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Katie Price spotted sunning herself on holiday with boyfriend JJ Slater in Turkey – despite warrant out for her arrest
The mum-of-five has been ordered to stump up a whopping £25,000 by the courts
KATIE Price has been pictured on holiday in Turkey with her boyfriend JJ Slater today - despite a warrant out for her arrest.
The ex-glamour model used a towel to cover her bandaged face following her latest round of cosmetic surgery this week.
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Katie, 46, was sunning herself in 31C heat while a High Court judge in London ordered she be detained for missing Tuesday's bankruptcy hearing.
The Sun on Sunday tracked her down to a luxury hotel in Istanbul where she was lounging around following having a face lift in the city a few days ago.
Katie hid under a towel remaining silent while sat next to her boyfriend JJ Slater.
Our reporter asked her why did she not attend court; did she agree with the judge saying she had "no real excuse" for missing the court hearing and did she fear being arrested when she returns home.
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But she failed to respond to any of our questions.
The mum-of-five was accompanied at the hotel by a photographer shooting set-up pictures as she posed in a bikini.
She was seen lying on a sun lounger, puffing on a vape, taking selfies, having a dip in the pool and putting sun cream on.
She has spent nearly a week at the £133-a-night five-star resort.
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Rooms feature sea-views with amenities including a full service spa, event ballroom, gym and on-site hairdressers.
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Katie flew from the UK to Istanbul on a British Airways jet just hours before she was due in court last Tuesday - and is believed to have had the trip booked for "weeks and weeks".
She now fears being handcuffed and frogmarched off a plane by police on her return.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: "Katie is worried about what will happen when she comes back to the UK.
"Obviously she is hoping it won't end in custody and she can make this right voluntarily.
"She is praying the police show some leniency.
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"Katie had this trip planned for weeks in full knowledge of when she was meant to be in court.
"She thought it could be heard in her absence like a speeding charge and only realised the severity of missing it when reading articles about her arrest warrant while sitting by the pool.
"It was a shock and she instantly thought about how she could make it OK."
Fugitive Price is also filming a documentary on corrective procedures and cosmetic surgery during the "holiday work trip" to Turkey.
She wrote in a previous Instagram statement: "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."
Katie added: "I have to continue in my work in order to satisfy these bankruptcy orders which is all I am trying to do right now.
"I am however not running from matters and will continue to take matters with great seriousness.
"I am doing the best I can to rectify things during extremely difficult times."
It comes as Katie has been ordered by the courts to stump up a whopping £25,000 immediately after being declared bankrupt twice.
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.
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 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.
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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."
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Katie Price's Surgery: A Timeline
1998 - Katie underwent her first breast augmentation taking her from a natural B cup to a C cup. She also had her first liposuction
1999 - Katie had two more boob jobs in the same year, one taking her from a C cup to a D cup, and then up to an F cup
2006 - Katie went under the knife to take her breasts up to a G cup
2007 - Katie had a rhinoplasty and veneers on her teeth
2008 - Katie stunned fans by reducing her breasts from an F cup to a C cup
2011 - Going back to an F cup, Katie also underwent body-contouring treatment and cheek and lip fillers
2014/5 - Following a nasty infection, Katie had her breast implants removed
2016 - Opting for bigger breasts yet again, Katie had another set of implants, along with implants, Botox and lip fillers
2017 - After a disastrous 'threading' facelift, Katie also had her veneers replaced. She also had her eighth boob job taking her to a GG cup
2018 - Katie went under the knife yet again for a facelift
2019 - After jetting to Turkey, Katie had a face, eye and eyelid lift, Brazilian bum lift and a tummy tuck
2020 - Katie has her 12th boob job in Belgium to correct botched surgery and a new set of veneers
2021 - In a complete body overhaul, she opts for eye and lip lifts, liposuction under her chin, fat injected into her bum and full body liposuction
2022 - Katie undergoes another brow and eye lift-and undergoes 'biggest ever' boob job in Belgium, her 16th in total
2023 - Opting for a second rhinoplasty, Katie also gets a lip lift at the same time as well as new lip filler throughout the year
2024 - Katie has her 17th boob job in Brussels after revealing she wanted to downsize. She performed at Dublin Pride just days later and surgeons warned the lack of recovery posed a risk of infection
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