Katie Price to appear in court today & be quizzed over her finances – as she faces being ARRESTED if she doesn’t turn up
KATIE Price is due to be questioned at the High Court over her finances today.
The former glamour model, 46, will be quizzed by a judge for the first time in months today as she faces being arrested if she doesn’t turn up.
Katie already landed herself in trouble after skipping a previous hearing on July 30 and instead jetted to Turkey for surgery.
When she arrived back at Heathrow Airport, she was detained by officers carrying out an arrest warrant.
After she was issued another court date, Judge Schaffer told her: “You have to attend that date, no ifs or buts, no holidays, no going abroad, you have to attend that date.”
The judge warned Katie that she faces being arrested again if she fails to appear.
Katie confirmed that she understood that she must attend and later added: “I will move my diary for it.”
Back in July, she was ordered to give up the luxury car to help pay off her £760,000 unpaid tax bill.
Katie, who was declared bankrupt for a second time in March over an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000.
She was served an eviction notice ordering her to leave her £2million Mucky Mansion by the end of May as bailiffs swooped in.
She was also supposed to hand over her six cars – a Volkswagen Beetle, a Nissan, two Range Rovers, Suzuki Vitara and Infiniti FX50 – on July 5.
The former glamour model indicated she would hand over her pink Range Rover too, but has so far failed to do so, the court was told.
It comes as the mum-of-five was seen showing of her latest £10,000 face lift yesterday ahead of her scheduled court appearance.
She was pictured undergoing a glam makeover at Stush Academy in Oldam, Greater Manchester.
The Page 3 legend even tucked into a box of KFC while being tended to by a beautician.
She stepped out wearing a YSL wicker handbag, retailing for £4,120.
The reality star was joined by her MAFS star boyfriend JJ Slater, 31, as they climbed into her pink Range Rover, personalised with ‘Pricey’ text.
During her last court appearance, Katie was also blasted by the judge over claims she had been charged £50,000 to receive legal advice.
She had said she wanted to attend the next hearing remotely, saying: “I find it difficult in court. I have been assessed by another high court.”
Judge Schaffer told her she must make an application to do so, and that she should seek legal advice.
Price responded: “Now with the legal advice, I tried to get legal advice but I’ve been charged £50,000 up front.
“Now being in a bankruptcy at the moment, the bankruptcy is taking 40 per cent.
“I’m finding it difficult to do that. I can’t get even legal aid because I earn.”
The judge told her she simply needed a solicitor which should cost no more than £500.
He then snapped: “This is a discreet application. It doesn’t take Einstein to do it.”
Katie Price - FOUR recent court battles
KATIE Price has had her fair share of brushes with the law. Here we detail four of those:
- December 2021: Katie avoided jail for flipping her BMW in a smash in Horsham, while under the influence of drink and drugs. She was instead handed a 16-week prison sentence suspended for a year, 100 hours community service and ordered to attend 20 rehab sessions.
- The cash-strapped mum-of-five was first declared bankrupt in 2019 in a bankruptcy court, over unpaid debts of £3.2 million
- Katie was declared bankrupt by a bankruptcy court for a second time in March over an unpaid tax bill of £761,994.05
- May 2024: Katie was served an eviction notice by the courts relating to her Mucky Mansion home following her second bankruptcy.