Real reason Katie Price’s ex Carl Woods has quit social media revealed – as she makes U-turn ahead of IVF documentary
KATIE Price’s ex-fiancé Carl Woods sparked concern by mysteriously deleting all trace of himself from social media this week.
But now The Sun can exclusively reveal why the car dealer, 35, has turned his back on apps like Instagram days before the release of an IVF documentary on Channel 4 from his time with Katie.
A source close to Carl told us: “Carl has absolutely no desire to promote the documentary at all.
“He doesn’t believe it should be given screen time seeing as it was filmed nearly two years ago and he no longer has any association with Katie.
“However, he accepts there’s nothing that can be done and felt it was better to come off social media for now, at least until the both episodes have aired and any interest has died down.
“The last thing he wants is to be dragged back to that time of his life.”
Earlier this week, Carl spoke exclusively to us about the programme and admitted he won’t be tuning in.
He called the failure of the former couple’s IVF journey a “blessing in disguise” and said they shouldn’t have gone through with it given the precarious nature of their relationship.
“This is not a heartbreak situation,” he said. “I’m not unhappy that it didn’t work. I’m ecstatic that it didn’t work.
“I’m sure she’s glad she’s got the clean break. You know, we don’t have any ties.
“So actually, yes, everything happens for a reason. God was looking down on me and Kate and said, ‘you’re not matched to be parents, let’s not make this work. You go that way, I’ll go this way’.”
The timing of the release – 18 months after it was recorded – was met with raised eyebrows from Carl, too.
He said he couldn’t understand why it is coming out and called it “old news”.
Katie, 46, previously said she won’t be watching either due to the difficult memories, however, her view seems to have shifted as yesterday she shared a clip from the documentary on Instagram in a bid to get followers to tune in.
In it, she says: “Although I may not act my age, dress my age, my body is the real age. My biological clock is ticking.”
The treatment was ultimately unsuccessful and the mum-of-five is now in a relationship with JJ Slater.
Katie Price's relationship history
We take a look back at the highs and lows of Katie Price's relationship history.
1996-1998: Katie got engaged to Gladiators star Warren Furman – aka Ace – with a £3,000 ring. But their relationship didn’t make it as far as ‘I do’.
1998-2000: Katie described Dane Bowers as ‘the love of her life’ but she broke up with the singer when he allegedly cheated on her.
2001: Footballer Dwight Yorke is the father of Katie’s eldest child Harvey. He has had very little to do with Harvey throughout his life.
2002: Rebounding from Dwight, Katie famously had one night of passion with Pop Idol star Gareth Gates, allegedly taking his virginity.
2002-2004: Katie was dating Scott Sullivan when she entered the jungle for I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!. He threatened to “punch Peter’s lights out” when chemistry blossomed between her and Peter Andre.
2004-2009: The jungle romance resulted in Katie marrying Aussie pop star Peter. They had two kids, Junior and Princess, before their bitter split in 2009.
2010-2011: Fresh from her break-up with Peter, Katie enjoyed a whirlwind relationship and marriage with cage fighter Alex Reid. They split 20 months after their Las Vegas wedding.
2011: Katie briefly dated model Danny Cipriani… but it ended as quickly as it begun.
2011-2012: They didn’t speak the same language, but Katie got engaged to Argentinian model Leandro Penna in 2011. He later fled home to South America.
2012-2018: Wedding bells rang once more after Katie met Kieran Hayler in 2013. They had two kids together, Jett and Bunny, before their break-up and divorce.
2018-2019: Katie moved on quickly with Kris Boyson. They had an on-off romance for one year and even got engaged. They split for good in 2019.
2019: Katie was linked to Charles Drury during her on-off relationship with Kris. Charles, who also dated Lauren Goodger, has always denied being in “official relationship” with her.
2020-2023: Car salesman Carl Woods took a shining to Katie in 2020. Their relationship was up and down for three years. They broke up for a final time last year.
2024-present: After weeks of rumours, Katie confirmed her relationship with Married At First Sight star JJ Slater in February this year.