Under the name Jordan, Price quickly gained fame as a glamour model appearing in the likes of the Daily Star, Esquire and Vogue.
Price’s popularity in the paper gained her TV work, appearing in the third series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004, where she met her future husband Peter Andre.
Together, the couple starred in their own reality TV show, Katie & Peter which ended in 2009 when the pair divorced.
Price continued to appear on TV, taking part in reality shows including Celebrity Big Brother and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Win.
The star also has many of her own shows exploring her life, including the likes of Katie Price’s Mucky Mansion, What Katie Did Next, Katie Price’s Pony Club and Katie Price: Making Babies.
Alongside that, she has written 11 rom-com novels, eight autobiographies, a fashion guide and two series of children’s books.
Other ventures include a make-up line, a soap and scent business (Scented by Katie Price), a private Instagram page selling “official Katie Price memorabilia” and a Depop page selling off her old clothes, club appearances and make-up masterclasses.
She also began a podcast called The Katie Price Show in 2023 which she hosts with her younger sister Sophie.
While having a successful career, Price has seen some hard times with money that resulted in her declaring bankruptcy in 2023.
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Price had previously held an impressive net worth of around £40 million.
But, in March 2023, the TV star declared her third bankruptcy in five years over an unpaid tax bill of £761,994.05, according to International Business Times.
In October 2023, HMRC demanded payment from Price that would cover self-assessments for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022.
The Telegraph reported in March 2024, that Price owed £100,000 in mortgage payments for her home named the ‘Mucky Mansion’.
Further evidence found Price had spent around £25,000 a year on plastic surgery and £120,000 on housekeepers, gardeners and nannies.
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It’s also understood that the star had a lavish lifestyle that saw her spend £1,500 a week on manicures and pedicures, £800 on massages and £1,000 on hair appointments.
Price has previously commented on her money troubles and the media coverage, stating: “Despite consistent stories trying to humiliate me for my personal misfortunes, I am neither embarrassed nor ashamed.
“I own my situation and am trying my best to work out of it and put matters right.”
