Life has been a little lonely for Katie Price recently.
Since she was banned from appearing on her daughter Princess’s ITV reality show, The Princess Diaries, and left off the guest list for her 18th birthday party, she has – her friends say – been down in the dumps.
For despite jetting to and from Turkey for a seemingly never-ending list of cosmetic procedures and enjoying herself as a podcaster, she has had none of her children living with her.
Oldest son Harvey, 23, is in a care home to help with his disabilities; Junior, 20, and Princess, her two children with Peter Andre, live their own lives as they grow into adults; and her youngest children, Jett, 12, and Bunny, 11, went to live with their father fitness trainer Kieran Hayler back in 2022.
But I can reveal that the mum of five’s motherhood fortunes are about to turn around because Jett and Bunny are returning to live with her full time in November – and Katie’s thrilled.
In fact, her recent house move – from a £4,500-a-month rental in Sussex, back closer to her famous ‘Mucky Mansion’ 20 miles away – is all part of her plan so that the children can be nearer to their father and their friends.
Katie Price was banned from appearing on her daughter Princess’s ITV reality show, The Princess Diaries
It is understood Katie has had none of her five children living with her since 2022
A source close to Katie tells me: ‘Bunny and Jett haven’t been living with Katie for several years now, she has been very open about that.
‘They went to Kieran after he and Katie fell out. It was all a bit of a tricky time for the whole family, but now Katie is going to have them back with her again and she couldn’t be happier.
‘Her recent move is just perfect timing for when they go back to her in November. Katie moved quite a way from Kieran when she left her Mucky Mansion, but now she’s back nearer to where Bunny and Jett live so it has all worked out really well for her.’
In August 2022, Katie, 47, revealed that Jett and Bunny had gone to live with Kieran, 38, and she had limited access to them after she breached her restraining order against his fiancee, Michelle Penticost.
Three months earlier, Katie had narrowly avoided a prison sentence after admitting she breached the order by sending abusive messages to Penticost.
The former glamour model was handed an 18-month community order at Lewes Crown Court, which ordered her to carry out 170 hours of unpaid work.
Katie had been banned from contacting Penticost directly or indirectly under the terms of the restraining order, which was imposed in June 2019. She pleaded guilty and was warned that she faced going to jail.
Speaking on her Channel 4 documentary Katie Price: Trauma And Me, she said that not seeing her youngest children every day is ‘the hardest thing I’ve had to deal with’.
Katie with three of her five children – Bunny, Jett and Princess – in 2023
Katie had Jett and Bunny with Kieran Hayler, before they divorced in 2021. He later became engaged to Michelle Penticost (pictured)
‘Recent events have meant I’m seeing my youngest children less and the relationship between me and their father has broken down. It’s not good for my mental health and it’s certainly not good for their mental health,’ she explained.
‘They should be having their mum in their life. At the moment I’m stuck in this rut with Jett and Bunny and it is frustrating for me. You know, seven months, how has it even got to this? It’s heartbreaking and I just wish it wasn’t like this. All I can do is hope that this won’t be forever.’
Having the children home will certainly give Katie some welcome cheer. She had hoped to be part of Princess’s management team and was devastated when her ex-husband Peter decided that his own agent Claire Powell would mastermind the teenager’s career – Katie and Claire are said to despise one another.
Katie put down a £5,192 deposit on the new house, a three-bedroom conversion featuring floor-to-ceiling windows and doors, vaulted ceilings, a large kitchen and living room with a cosy wood-burning stove inside a brick fireplace.
A mezzanine sitting room overlooks the light and airy living area.
Most importantly, it’s convenient for her new life with Jett and Bunny and near the area where Kieran lives.
Katie married Kieran – her fourth husband – in a stunning ceremony at Rookery Manor in Weston-Super-Mare back in 2013. Despite the lavish nuptials, they split five years later, after he cheated on her, having affairs with multiple women including one with Katie’s best friend Jane Pountney, which Jane claimed went on for seven months.
Their divorce was finalised in 2021 and Kieran then began dating Michelle (though they are reported to have split up in February of this year). In the meantime, Katie dated car dealer Carl Woods but they split in 2023.
Now, Katie is in a relationship with JJ Slater, who appeared on Channel 4 dating show Married At First Sight.
Whether her children Jett and Bunny will appear on Katie’s social media – or indeed any of her other media deals – is said to be unlikely, according to those familiar with the situation.
‘Katie is very careful about Instagram and children these days,’ said one source. ‘In her mind, in the days of the glossy magazines and TV shows, Princess and Junior were fair game, but the whole social media game is worrying for Katie.
‘She wants to keep the kids way under the radar and enjoy them living with her full-time again.’