How old was Gareth Gates’ when Katie Price took his virginity and do the pair still speak?
KATIE and Gareth have a long and chequered history after the former glamour model took his virginity when he was just 17-years-old back in 2002.
And now The Sun has exclusively revealed that the mum-of-five has reached out to the popstar after learning of his split from former fiancée Faye Brooks. Here’s everything you need to know…
How old was Gareth Gates’ when Katie Price took his virginity?
Gareth was just 17-years-old when a pregnant Katie took his virginity.
The unlikely duo hooked-up in 2002 when Katie was carrying son, Harvey.
Gareth has since opened up about the impact of the relationship on him, even prompting him to want to quit fame.
In 2016 he told new! Magazine: “It wasn’t too long after that I decided to take a break from industry.
“It wasn’t the reason I wanted to be a pop star. There are stars out there for the wrong reason. I was to be recognised for my talent.”
At the time Gareth denied the whole fling when it was made public.
Discussing his decision to do that when he took part on The Big Reunion, he said: “I denied the whole Jordan thing because I was 17, I didn’t want my family to find out about my sex life. If I hadn’t of lied it wouldn’t have been a big deal, my family, friends and fans wouldn’t have felt as let down I guess.”
He added: “For me I was very young, I had to say I don’t want to have a long term relationship at this age, so she sold the story, and I said it was all lies.
“The only thing I thought in my head to do was say it had never happened, I felt I had to because I didn’t want my family to know about my sex life, I didn’t tell anyone my family or friends, so they all backed me.”
Do Gareth Gates and Katie Price still speak?
The Sun exclusively revealed on August 31, 2019 that Katie had got back in touch with her former flame Gareth following his split from former fiancée Faye Brooks.
The ex-glamour model, 41, contacted the singer, 35, via WhatsApp just hours after she had split up with fiance Kris Boyson.
She also called Gareth drunk at 4.30am on while on holiday with her latest squeeze, Charles Drury.
A source told The Sun: “Katie’s always had a crush on Gareth and can’t quite get him out of her system.
When the mum-of-five read in The Sun on Sunday that Gareth had been dumped by Faye, she got back in touch to see if he needed a shoulder to cry on.
“It was actually quite a sweet message.
“But then she appeared to have had one drink too many and started calling him at gone 4am, clearly after some flirty banter.
“Gareth was a bit taken aback and doesn’t want to engage.
“From his perspective, he has been there, done that . . . and never again.”
Why did Gareth Gates split from Faye Brookes?
Gareth met Corrie star Faye Brookes in 2012 when they played on-stage lovers in the UK tour of Legally Blonde The Musical.
The pair have had a very on/off relationship and split in September 2018 after six years together.
However, in a complete u-turn Gareth announced that they had got back together in November 2018 and by January 2019 the pair had got engaged.
But in August 2019 it was revealed they had split up again, with a source telling The Sun the reason for the split because they “just couldn’t make it work”.
Did Katie Price cheat on Kris Boyson?
The Sun reported that, despite her recent engagement, Katie has been cheating on Kris with Charles Drury, who she reportedly got in contact with via Instagram.
Her handsome new man is based in Chesterfield and works as a builder, which is quite the change for the reality star.
According to sources, Katie found Charles handsome enough to message him, and it wasn’t long before the two would meet up at a hotel in Cotswolds, leading fans to believe that the former glamour model has split from Kris.
An insider told The Sun Online: “Katie started following Charles on Instagram and thought he was really hot.
“She asked him to come to Turkey with her as she gets her face fixed and he couldn’t resist the offer. He almost didn’t make it because he forgot his passport but he’s there now and they are taking their flirtation up a notch.”
More on Katie Price
Katie’s trip to Turkey wasn’t just so that she could fix her botched surgeries but also an opportunity for her to get closer to her new toyboy, having yet to give a public statement on her situation with Kris.
As of August 29, Kris and Katie have refrained from speaking about their relationship, but it would seem evident that the two are no longer together.
And the following day, on August 30, a heartbroken Kris was spotted chucking out Katie’s clothes and children’s toys.