Princess Andre has been honoured with the UK Top Influencer Award, receiving the accolade from her brother Junior Andre and his girlfriend Jasmine Orr during a ceremony held in Newcastle. The 18-year-old daughter of Peter Andre and Katie Price allowed cameras into her personal life earlier this year for her reality show, but her glamour model mother expressed frustration after being deliberately excluded from filming.
Princess's Award-Winning Style
For the event, Princess exuded Hollywood glamour in an olive-green turtleneck dress featuring a slit up one leg. She added height to her frame with towering silver heels and carried her belongings in a sparkling bag slung over her shoulder. To complete her look, the blonde beauty accessorised with an array of silver jewellery.
Meanwhile, Junior presented a classically handsome appearance in a black woollen jumper paired with a black blazer. He finished his suave ensemble with a large silver chain and tailored black trousers. Jasmine looked sensational in a figure-hugging red dress with an off-the-shoulder neckline.
Family Tensions Over Reality Show
Princess's award comes after she disclosed that neither of her parents has watched her ITV2 reality show, The Princess Diaries, which debuted earlier this year and sparked a bitter fallout between her mother and father. Katie Price voiced her frustrations at being 'disrespected' and 'disregarded', alleging that Peter and his management team were behind the snub.
Princess told The Sun: 'I actually don’t think either of my parents have watched the show. I don’t think it’s my dad’s thing, it’s more, it’s a show for people my age to watch, I think.' She added: 'I watched everything about five times just to make sure everything is how I want it and to check everything.'
It was previously reported by Daily Mail that Peter, 52, and his wife Emily, 36, have withdrawn from the second season of Princess's show in an effort to quieten the 'noise' surrounding Katie's onscreen absence. During the first series, Pete was seen supporting Princess as she learned to drive and delivering an emotional speech at her 18th birthday party—an event Katie claimed she was excluded from.
Katie Price's Reaction
Katie vented her fury over being snubbed from Princess's first-ever reality show during an angry outburst on her podcast. The former glamour model responded to claims that she was damaging her daughter's growing image due to her well-documented personal problems, including drug and alcohol addiction, drink-driving arrests, and multiple bankruptcies.
Katie said: 'I want the best for Junior and Princess, and I would never get in the way of it. But what hurt my feelings, and it does upset me, is when your kids grow up, you go to their assemblies, you go to their Christmas things, you go to their awards, you go to their football matches or gymnastics, you're involved in everything they do.'
'And knowing that, what my career has been, Princess is taking that same path, trying to do the same as what I've done, which I absolutely love and adore Princess. But I have not been allowed to go on any photo shoot, no signings or Superdrug openings or anything like that. Why? Because I'm not allowed and I'm not welcome.'
'And it puts Princess in a situation because I don't want her to feel she has to choose between me and her work because I want her to do well. And I have said to Princess, just see how it feels for me because I should be there supporting you, I want to be there to support you like my family did. And I'm your mum, and especially as you're doing stuff that I did, I'm proud of you and want to be there.'
Peter Andre's Response
Pete hit back on Instagram, revealing for the first time in August that he had sole custody of Junior and Princess from 2018 until they reached adulthood, citing their 'safety' as the reason. Writing on the platform, he said: 'The latest comments about my children's welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. For well documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood. In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement. I have never made this public before, out of respect for my children.'
Katie pinned the blame firmly on Pete and his management team, who once represented her during her marriage to the singer, for blocking her involvement with the show. She added: 'But unfortunately, the management team and Pete, won't allow me to be near here. They have made it clear, they won't allow Princess to do photoshoots with me, they won't allow me to go to any events with Princess because they think I am trash basically.'
'Now, everyone knows she's my daughter. So, what difference does it make? Like if it wasn't for me or Pete, Princess and Junior wouldn't be known anyway. And I find it an insult as I've been in the industry for 30 years.' She added that there was no one better suited to guide Princess in this journey.
Pete and Katie, who share Junior and Princess, were married for four years before splitting up in May 2009, with their divorce finalised later that year. Since their breakup, when Junior was aged four and Princess was two, Peter has gone on to marry doctor Emily, and the couple share children Amelia, Theo, and Arabella.
