Katie Price spotted sunning herself on holiday with boyfriend JJ Slater in Turkey – despite warrant out for her arrest
KATIE Price has been pictured on holiday in Turkey with her boyfriend JJ Slater today – despite a warrant out for her arrest.
The former glam model, 46, was spotted enjoying her sun-soaked getaway as she lounged next the pool at a hotel in Istanbul.
The mum-of-five rocked a floral bikini set as she covered her latest face lift and new teeth with a white towel.
Price refused to explain her court-skipping trip while relaxing poolside amid a warrant issued for her arrest.
She was sunning herself in 31C heat and remained silent after being questioned by The Sun on Sunday.
Katie has been ordered by the courts to stump up a whopping £25,000 immediately after being declared bankrupt twice.
She swerved the court date for her bankruptcy hearing earlier this week – instead deciding to jet on holiday to Turkey with her new man.
Judge Catherine Burton said Katie has so far failed to make the payments ordered by the court.
She was previously ordered to make a one-off payment of £25,000, followed by monthly instalments of £12,500.
Judge Burton said: “They have not received any funds or explanation. She agreed to pay it and did not.
“She remains immediately obliged to pay £25,000.”
Katie was ordered to give up her huge car collection after failing to pay creditors in an attempt to lessen some of her debts.
On Katie’s drive currently sits a Volkswagen Beetle, a Nissan Elgrand, a black Range Rover Vogue, a pink one, a Suzuki Vitara and an Infiniti FX50 – amounting to a whopping £280k.
Meanwhile, we told how Katie jetted off to Turkey with boyfriend JJ Slater and pal Lou Anderson to get more work done.
She’s undergoing £10,000 worth of surgery on her eyes and under her chin in Istanbul after her usual surgeon refused to carry out the work for her.
The I’m A Celeb alumni has even vowed to extend her holiday despite the arrest warrant, in a bold move.
At the court hearing earlier this week, Judge Catherine Barton said: “It is in my judgment necessary that the court issue a warrant for Ms Price’s arrest.
“She has no real excuse in failing to attend today’s hearing.”
Katie Price - FOUR recent court battles
KATIE Price has had her fair share of brushes with the law. Here we detail four of those:
- December 2021: Katie avoided jail for flipping her BMW in a smash in Horsham, while under the influence of drink and drugs. She was instead handed a 16-week prison sentence suspended for a year, 100 hours community service and ordered to attend 20 rehab sessions.
- The cash-strapped mum-of-five was first declared bankrupt in 2019 in a bankruptcy court, over unpaid debts of £3.2 million
- Katie was declared bankrupt by a bankruptcy court for a second time in March over an unpaid tax bill of £761,994.05
- May 2024: Katie was served an eviction notice by the courts relating to her Mucky Mansion home following her second bankruptcy.
Katie is battling a £760,000 unpaid tax bill after being declared bankrupt for a second time in March.
In April, The Sun exclusively revealed how Katie swerved a bankruptcy hearing to holiday in Ayia Napa with beau JJ Slater, as the pair professed their love with a set of matching tattoos.
We previously told how she owes £142,405 and £196,735 for the tax years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, plus £140,000 in VAT.
Meanwhile, this week, Katie issued a statement on social media, insisting she is “fully aware of the severity of her current personal financial situation.”
Insisting she is in Turkey filming a documentary on corrective surgery, Katie added: “I have and I am continuing to cooperate with the relevant people on matters to the best of my ability which will be addressed after my return from work.”