Katie Price breaks silence as she issues comeback to ex Peter Andre

Katie Price has issued her own statement following her ex-husband Peter Andre's bombshell claims. The former glamour model, 47, shares her two children, Junior, 20, and Princess, 18, with Peter.

They split in 2009 and all contact between them ended as they navigated co-parenting. This week, things heated up between the exes following a series of claims as Princess launched her own ITV2 series.

Peter claimed there have been "repeated lies" from Katie and her family and he said he chose to say silent for 16 years. It comes after daughter Princess says she's 'independent' from parents as she breaks silence after Katie row.

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Now, Katie has issued her own response as she took to Instagram where she said: "Saints and Sinners. As we know, in this life we are thought of as Saints and Sinners.

"I know I will always be seen as a Sinner. That's fair, I allowed myself to fall into a reliance on drugs and alcohol. At times I was not the mother I should have been while I struggled with mental illness.

"I have been at times a poor friend, an awful sibling, and an untrustworthy partner. I've self-medicated, been unfaithful, damaged myself and those that I love."

Katie added: "I've had my reasons - I was sexually abused when younger; had relationships that have been coercive; and my mental health issues - but I don't want to make excuses. I've recognised my issues and worked to put them behind me.

"Sometimes | tried and failed, sometimes I succeeded. I've pulled myself out of a suicidal spiral because I love my children and want to be there for them. I don't pretend to be perfect by any means - but I'm trying to be the best I can."

She continued: "Then there are the "Saints". Some are genuine and some have helped me. But some Saints are not who they would have you believe they are. They have a carefully managed image which must be exhausting to maintain.

"Some Saints are fake. They play the victim and to succeed in life they need a villain...or at least a Sinner. Without the Sinner they don't get to be the Saint...

"As a Sinner - I sometimes get bored of these Saints. But maybe I should feel sorry for them, It must be such hard work having to pretend all the time. Anyway, all you Sinners keep your heads up and keep trying to be better. All you Saints, it's ok not to be perfect."

Yesterday, Peter issued his own statement as he raged: "For sixteen years, I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.

"The latest comments about my children's welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood.

"In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement." He went on: "I have never made this public before, out of respect for my children. In 2011 and 2015, publicly documented court cases found my ex-wife had made false claims.

"She was ordered to pay substantial damages and legal costs, and to apologise to me and my management. The same falsehoods are being repeated today.

"Unfortunately, there are many more lies and baseless accusations I have yet to address. Those will now be dealt with in the coming months."

Following Peter's post, a spokesperson for Katie told the Mirror: "Kate is in a much better and clear headspace and is at peace with the situation, this was in the past and she doesn't feel the need to bring up tit for tat comments, but more importantly she's dealing with this the right way and it's now in her lawyers hands. Kate will no longer be gaslight and bullied as she once was..."

Princess also spoke out for the first time as she answered a question about her parents on Snapchat. One fan asked her on the platform: "Does it affect you even now when your mum and dad don’t get on?'

Princess then said in a video on the platform: "To be honest, it doesn’t affect me. At the end of the day, they broke up when I was two years old so I don’t even have any memory of them being together." Writing on top of the clip, she added: "I love my mum and dad and that’s all that matters xxx."

Frank offers confidential advice about drugs and addiction (email frank@talktofrank.com, message 82111 or call 0300 123 6600) or the NHS has information about getting help.

If you're struggling and need to talk, the Samaritans operate a free helpline open 24/7 on 116 123. Alternatively, you can email jo@samaritans.org or visit their site to find your local branch

If you've been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999

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