Katie Price has said her son Harvey has lost two stone since starting the weight loss drug Mounjaro, after she previously feared he could die from a heart attack due to his obesity.
Harvey, 24, who has Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes constant hunger, had reached 28 stone. Katie, 48, has now shared an update on his progress on her podcast, The Katie Price Show, which she presents with her sister Sophie.
Weight loss progress
Speaking on the latest episode, Katie revealed: "He's started Mounjaro because I told you he's lost two stone. And I can really see him here [points to stomach] losing weight."
Sophie responded: "That's great."
Katie first discussed Harvey's weight loss plans last month on the same podcast, saying: "Harvey is starting the Mounjaro. I can't wait."
"Then he can do the rollercoasters, he can do more, walk more and have more energy. To be obese you need to have a BMI of 27. Harvey's is 59, so way up - he's morbidly obese," she added.
Health concerns
The former glamour model said: "So he needs it for his health. This isn't for looks, it's for a better quality of life for him."
Earlier this year, appearing on Andrew Gold's Heretics podcast, she said: "I'm not worried about his [Harvey] eyesight. What I'm worried about is him having a heart attack, his obesity. He weight just under 30 stone."
On Harvey starting Mounjaro, she added: "It's easy for me to just give it, but because of his other medications, you have to have all the team tick it off. It's getting to a point now, where he doesn't want to walk anywhere, he gets out of breath and sweats and they have said he is at high risk of having a heart attack."
"You try to [force him to walk] but he literally breaks into a sweat. I bathe him twice a day and it breaks my heart seeing him get in and out of the bath because he's so big and heavy."
Residential care move
Katie first alluded to Harvey's Mounjaro journey when he relocated to adult residential care in January.
"Things are definitely going to change for Harvey when we move 'cos although he's moving to adult residential, he's also going to be starting the Mounjaro where we can keep an eye on it," she said at the time. "So he'll be losing weight. It's just a completely different life away from college."
