Katie Price has allegedly stated that a jail sentence will help her resume her television career.
The 45-year-old former beauty model has been summoned to court to face £3.2 million in debts and has previously questioned her court appearances, questioning why she wasn’t sent to prison instead.
Despite her family’s concerns that the mother-of-five is oblivious to the seriousness of the issue, the actress is apparently focusing on the prospect of jail.
A source told OK!: ‘Katie’s adamant that a stint in prison will relaunch her career.
‘She believes it’ll be her route to book deals, behind bars-style documentaries, television interviews.’
Katie’s Channel 4 TV show, which chronicled her restorations and repairs when the Mucky Mansion fell into disrepair, was apparently cancelled.
An insider told The Sun: ‘A third series was always in the pipeline because the first set of shows did pretty well.
‘Now it seems that the novelty value of seeing inside Katie’s house has worn off and the numbers haven’t been great for series two.’
The reality star’s financial problems began in November 2019, when she was declared bankrupt with £3.2 million in debt.
Katie’s financial difficulties have followed her around, despite her assurances that she will recover, as she prepares to testify before a hearing on September 14.
Katie apologised to the court in a prior bankruptcy hearing in October 2020, saying she hadn’t been ‘equipped to cope with these concerns or in the correct mental condition to grasp everything that has been going on.’
Then, in February of last year, she evaded jail for the second time because to a “last-minute arrangement.”
She has recently stated that she doesn’t mind being locked up.
Speaking to Michelle Visage for her Rule Breakers podcast, the Celebrity Big Brother housemate explained: ‘The bankruptcy I’m in, I actually think it’s quite a good thing for me to be in a bankruptcy, and it’s good because I can see everything that’s going on now, whereas before, I was in the fast lane.
‘I’m so threatened with court letters. I’ve been to court more times than I’ve had hot dinners lately. I am not scared of court anymore. I have said, “Can’t you put me [in] prison just to cover it all? Just be done with it”.’
