Arrest warrant issued for Katie Price as she dodges bankruptcy hearing – after jetting off to Turkey for more surgery
A JUDGE today issued an arrest warrant for Katie Price after she dodged another bankruptcy hearing for a trip to Turkey.
The ex-glamour model was warned previously that she needed to attend the court to answer questions about her finances.
But Katie, 46, was a no-show at today’s hearing – with Judge Catherine Burton now issuing a warrant for her arrest.
The Sun revealed she has instead jetted off to Turkey with pal Lou Anderson to get more work done.
Judge Barton said: “It is in my judgment necessary that the court issue a warrant for Ms Price’s arrest.
“She has no real excuse in failing to attend today’s hearing.
“The reason for her absence today is irrelevant.”
The reality star is battling a £760,000 unpaid tax bill after being declared bankrupt for a second time in March.
She was served an eviction notice ordering her to leave her £2million Mucky Mansion by the end of May as bailiffs swooped.
But Katie last week she insisted “everything is sorted” with her finances as she promised to “never hit rock bottom again”.
She told Channel 5‘s Jeremy Vine show: “To be honest, I’m not ashamed about the bankruptcy thing either.
“It can happen to anyone at any time, and I’m glad in a way when I look that everything’s happened at once because it made me sort everything out.”
Katie was previously due to give evidence about her finances at the High Court in April but her lawyers claimed she was unable to attend.
This was because she was sunning herself in Cyprus at the time with toyboy lover JJ Slater.
A barrister told the judge: “It’s quite apparent that the evidence was filed very late and not even filed with the court.
“We are in a very serious situation as a consequence. She may be held in contempt of court, imprisoned, fined or a warrant issued for her arrest.”
Katie was declared bankrupt for a second time in March over an unpaid tax bill of £761,994.05.
She was ordered to cough up 40 per cent of her OnlyFans income for the next three years as part of a separate dispute.
Katie had previously been declared bankrupt in November 2019, with debts of £3.2million.