The director and producer of Katie Price's new documentary series, Katie Price: Nothing to Hide, have shared their first impressions of the former glamour model, describing her as warm, welcoming, and down-to-earth.
First Meeting: Kettle On and Chatting
Director Paddy Wivell and producer Laura Wadha appeared on Katie Price's vodcast, co-hosted with her sister Sophie Price, to discuss the documentary. When Katie asked if she was welcoming, Laura Wadha replied: 'You made us feel very at home and welcome. Kettle on, chatting. I think you said, “Yeah go on, make yourself a tea”. I think we all took turns to making tea.' Katie responded: 'Whoever comes to my house, make it your home.'
Relaxed and Genuine Atmosphere
Paddy Wivell added: 'You made it so easy because it is so relaxed. There’s no prima donna stuff. It’s just very relaxed. It doesn’t always start on time, I would say that.' He admitted to initial nervousness but emphasized the importance of building an authentic relationship. 'Whenever you meet someone that’s going to be in the film, you’re just a bit nervous, aren’t you? It’s like, it’s tentative beginnings. You’re like you want to make sure you get on, you want to make sure you don’t offend someone.' He explained that the goal was to create an intimate and authentic connection, saying: 'What you hope that people get from the series is the sense of quite an intimate and authentic relationship between us as the filmmakers and you, Kate, as the subject.'
Children's Honest Participation
The documentary also features Katie's children, Junior and Princess, who insisted on being brutally honest about their experiences during Katie's breakdown and drug use. Katie revealed on This Morning: 'They said: "Mum if we're going to do this, we're going to be brutally honest..." and I said: "I want you to speak from your heart." And Junior said: "I proper broke down" and Princess said: "So did I" and I was like "Why?"... I never knew because obviously I wanted to kill myself and I did try... That period of my life, I don't think people realise when I said I had a breakdown, I wanted to die, didn't want to be here.' She added: 'As much as I thought I was being a mum, I wasn't. I was vacant. For young kids like that wanting their mum. I was trying to be the perfect mum and obviously I wasn't. It kills me I put them through that.'
Documentary Aims for Authenticity
Wivell stressed that the series' success depends on the audience feeling the depth of the relationships. 'I think people unconsciously, subconsciously, plug into that and go “I’m going to go with these people. This is going to be a great story. It’s going to be told in a way we’ve not really experienced it before.”'
