Katie Price (born 22 May 1978), previously known under the pseudonym Jordan, is an English media personality, author, former glamour model, occasional singer and businesswoman.
Her time as topless female glamour model in a pictorial Page Three in British tabloid newspaper The Sun instantly shot Price into the limelight. Her placement in the public spotlight allowed Price to expand into a variety of different industries including television, books, fashion and music.
Price has had many highly publicised relationships and been married twice, to singer Peter Andre (2005-2009) and to professional fighter Alex Reid (2010-separated 2011). In April 2012, Price’s net worth was estimated at £45 million.
Early life
Born Katrina Amy Alexandria Alexis Infield on 22 May 1978 in Brighton in southeast England, Katie Price was the only child of Amy (née Charlier) and Ray Infield. At the age of four, her father left the family. In 1988, her mother married builder Paul Price, after which, Price obtained the surname. She has an older brother named Daniel and a younger maternal half-sister Sophie from two of her mother’s other marriages. Her maternal grandmother was Jewish whilst her other grandparents on both sides were Anglican.Price attended Blatchington Mill School and, although not an academic student, she excelled at sport, swimming for Sussex in regional competitions. During her childhood, she also developed a passion for horses and horse-riding. Aged six, Price was molested by a man in a park’s bushes. She began modelling as a child and, at the age of 13, modeled for a clothing line. However, unknown to Price, the project’s photographer was a convicted paedophile and insisted on shooting her in her underwear. Price left school in 1994, at the age of 16.
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