.
After their split, the glamour icon claimed she had been forced to hand back her engagement ring.
The allegation was made during a X/Twitter exchange with her friend when presenter, Phil Turner, tweeted in 2013: “I’m sorry to hear your heart ring has been repossessed.”
To which Katie replied: “Just did (hand it back)! That man took advantage of my generosity if only peeps could see the emails all over Christmas him wanting me back. (sic)”
Katie’s spokesperson told the Evening Standard at the time: “Katie found out that the ring had not been paid for by Leo and so has returned it rather than have the jeweller out of pocket and Leo pursued for the debt.”
However, Leandro slammed Katie’s version of events, saying the ring didn’t arrive until after they had broken-up, and claimed it was The Pricey who ordered the sparkler for herself.
He told the outlet: “The ring in question has never been in my possession. It was a ring Katie Price designed, ordered and had delivered directly to herself from her personal jeweller.”
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