Katie Price breaks cover ahead of court appearance after she was arrested at Heathrow returning from facelift holiday
KATIE Price has left her home ahead of a day in court – hours after she was arrested at Heathrow Airport as she returned to the UK.
The ex-glamour model, 46, was seen with a head bandage ahead of her appearance at the High Court in London later today.
The mum-of-five will face a bankruptcy hearing this afternoon over an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000.
It comes after she was arrested moments after landing back in the UK last night following a trip to Turkey.
Footage shows Price being escorted into a police van after disembarking a British Airways flight at around 7.45pm.
She had been remanded in custody ahead of her court appearance today, but was subsequently granted bail in the middle of the night by an out-of-hours magistrate.
The Sun understands she was released on medical grounds after undergoing her sixth facelift just days ago in Turkey.
Now Price has been seen leaving her home ahead of an appearance at the High Court this afternoon.
She is expected to answer bail in person this afternoon, before being allowed to attend her bankruptcy proceedings remotely from a nearby building.
It comes after a High Court judge issued a warrant for her arrest when she failed to appear at court last Tuesday.
Price flew from the UK to Turkey hours before she had been due to appear in court as part of the £750,000 bankruptcy battle.
She then underwent £10,000 worth of surgery on her eyes and under her chin in Istanbul after her usual surgeon refused to carry out the work for her.
Despite the warrant for her arrest, she was seen enjoying her holiday as she soaked up sun at a five-star hotel in Istanbul.
It comes as a source previously revealed Katie extended her trip over fears she would be arrested with staples in her face following the surgery.
They told The Sun: “Katie’s actually extending her holiday and plans to stay in Turkey longer.
“She’s worried she’ll be arrested at the airport when she lands back in the UK and will have to go to jail before the metal staples are taken out of her face.
“She’s really worried she’ll be arrested in front of Harvey, and that would upset her.
“She’s better off hiding out in Turkey and recovering there.”
It comes after a Met spokesman last night said: “A 46-year-old woman from Surrey was arrested at Heathrow Airport at 19:45hrs on Thursday, August 8, for failing to appear at court.
“She has been remanded in custody at a west London police station to appear at the Royal Courts of Justice tomorrow, Friday, August 9.”
Price herself said she was aware she would be arrested upon her return to the UK from holiday.
In a statement begging for son Harvey’s “protection”, she said: “I am aware that I am about to be detained at the airport which is obviously what the courts feel is necessary.
“I do hope of course for my son’s sake who is with me that they will allow some dignity and protection for at least his sake.”
Price added: “This will be extremely disturbing for him to see.
“Whilst I understand the importance and severity of the matter I do feel like I am being treated like a criminal.”
Price was declared bankrupt in November 2019 and again in March this year.
Katie Price's full statement
I would just like to thank everyone that has been showing support and compassion to my situation this week with my pending arrest.
Despite what has been misreported I am now in route back from filming my documentary.
I was never just abroad being ignorant to what’s going on and I stand by the facts, which is that there has been miscommunications here between a number of people here to do with my bankcruptcy.
However now I am returning home from work, and I am aware that I am about to be detained at the airport which is obviously what the courts feel is necessary.
I do hope of course for my sons sake who is with me that they will allow some dignity and protection for at least his sake as this will be extremely disturbing for him to see.
Whilst I understand the importance and severity of the matter I do feel like I am being treated like a criminal.
I would like to point out once again that this is to do with a very unfortunate financial circumstance which as hard as it has been does not make a criminal or a bad person.
Millions of people suffer losses and go through bankruptcy’s, through many different reasons and mine was due to serious mental health issues and breakdowns from PTSD.
Whilst it’s been hard, I repeatedly will stand by the fact I am not embarrassed or ashamed that this has happened to me.
People loose their lives every day over the embarrassment and fear of these situations and the public bullying l’ve endured on this matter is simply just not ok. I will continue to speak out on this and not be ashamed.
I have and am continuing to pay back debtors as ordered by the court.
I will address this with the police and courts when I land and I ask for my son Harvey’s sake it’s handled with care and compassion.
I am after all only a human being I appreciate all of you that continue to show me love it means a lot.
The mum-of-five was ordered to make a one-off payment of £25,000 to creditors, followed by monthly instalments of £12,500.
Issuing the warrant last week, Judge Burton said Katie failed to make the payments ordered by the court.
“She has no real excuse in failing to attend the hearing,” she said. “The reason for her absence is irrelevant.”
Katie was served an eviction notice ordering her to leave her £2million Mucky Mansion by the end of May as bailiffs swooped.
She was supposed to hand over her six cars – a Volkswagen Beetle, a Nissan, two Range Rovers, Suzuki Vitara and Infiniti FX50 – on July 5.
The star also indicated she would hand over her pink Range Rover but has so far failed to do so, the court was told.
It comes after Price was slammed by hotel guests for “ruining their holiday”.
Her face could be seen seeping with blood as she enjoyed a dip in the pool at the Sheraton Istanbul Atakoy Hotel.
Furious holiday-goers have said that they couldn’t relax while the mum-of-five paraded around with “incisions weeping pus” and “staples holding her scalp together”.
Katie had been accompanied on the face-altering holiday by her boyfriend JJ Slater and her son Harvey, 21.
Timeline: Katie Price's court history
This is not Katie’s first run in with the law. Here we break down the former glamour model’s past court appearances.
2010:
Katie was issued a six-month driving ban for speeding and using her phone while driving.
2015:
The star received a £1,220 fine for jumping a red light.
2018:
She was slapped with a six-month driving ban in February 2018.
Katie was in jail for 13 hours for being found asleep behind the wheel of her car.
2019:
A year later the star was issued with her third driving ban for three months.
She was declared bankrupt for the first time.
2021:
Katie crashed her car while under the influence of alcohol and drugs and suffered a breakdown.
2022:
Katie was sentenced to an 18-month community order with 150 hours of community service for driving matters.
She pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order and was ordered to pay £1500.
2024:
MARCH– She was declared bankrupt a second time.
APRIL – The star was warned she risks jail after failing to appear in court.
JULY – An arrest warrant was issued after she again swerved court.
AUGUST – Katie reveals she will be arrested when she lands in the UK and begs for support over son Harvey’s protection