Katie Price is under police guard at her home after blackmailers threatened to harm her disabled son Harvey unless she paid £50,000. The former model contacted police after her management received an email warning that Harvey's face "would be smashed in" if the money was not sent to an address in Romford, east London.
The email also threatened to release details of an alleged affair involving Price's estranged husband, Kieran Hayler. Price, 39, cancelled her one-woman show in Manchester, tweeting fans that she had "an urgent family matter involving the police and one of my children".
A friend told the Sunday Mirror: "The threat is still very real. An awful email was sent and Katie is terrified for Harvey's safety. The police are giving Katie protection. She never cancels work but what is going on is so serious she just needed to be at home."
Harvey, 15, is disabled with a range of health issues including partial blindness. Last year, Price said police informed her of three separate kidnap plots targeting her family. Sussex Police confirmed the latest threat is being investigated.
