BREAKING: Katie Price shares heartbreaking Harvey confession as fans left emotional
Katie Price and her eldest son, Harvey (Image: Facebook)
Katie Price has shared a touching message about her son, Harvey and fans praised her for being a “wonderful mum”. Earlier this month, her four-episode documentary Katie Price: Nothing to Hide was dropped on Sky and streaming service NOW, as it brings candid testimony from those closest to Katie – family, friends, professional and personal relationships over the past three decades.
In her latest interview, she was asked about the family dispute over Harvey being in the spotlight at a young age. Harvey, 24, is the eldest child and son of Katie and former professional footballer Dwight Yorke. He is partially blind due to the rare condition septo-optic dysplasia. He has also been diagnosed as autistic and has Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic disorder with symptoms including weak muscles and slow development. Additionally, Harvey has ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder, characterised by a persistent and ongoing pattern of uncooperative, hostile, and defiant behaviour.
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The interviewer asked: “Something I found quite surprising was that you had Jeany Savage, and I mean, what a character she is, and she certainly is, and your mum both say in the documentary that at the time they didn’t agree with the way that you were putting Harvey in the spotlight, which I thought was interesting.
He continued: “With regards to your family, is that something that you would reconsider if you were given the opportunity to go back?”
The former glamour model then shared the reasons why she didn’t want Harvey to be away from the cameras, she replied: “My mum and Jeany Savage, who was a photographer, they couldn’t understand why I would do photoshoots and that with Harvey and I’m trying to explain to them, ‘if I don’t control it and put pictures out, then a paparazzi would just come and take pictures and make money from it’. And they couldn’t get their heads around it but not it all makes sense to them why I did it.”
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Katie admitted that she was quite “switched on at a young age”, and she does not feel ashamed of her son. “He is my child, he is an ambassador for Mencap, and I’m glad I did show everyone Harvey,” she added.
“I’m proud of him, he’s a credit to me and just because he’s got his disabilities or complex knees, why should he be hidden away? He’s a great character, he’s my son and I love him and the same with all my other kids, they were all brought up on TV, and it hasn’t harmed them, they absolutely love it.”
One fan shared a very similar experience to Katie and said: “I have a special needs son who I am so very proud of. I know my son has no unkindness or malice in him. He is just kind and like Harvey has a great sense of humour. I do think people who believe that these young people don’t deserve to be seen are misguided, they deserve to be seen and appreciated for the innocence and kindness they bring to everyone in their orbit.”
Antoher understood Katie’s good intention but also voiced a concern: “Harvey is a great character and a beautiful soul. But now he is an adult, he has a right to privacy and dignity and needs an appropriate adult that is not a family member to oversee his wellbeing and legal rights to media exposure that he has no control over.”
