Princess Andre, the 17-year-old daughter of Peter Andre and Katie Price, has made her television debut in the new ITV2 reality series 'The Princess Diaries'. The show follows her as she navigates life as a teenage influencer, but it offers a starkly different picture from the chaotic world of her mother, Katie Price.
Viewers expecting drama from Price's exploits will be disappointed. Instead, the series highlights the mundane reality of Princess's life, which revolves around 'content days' for Instagram, planning a beauty line, and dealing with unwanted messages from older men. The show's tone is often dull, punctuated by moments of deep sadness as Princess reflects on her unhappy childhood and experiences of being bullied at school.
Princess lives with her father Peter Andre and his second wife, while her relationship with her mother is strained. Price appears only via video calls, often undressed, and Princess reveals that Price got her birthday wrong. The series touches on the melancholy of growing up in the spotlight, with Princess acknowledging that reality TV is all she has known since birth.
Despite the sadness, Princess comes across as smart and self-aware. However, the show feels premature, offering four hours of a teenager on her phone. It may be that Princess will one day put her experiences into perspective, but for now, 'The Princess Diaries' is a reality check on the monotony of influencer life.
