Katie Price says 'it broke my heart' as she issues update about son Harvey
Katie Price's son Harvey "broke her heart" when she took him back to college after a two-week break. Harvey, 22, is partially blind, autistic and lives with the rare genetic disorder, Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). He spends his time at a specialist school in the West Country. Katie, 46, disclosed on her podcast, The Katie Price Show, that her eldest son was reluctant to go back to college following their time together. She recounted how Harvey attempted to kick the door of her car as they prepared for the 200-mile trip from her home in Sussex, reports Lancs Live . Speaking on The Katie Price Show podcast, she said: "When I took him back to college, it broke my heart. He just so didn't want to go and I said, 'We have to go back to get your meds Harv'. "As we were getting near it he was going, 'Mum, Harvey so sad, I'm so angry.' And I'm like, 'Why Harv?' Obviously I know why. "'College, I miss mummy. Mummy is the best'. Then I thought I'd have no car left, he was trying to kick the car door backwards." Katie also mentioned that plans are underway for Harvey to move closer to her family in Sussex. She admitted needing "a bit of a break" herself, having cared for Harvey while touring with an adults-only pantomime called Pinocchio. She concluded: "I've had him for two weeks on tour and I need a bit of a break as well. He's worse than having a newborn, he's worse than a toddler, it's full-on. "So when he moves to the new place, I can't wait. It's literally a one-stop train away, he's a 25-minute drive. I'll see him all the time, even if he just comes out with me in the car and that, he doesn't care." Katie is determined to make Harvey's new living space feel "like a home" complete with custom-made furniture. She's convinced this change will provide him with a "new lease of life" and assist in his weight loss journey. Due to Harvey's health condition, he has an uncontrollable hunger, which Katie says has contributed to his weight nearing 30 stone. The well-known reality TV personality has disclosed her plans for Harvey to start on Mounjaro - a medication typically prescribed for type 2 diabetes but also beneficial for weight reduction. On her social media channels, Katie expressed her distress: "I'm so heartbroken and gutted that his weight is just going up. I just googled it in stones, 188kg is just a few kg of being 30 stone. "It's so life-threatening now, I'm still waiting for the doctors to get back to me starting on the Mounjaro and his journey to a healthy life." Besides Harvey, Katie is also the mother to son Junior, 19, and daughter Princess, 17, whom she had with her first husband, singer Peter Andre, as well as son Jett, 11, and daughter Bunny, 10, from her third marriage to Kieran Hayler, which lasted from 2013 to 2021.
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