The 38-year-old mum-of-five reportedly received an email threatening violence against son Harvey if she refused to pay £50,000 And on Saturday night, Katie allegedly was holed up at her home near Horsham, West Sussex, with a police guard protecting them, according to the Mirror. ‘The threat is still very real. The police are giving Katie protection,’ a source told the publication.
‘The whole family are terrified. Katie said she will take these people to justice – she won’t have her son targeted any more,’ they added. The blackmailers allegedly gave an east London address for delivery of the cash, and, oddly, an Armani dress. The Sun reports that they also threatened to release details of an affair they claim her husband Kieran Hayler was involved in that is not publicly known. The email is now being investigated and taken ‘extremely seriously.’ Katie said: ‘I’m terrified. This is clearly a blackmail threat, and I need to be at home with my family.’ The Sun alleges this is not the first threat Katie has received. She added: ‘I’ve been through kidnapping threats a few times and it is terrifying – £1million ransoms and stuff. I’ve got panic buttons.’
A source also said: ‘This is all the more horrifying for Katie because she has experienced threats against her children before. On three separate occasions she has had to get the police involved. ‘The thought of anyone harming the kids sickens her to the core, and until the police have caught the perpetrator, she feels she just can’t leave them.’ On Saturday, Katie tweeted that she’d been forced to pull out of an appearance due to an ‘urgent police matter’.
Manchester show TONIGHT pic.twitter.com/sH7IsdUMBR
— Katie Price (@KatiePrice) October 14, 2017
Katie wrote: ‘Unfortunately I have been left with no choice than to postpone my show in Manchester this evening due to an urgent family matter involving the police and one of my children. ‘For all my fans and everyone that has bought tickets to tonight’s show I am sorry to let you down last minute. This is something out of my control. Please contact the box office for more information. KP xxx.’ Reps for Katie have been contacted for comment.
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