‘It was so, so sad’: Katie Price’s mother Amy devastatingly tells how she was close to getting her daughter sectioned amid fears for her life after her drink-driving crash
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Katie Price’s mother Amy has told how she considered getting her daughter sectioned amid fears for her life after her drink-driving crash.
Amy, 70, has candidly spoken about when the former glamour model, 45, hit ‘rock bottom’ when she was arrested for drink-driving in September 2021.
The devastated mother told how she believed the incident, which saw Katie flip her BMW on its side on a lane near her home in West Sussex, was a suicide attempt.
At court, Katie admitted drink-driving, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, and immediately checked into The Priory following the arrest. She was later handed a 16-week suspended sentence and two-year ban.
Katie has previously admitted her mental health was suffering at the time, and her mother Amy has now further opened up about the troubling time.
Hard times: Katie Price’s mother Amy (pictured in 2019) has told how she considered getting her daughter sectioned amid fears for her life after her drink-driving crash
She told The Sun: ‘It was the sort of moment no parent ever imagines having to deal with, shocking – so, so hard.’
Amy told how she had always ‘feared’ Katie’s troubles would reach a devastating point, and said she considered having Katie admitted to a psychiatric hospital after the crash.
She said: ‘It had all come to a head, we seriously thought about sectioning Kate under the Mental Health Act, but I just couldn’t do that to my own daughter.’
Sectioning refers to when someone is compulsorily committed to a psychiatric hospital in alignment with a section of a mental health act.
Amy, who was battling terminal lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at the time, said her daughter told her how she ‘didn’t want to be here’ after the crash.
She added: ‘We knew she had suffered from depression for a long time, but to reach this depth was so, so sad.’
Rather than going to a psychiatric hospital, Katie’s stepfather Paul instead took the TV personality to The Priory immediately after her arrest.
After checking in, Amy claims Katie tried to take her own life for a second time, with the devastated mother saying she was at her ‘lowest ebb’ when she heard the news.
Struggles: Amy, 70, has candidly spoken about when the former glamour model (both pictured in 2019), 45, hit ‘rock bottom’ when she was arrested for drink-driving in September 2021
Amy described her daughter as someone who just wants to ‘be loved’ and be happy and told how Katie is now having therapy and being assessed for ADHD.
Amy has opened up about Katie’s mental health struggles and her own battle with a terminal lung condition in her book The Last Word, due to be published on July 6.
Six years ago, Amy was diagnosed with the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which is a condition which sees the lungs become scarred and causes breathing difficulties.
Katie has previously spoken about her drink-driving crash and told how her mental health had been at rock bottom at the time.
In September, Katie told MailOnline: ‘I live in the countryside, I had no outlet, I needed to talk to someone and that night I let myself down.’
She went on: ‘I am not justifying anything, there was a reason why I got in the car and why my head was like that.
‘Unfortunately, I did get into that place. I would never get into that place again. It happened and it’s real but I have learnt.’
Katie told how she is still attending therapy after the crash, adding: ‘I might be 44 now and have therapy each week, but I wish I would have done this years ago. It would have stopped a lot of things that I might have said or reacted to.
‘I have to accept [certain situations] and not bite back to anything anymore.
‘It’s hard for me to say because I don’t want to sound bitter and I am not bitter. I speak to my therapist now about my situations.’
Mental health: Katie has previously admitted her mental health was suffering at the time, and her mother Amy has now further opened up about the troubling time
Upset: The devastated mother told how she believed the incident, which saw Katie flip her BMW on its side on a lane near her home in West Sussex, was a suicide attempt
Katie has previously told how her stays at The Priory have been to treat her PTSD, and said she has learned to deal with her past through therapy.
She said: ‘I have had my eyes opened about a lot. When you go in The Priory, people assume that it must be for drinks or drugs.
‘I have never ever been in The Priory for drink, drugs or addiction. I have been in the priory for trauma rehabilitation for PTSD.’
If you have been affected by this story, you can call the Samaritans on 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org.
WHAT IS IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS?
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a condition in which the lungs become scarred and breathing becomes increasingly difficult.
It’s not clear what causes it, but it usually affects people around 70-75 years of age and is rare in people under 50.
Several treatments can help reduce the rate at which IPF gets worse, but there’s currently no treatment that can stop or reverse the scarring of the lungs.
The symptoms of IPF tend to develop gradually and get slowly worse over time.
Symptoms can include:
- shortness of breath
- a persistent dry cough
- tiredness
- loss of appetite and weight loss
- rounded and swollen fingertips (clubbed fingers)
There is no cure and it’s very difficult to predict how long someone with IPF will survive at the time of diagnosis.
Regular monitoring over time can indicate whether it’s getting worse quickly or slowly.
Source: NHS Choices
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