A judge issued an arrest warrant for Katie Price after she dodged another bankruptcy hearing for a trip to Turkey. The ex-glamour model had been warned previously that she needed to attend court to answer questions about her finances. However, Katie was a no-show at today’s hearing, prompting Judge Catherine Burton to issue a warrant for her arrest. The Sun revealed that she had instead jetted off to Turkey with a friend to get more work done. Katie is battling a £760,000 unpaid tax bill after being declared bankrupt for a second time in March, and was served an eviction notice for her £2 million Mucky Mansion. Despite her financial troubles, Katie insisted that “everything is sorted” and that she would “never hit rock bottom again.”
Arrest warrant issued for Katie Price as she dodges bankruptcy hearing – after jetting off to Turkey for more surgery
A JUDGE today issued an arrest warrant for Katie Price after she dodged another bankruptcy hearing for a trip to Turkey.
The ex-glamour model was warned previously that she needed to attend the court to answer questions about her finances.
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Katie Price was due to attend court for a bankruptcy hearingCredit: PA
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The star has instead jetted off to TurkeyCredit: Instagram @katieprice
But Katie, 46, was a no-show at today’s hearing – with Judge Catherine Burton now issuing a warrant for her arrest.
The Sun revealed she has instead jetted off to Turkey with pal Lou Anderson to get more work done.
Judge 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.
“The reason for her absence today is irrelevant.”
The reality star is battling a £760,000 unpaid tax bill after being declared bankrupt for a second time in March.
She was served an eviction notice ordering her to leave her £2million Mucky Mansion by the end of May as bailiffs swooped.
But Katie last week she insisted “everything is sorted” with her finances as she promised to “never hit rock bottom again”.
She told Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine show: “To be honest, I’m not ashamed about the bankruptcy thing either.
“It can happen to anyone at any time, and I’m glad in a way when I look that everything’s happened at once because it made me sort everything out.”
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Katie was previously due to give evidence about her finances at the High Court in April but her lawyers claimed she was unable to attend.
This was because she was sunning herself in Cyprus at the time with toyboy lover JJ Slater.
A barrister told the judge: “It’s quite apparent that the evidence was filed very late and not even filed with the court.
“We are in a very serious situation as a consequence. She may be held in contempt of court, imprisoned, fined or a warrant issued for her arrest.”
Katie was declared bankrupt for a second time in March over an unpaid tax bill of £761,994.05.
She was ordered to cough up 40 per cent of her OnlyFans income for the next three years as part of a separate dispute.
Katie had previously been declared bankrupt in November 2019, with debts of £3.2million.
Katie’s court history
Katie has stopped attending court proceedings
2010 Katie is issued with a six month driving ban for speeding and using her phone while driving.
2015 The star receives a £1220 fine for jumping a red light.
2018 She is slapped with a six month driving ban in February 2018.
2018 Katie is in jail for 13 hours for being found asleep behind the wheel of her car.
2019 A year later the star is issued with her third driving ban, for three months.
2019 She is declared bankrupt for the first time.
2021 Katie crashes her car while under the influence of alcohol and drugs and suffers a breakdown.
2022 Katie is sentenced to an 18-month community order with 150 hours of community service for driving matters.
2022 She pleads guilty to breaching a restraining order and ordered to pay £1500.
MARCH 2024 She is declared bankrupt a second time.
APRIL 2024 The star is warned she risks jail after failing to appear in court.
JULY 2024 An arrest warrant is issued after she again swerves court.
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Katie is understood to be going under the knife againCredit: Instagram
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She has enjoyed a string of holidays with toyboy JJ SlaterCredit: PA
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Katie was declared bankrupt for a second time in MarchCredit: PA
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