Katie Price ignores arrest warrant as she goes into surgery for £10k facelift – despite family begging her to stop
KATIE Price has ignored an arrest warrant issued after she missed another bankruptcy court hearing in order to have a £10,000 facelift in Turkey.
The 46-year-old has been pictured wearing a clinical robe and cap in a centre in Istanbul ahead of the procedure – two days after Judge Catherine Burton announced the warrant in Katie’s absence.
In the new snaps, her face is marked up from a consultation with a surgeon and she is seen looking at herself in a hand mirror.
Other pictures show her in a cropped top and leopard print trousers as she has her blood pressure monitored.
Katie looked relaxed in the outfit, which showed off her large tummy tattoos as she stood outside he clinic.
Her latest cosmetic procedure follows warnings from her concerned family as well as a refusal to operate by her usual surgeon.
Just last month an insider told Closer: “Katie’s family and friends are concerned that she’s risking her life every time she goes under the knife – and she knows it, but still goes under.”
Despite being wanted back in the UK, Katie is said to be ‘in no rush’ to return home.
She is also still obliged to honour a previous ruling to pay creditors a one-off payment of £25k followed by monthly payments of £12,500 to clear her huge debts.
An insider told us last night: “Katie was determined to change her face again and when her usual clinic in Brussels said no, she made new arrangements.
“Katie has no intention to face the music back in the UK any time soon and is even thinking about extending the trip.
“She is with JJ and her close friend, who is getting a tummy tuck, so she feels happy being away from the drama back home.”
It was just two months ago that Katie had a boob reduction in Brussels – her 17th chest op – before jetting home to perform at a pride event in Dublin.
Katie issued a statement on social media, insisting she is “fully aware of the severity of her current personal financial situation”.
Insisting she is in Turkey filming a documentary on corrective surgery, Katie added: “I have and I am continuing to cooperate with the relevant people on matters to the best of my ability which will be addressed after my return from work.”
Yesterday her Mafs boyfriend JJ Slater revealed the pair were visiting a dental clinic where Katie had her back veneers fixed because they kept falling out.
JJ also revealed they’re staying at the five star Sheraton Istanbul Atakoy Hotel.
Katie had previously spoke about getting ‘her face done’ on a holiday with Harvey, but it is unclear if he has joined them.
In a Q&A with her sister, she said: “I’m taking him on holiday next week because I’m having my face done.”
NEW NORMAL
Speaking in her new tell-all book, This Is Me, Katie said she preferred going to Turkey for any plastic surgery, saying the UK was “too expensive and not up to date” and “not liking the amount of aftercare” given by the US.
She explained: “You can’t ever accuse me of not being completely honest about how it can look when you have surgery because I share the hideous photos so that people can see the reality.”
Katie also explained that her five children have become used to seeing her post-surgery, so the bruising and stitches no longer scare them.
The reality star admitted earlier this month she had plans to get more procedures, acknowledging she may have body dysmorphia after years of nips and tucks.
Speaking to Heat World she said: “I’m not content now, I’m having more surgery next week. My mum says I’ve got body dysmorphia.
“I don’t ever look in the mirror and think I look good. I never have done.
“So, there’s obviously an underlying issue.”
Just last month she had her boobs reduced, saying at the time: “I’ve decided I’m going to have my boobs made smaller because they do make me look bigger, and I have messaged the surgeon already, and to be honest I’ve been going to the gym, and yeah I’ve decided.”
COURT DODGE
Katie was due to attend court on Tuesday to answer questions about her finances after being declared bankrupt twice.
After Katie was a no-show at the hearing, Judge Catherine 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.”
Katie 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.
The court was told Katie was paid £84,000 by TikTok to create content for three months – but blew the lot.
Katie Price's Surgery: A Timeline
1998 – Katie underwent her first breast augmentation taking her from a natural B cup to a C cup. She also had her first liposuction
1999 – Katie had two more boob jobs in the same year, one taking her from a C cup to a D cup, and then up to an F cup
2006 – Katie went under the knife to take her breasts up to a G cup
2007 – Katie had a rhinoplasty and veneers on her teeth
2008 – Katie stunned fans by reducing her breasts from an F cup to a C cup
2011 – Going back to an F cup, Katie also underwent body-contouring treatment and cheek and lip fillers
2014/5 – Following a nasty infection, Katie had her breast implants removed
2016 – Opting for bigger breasts yet again, Katie had another set of implants, along with implants, Botox and lip fillers
2017 – After a disastrous ‘threading’ facelift, Katie also had her veneers replaced. She also had her eighth boob job taking her to a GG cup
2018 – Katie went under the knife yet again for a facelift
2019 – After jetting to Turkey, Katie had a face, eye and eyelid lift, Brazilian bum lift and a tummy tuck
2020 – Katie has her 12th boob job in Belgium to correct botched surgery and a new set of veneers
2021 – In a complete body overhaul, she opts for eye and lip lifts, liposuction under her chin, fat injected into her bum and full body liposuction
2022 – Katie undergoes another brow and eye lift-and undergoes ‘biggest ever’ boob job in Belgium, her 16th in total
2023 – Opting for a second rhinoplasty, Katie also gets a lip lift at the same time as well as new lip filler throughout the year