Katie Price says therapy has taught her that men have been her ‘downfall’

Katie Price, who has previously been married to singer Peter Andre, cage fighter Alex Reid and dancer Kieran Hayler, has appeared on The Louis Theroux Podcast

Katie Price has admitted her "downfall" has been men - as she "jumps from one to the other to the other."

The former glamour model, 46, said she learned of her undoing in therapy she underwent after being declared bankrupt for the second time. Katie said the course has helped her detect “controlling” behaviour.

But the mum of five, who has previously been married to singer Peter Andre, cage fighter Alex Reid and dancer Kieran Hayler and had a number of other high-profile relationships, believes she has always "needed that neediness" from men.

Appearing on The Louis Theroux Podcast, she said: “My downfall – I’ve had to learn all this in therapy – is men, because I jump from one to the other to the other. I need that neediness and then I end up in a toxic relationship, narcissist or gaslighting."

Katie, born in Brighton, East Sussex, said she had learnt to communicate about her bankruptcies and bills after receiving help. The TV personality said she sought “love” and “validation” from them but now she feels “completely different”.

“I asked the question, I must have made them like it. I must have made them controlling, I must have made them jealous,” the mother said.

“But now I’ve learned it’s the wrong men that I’ve picked. A lot of men don’t like independent women because they’re not in control, and I’m very independent. It’s a safety thing for me to know that I’m earning the money, I can pay the bills, I don’t like to rely on anyone else.”

Katie said the course has taught her about boundaries and “red flags” within relationships, such as that she is allowed to visit friends and family without that being an issue.

She said: “I haven’t ever been in a normal healthy relationship. I’ve been burned, I’ve been ripped off, I’ve been walked over. People have taken advantage of my kindness as a weakness. I’ve hit the most rock bottom I could ever have hit in my life… I’ve had to do a full circle and I’m so positive now that I look back and it makes me sick at how I was, I never want to get in that place.”

The former glamour model has previously been taken to a wellbeing priory a couple of times after being cheated on, but says never for alcohol or drugs.

Katie was first declared bankrupt in 2019, and in February this year was ordered to pay 40% of her monthly income from the adult entertainment website OnlyFans until February 2027 to help pay off her debts.

She was then declared bankrupt for a second time in March over an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000. Katie said she has learnt that communicating to people about her bankruptcy and bills is key, adding: “If you’re getting bills, or I had the bankruptcy, they were really on my case…

“But the day you start communicating, that’s all it takes. You don’t have to do a lot, just little bits of (communication), then it’s like a seed that’s been watered. It grows.”

Asked how much she makes from her OnlyFans account, she said she makes “loads” but that it depends on what content she makes. She also revealed that she is planning to make a comeback, saying: “I’ve had sh** relationships, but I’m still here sitting to tell the tale and still got a big grin on my face. Ready to bring the Empire back – and I will.”

The Louis Theroux Podcast is available on Spotify and podcast streaming platforms.