Katie Price‘s mother has openly said that she was afraid for her daughter’s life and was on the verge of having her sectioned.
Amy, 70, commented on how Katie, 45, hit “rock bottom” following her DUI conviction in September 2021.
Katie was driving her BMW on the B2135 near Partridge Green in West Sussex while under the influence of alcohol and narcotics, and she pleaded guilty in court.
Amy now believes the accident was a suicide attempt by her daughter, who had reached “rock bottom.”
Her new interview comes as she prepares to issue her own memoir, The Last Word, with Katie’s help throughout the process.
‘It was the sort of moment no parent ever imagines having to deal with, shocking – so, so hard,’ Amy – who is terminally ill with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung condition – began.
She continued to The Sun: ‘I’d feared it would reach that point one day.
‘After all the years of failed relationships, betrayals by friends, duplicitous managers, and the painful loneliness she had experienced all her life.
‘It had all come to a head.’
Amy then admitted: ‘We seriously thought about sectioning Kate under the Mental Health Act, but I just couldn’t do that to my own daughter.’
She went on to describe the time Katie called to tell her about the vehicle accident.
‘Kate began by apologising and then said, “I don’t want to be here. How am I still alive, Mum? I just don’t want to be here”,’ Amy heartbreakingly shared.
‘Thankfully, a decent man had stopped his car to help her and I could hear him in the background telling her, “You’ve got five kids. You’ve got everything to live for”.’
Amy, on the other hand, ‘knew’ Katie ‘thought otherwise,’ having observed her suffering from sadness for a long period.
‘Me, her stepdad Paul, brother Dan and sister Sophie had a conversation about attempting to have her sectioned to get her the help she so desperately needed, but I just couldn’t go through with it,’ she added to the outlet.
Instead, Katie’s stepfather picked her up from the police station and drove her to The Priory, where she finished a treatment stay.
Unfortunately, the TV actress attempted suicide a second time during her hospitalisation, leaving Amy at her “lowest ebb.”
Katie spent one month in treatment and was eventually sentenced to 16 months in prison, suspended for a year, for driving while banned.
She is currently in treatment on a daily basis, and Amy describes her as “someone who wants to be loved and happy.”
Need support?
For emotional support you can call the Samaritans 24-hour helpline on 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org, visit a Samaritans branch in person or go to the Samaritans website.
If you’re a young person, or concerned about a young person, you can also contact PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide UK. Their HOPELINK digital support platform is open 24/7, or you can call 0800 068 4141, text 07860039967 or email: pat@papyrus-uk.org between the hours of 9am and midnight.
