Katie Price has admitted that she is considering residential care for 16-year-old son Harvey after struggling to care for him.
Appearing on The Victoria Derbyshire Show today, the mother-of-five revealed that her son had smashed up eight iPads this year.
"For the first time I think I’ve realised he might need to go into residential care," she said. "I hate it because he’s my life.’
"When he’s smashing things, the kids are scared because he’s big," she said, before pleading with any other viewers for their own views.
This is in stark contrast to what she has said in the past, insisting that her son would always be with her.
Katie, 40, appeared on the BBC show to talk about her campaign to make online abuse a criminal offence, which recently won the backing of a parliamentary committee.
Her campaign was sparked following the relentless online abuse her 16-year-old son Harvey, who has genetic disorder Prader-Willi syndrome, has received.
The former glamour model’s online petition to criminalise online bullying garnered 221,000 signatures.
This comes after Katie’s explosive Loose Women appearance last week, during which she admitted that Peter Andre did take her children off her after discovering her cocaine use.
She also claimed that her ex Kieran Hayler had gone behind her back to tell him.
Appearing on Loose Women today for the first time since she was handed a driving ban, Katie branded her ‘self-medicating’ "disgusting".
However she insisted that she was glad she told her family and checked into the Priory.
"If I didn’t say anything I would still be in that rut now," she said.
Asked about whether her children were still in her life, Katie said: "Why do I have to explain myself? The kids are all back to normal. I don’t blame Pete for doing what he was doing."
Katie added: "The ex told him I was self-medicating."
The mother-of-five last appeared on the ITV daytime show as a guest in October 2018, after which she was banned from driving for three months after pleading guilty to driving while disqualified.
She was fined £1,100, prompting her to flog her bright pink Barbie jeep on eBay .
Katie told the panel that it was "so good to be back" after her nightmare year.
After insisting that she was in a "good place", she said: "Obviously last year I wasn’t in a good place. So much was going on – it was hard for a human being to deal with."
Asked about her stint in rehab, she denied that she went to the Priory for drink and drugs and said that a combination of finding out about her mum’s condition, her ex cheating and her pets dying had contributed to her bad mindset.
Branding it a "nightmare", she said that during that period she just wanted to "sleep all the time".
In December she also narrowly avoided bankruptcy – something she has blamed on her ex-boyfriends as she continues divorce proceedings with ex Kieran Hayler, who is the dad to kids Bunny and Jett.
Last week, MPs backed Harvey’s Law – her pledge to end abuse against disabled people online.
Taking to Instagram as the happy news was announced, Katie shared a sweet snap with her son Harvey, 16, and mum Amy as she thanked fans for their support.
"The support has been unbelievable so far for #HarveysLaw this is for everyone out there who has ever Been a victim of online bullying," she powerfully wrote.
"We WILL make the difference. Thankyou to all of the MPs and the select committee for backing this important campaign to me and my family- this is for you Harvey".
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