Source : PERTHNOW NEWS
Katie Price feels like she’s found “freedom” after removing the “toxic” people from her life.
The former glamour model believes undergoing therapy and being diagnosed with ADHD has helped her to better understand herself and made her life less “chaotic”, and while she no longer has a formal management team, she appreciates the support and advice she gets from her sister Sophie.
She told the Sunday Times magazine: “It’s been so fast from one thing to the next that I haven’t had time to process the previous drama, but therapy and my diagnosis for severe ADHD have helped me understand my triggers. Before my diagnosis in the summer of 2023, I went through some bad things, including a suicide attempt when I had a breakdown. Life was so chaotic but now I’ve worked through all the traumas and I’m coming out the other end.
“I haven’t got managers or a man controlling me. I’ve got rid of all the toxic people I knew weren’t good for me and might have taken me down the wrong path. And that feels like freedom. I’m in control and Sophie has been incredibly supportive through everything. Even though I still don’t listen to anyone, she has always been there for me…
“I cohost a podcast with Soph and she helps me professionally, but we don’t use the word manager. She advises me but I’m still in control. And although she’ll always worry about me, it’s different worries because my mental health is so much better — she doesn’t have to worry about getting a scary phone call any more.”
But Sophie won’t intervene when it comes to Katie’s relationships, and the brunette beauty – who has been married to Peter Andre, Alex Reid, Kieran Hayler and Lee Andrews – doesn’t want to hear criticism of her decisions to undergo multiple cosmetic surgeries.
Katie said: “She realises there’s no point getting involved in my relationships. She gave up on that years ago. I’m 48, I’ll be with who I want to be with. I’ve been married four times, so I’ve been there, worn the T-shirt. I’ve had relationship therapy and I know what I want. My family aren’t marrying them. I don’t tell them who they can and can’t be with.
“Soph also worries about my body dysmorphia, which I’ll always have, but I’m, like, ‘Just get over it.’ She’ll say, ‘You’ve had your lips done again.’ I don’t need to do it but I want to do it, and I can do what the hell I want to do for myself. I know that every time I’m put under it’s a risk but it’s my choice. My body, my rules.”
Sophie insisted she tries “to be positive” about her sister’s relationships but stops short of offering advice these days.
She said: “I work in PR, but I help Katie out in the evenings and on weekends, as does our brother, Dan. She’s better at listening now but there are times I think, for f***’s sake, Katie!
“I don’t give her relationship advice any more. I’ve been a bridesmaid for Kate at her weddings to Pete, Alex, Kieran. Not the last one, Lee. And the vow renewals.
“I try to be positive about her future relationships and hope for the best, but we’ll see. Plastic surgery conversation is off limits.”
