Katie Price has revealed she has been diagnosed with sciatica, a condition she says stems from breaking both feet on holiday in Turkey in 2020. The former glamour model, 48, shared the news on Instagram as she continues to deal with her split from fourth husband Lee Andrews.
According to the NHS, sciatica happens "when the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back to your feet, is irritated or compressed". The social media post marks the first time she has discussed the condition.
Katie Price on her health struggles
In the post, Katie told her followers: "I know I always say about my foot injury because it really was life changing for me. So I have regular massage, because my hips are always a bit out of shape. And in the side where he does my bum, it’s the sciatica which goes down the leg."
The painful condition comes as Katie continues to navigate her split from Lee. The duo surprised the public when they married in Dubai in January, just weeks after meeting.
Split from Lee Andrews
What followed was a constant stream of speculation, including Lee not being the man he claimed to be. It has led to Katie calling things off, saying she can't deal with any more lies. Lee currently remains in prison, thought to have returned in July after being released the month before. After vanishing in May, it was claimed he had been "kidnapped".
Katie recently appeared on Good Morning Britain, where she admitted she has had enough of Lee's lies. The final straw was said to be Lee's alleged crypto accounts. He claimed to have £37m in the currency, but Katie found it just had £2.20 in it. Lee continues to deny these claims.
Katie's account of the relationship
Katie told the morning show: "He insists there's 50 million US dollars in there. But first of all, for me, as everyone knows, I've never been with a man with money, with me it's never about going with a man with money. I'm self-made, and I have my own money. And with Lee, it's never been about money, right?"
She added: "He hasn't scammed me for money, but I feel he has scammed me, and because he fabricated a person that doesn't exist. When you see someone who you think is gorgeous, it's a bonus that he said, 'Yeah, I've got all this and tha't because I've never been with a guy [who has lots of money].' So of course, it all sounds attractive, and not only that, I did fall in love with this man. We get on. He's intelligent. We have fun, but it's him who keeps going on [saying], 'I've got this and that.'"
Speaking of Lee's brags, Katie went on: "Before I flew to Dubai, he was showing me that he's got this big house, and and I'm like, wow. I kept saying to him, it's all lovely, but I'm getting on with you. I don't care if you've got money or not. And I've made it clear for nine months, I do not care if you've got money or not, I'm falling in love with you."
She continued: "But for the whole nine months, it's been yes, I do crypto. I've got this money going in. Then he's like, I'm gonna send you my wallet so you can see. So he sent me the wallet." Katie then claimed that during a holiday for a friend's birthday, she met a friend who does crypto. "He said, 'Look, he hasn't got 50 million in it.' I asked, how much?" She revealed she found out it only had £2.22 in it.
