Katie Price has admitted to self-medicating with alcohol to cope with “the worst six months” of her life.
The Loose Woman star said she turned to partying and boozing as she struggled to deal with the breakdown of her marriage to third husband Kieran Hayler, and support her mum, Amy, who has a terminal lung condition.
She told The Sun’s Fabulous magazine: “I’ve been hiding a lot from people and sometimes you do things to escape. Big deal. I’m not proud of it, but I’m not going to lie about it.”
She added: “That’s how low it got. I’m not reliant on it at all. It’s just a blocking thing. What do you do? There’s no real explanation, but I’m out of that rut now.”
Katie, 40, said boozing became her “escapism” but she never got drunk in front of her five children – Harvey, 16, Junior, 13, Princess, 11, Jett, nearly five, and Bunny, who is four next month.
She revealed she has seen a doctor about it and has now “dealt with it and moved on”.
She’s finally feeling happier after starting a new relationship with personal trainer Kris Boyson after Kieran made her miserable.
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She said the former stripper, who is father to her youngest two children, never showed any remorse for cheating on her – allegedly with multiple women – and made their house “disgusting” by never doing any cleaning.
The glamour model said her friends say the “old Katie” is back now he’s no longer in her life.
She’s repeatedly gushed on Instagram about how happy she now is with Kris, 29, after confirming their relationship in June.
Beside one loved-up selfie of the pair, she wrote: “This is the real gentleman @krisboyson that’s puts a smile on my face everyday, that treats me like a women should be treated ! He is perfect in every way and wish I met him Years ago … he is my total rock in every way and I feel so lucky everyday.”
Kris supported Katie when she appeared on Loose Women on Friday for the first time in months – but got more than he bargained for when he posted on Instagram about it.
Keiran made a comment on the picture which sparked a backlash from Katie’s fans.
During her appearance on the show, Katie said she wasn’t going to rush her relationship with Kris following her failed marriages to Kieran, Peter Andre and Alex Reid, and five children by three different fathers.
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She said: “All that’s happened to me has been a blessing in disguise. I’m on the pill so I can’t get pregnant and I’m just going to enjoy [life] with him and there’s no rush.”
Of her mum’s condition, she said they are trying to stay “upbeat”.
She said: “She has deteriorated I can hear it in her breathing. She’s recovering well [from an operation she had to undergo].
“Do you know what, we’re all upbeat. We’re upbeat with my mum.”
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