Katie Price’s new documentary has seen her mental health woes thrust back into the spotlight.  

The Sky documentary, Katie Price: Nothing to Hide, looks at the 48-year-old’s career from teenage glamour model to midlife serial bride – and some of the darkest moments of her life. 

One particular clip that has left fans emotional involves her children with Peter Andre, Princess, 19 and Junior, 21. 

The pair – the second and third of Katie’s five children with three different partners – reveal how they experienced childhood emotional neglect as their mother struggled with drug addiction. 

Junior also reflects on how his troubled mother’s attempt to take her own life was a ‘wake up call’ to get clean.   

He says: ‘I’m just relieved she’s still here. I think trying to end your life must wake you up. She helped herself and she got off the drugs.

‘I feel a duty of care to her, she’s such a special gem, she’s my mum and I’ve only got one.’ 

With this in mind, and as millions of fans watch the new show, this is what Katie has previously revealed about her mental health.  Please be aware that this includes references to both childhood and adult sexual assault, and suicide.

Katie Price has been on the promotional trail ahead of the release of her new documentary 

‘Severe’ ADHD

In July 2023, Katie revealed she had been diagnosed with ADHD during a stay at private mental health hospital The Priory.

The former glamour model has since said she needs to be accompanied by an ‘appropriate adult’ when dealing with official paperwork because of her ‘severe ADHD’.

Speaking on an episode of the We Need To Talk podcast with Paul C Brunson, Katie said her mother Amy had raised concerns about her ‘erratic’ behaviour and encouraged her to be assessed.

After being diagnosed with ‘severe ADHD’, Katie said she was told she would need support when managing legal documents, including paperwork linked to her bankruptcy battle.

‘I have to have an appropriate adult with stuff, if it’s court and stuff – because I can’t concentrate,’ she said.

‘I can read, of course I can read, but I read it all and then get bored or start thinking about something else. I find it hard to focus on forms.’

Speaking about the period before her diagnosis, she said: ‘When I was getting letters during my breakdown, I didn’t really understand everything, so I would leave them to one side because I couldn’t take it all in.

‘You think, ‘Oh, I’ll do it later,’ and then you put it off, put it off, put it off, because you don’t really understand what is going on. That is how the bankruptcy situation got to that point.’

On her mother’s concerns, Katie said: ‘My mum kept saying to me, “Even when you’re sitting there, you’re always moving around. You’re quite erratic and impulsive.”

‘I said, “I don’t know, Mum, this is just me.” And she said, “There’s something not right about your brain.”‘

She previously revealed that taking cocaine ‘calmed her’ mind – which commonly happens in people who have ADHD. 

Body dysmorphia 

During her promotional tour for Nothing To Hide, Katie made the sad revelation that she doesn’t have mirrors at home. 

She told Josh Smith on his Great Chat Show: ‘I definitely think I’ve got body dysmorphia. I hate what I see.

‘I don’t have mirrors in my house, I’ve got one mirror, just one.

‘I definitely think I’ve got body dysmorphia now, and I was in denial before. If anyone says I was stunning, I don’t think I’ve ever been stunning, I still don’t like what I look like, I hate it.

‘It’s really weird, especially seeing all the stuff I’ve achieved. I know it’s not normal, I know it’s not normal, but I just hate the way I look. Sad, isn’t it?’

Katie’s surgeries over the years have included around 17 breast surgeries, multiple facelifts, eyelid and brow lifts, a rhinoplasty, and various corrective surgeries for scar tissue and migrated fillers.

Her mum Amy previously told Vanessa Feltz on her TalkTV show that she has believed she has body dysmorphia for a long time – and her countless plastic surgeries come from a place of sadness and self loathing.

When Vanessa asked her for her feelings on Katie’s surgeries, Amy said: ‘I absolutely hate it and she knows it.

Katie pictured in 2007 

‘I think she, and I got her to admit it the other day, “you’ve got body dysmorphia”. I don’t know what it is.

‘You know you look all right but why do you think you need to tweak this, tweak that or have a tattoo or change her hair?’

Amy went on to detail how she believes Katie’s desire to have surgery stems from moments of ‘upset’ or ‘hurt’.

She went on: ‘I think when there’s moments of upset or she’s not feeling right or she needs comfort in a way or hurt that’s what she does because she thinks she’s in control of herself.’

2018 suicide attempt

Katie has previously spoken about attempting suicide after suffering from ‘anxiety, depression and major trauma’ following a horrific 2018 carjacking in South Africa.

She said she hit rock bottom after being raped at gunpoint during the ordeal and later tried to hang herself. After passing out, she said she saw her children’s faces and realised she ‘never wanted it to happen again’.

Speaking in the Channel 4 documentary Katie Price: Trauma and Me, which aired on World Mental Health Day in 2022, Katie said: ‘I’ve got anxiety, depression and major trauma and I tried to kill myself. 

‘I tried to hang myself. I knocked myself out. I had black eyes, bruises around my neck. I didn’t want to be here.

‘But all I saw was the kids’ faces and I don’t ever want that to happen again.

‘It was a nightmare. I didn’t give a s**t if I lived or died. I’ve been struggling with my mental health for some time.’

Horror car crash… or another suicide bid?

In September 2021, Katie was arrested for drink–driving after flipping her uninsured BMW X5 on its side on a country lane near her home in West Sussex.

She later admitted drink–driving, driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, and immediately checked into The Priory following the arrest.

Trauma and Me was filmed in the months after the crash, with Katie admitting the incident finally made her realise she needed help.

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She said: ‘Getting in the car was a terrible mistake I’m so sorry for. That was a prime example of me having been triggered and not knowing how to handle it — an example of me spiralling out of control because I needed help.’

After attending court, Katie told the camera: ‘I’ve decided to see a therapist every week for the rest of my life. Mental health is cruel, people don’t understand it, you can’t see it. I need help.’

Her mother Amy added: ‘Katie asked why she was still alive, so I’m not sure if she was attempting suicide. It was a cry for help. As a mum it’s devastating, you never want to see your child go through this.’

Lee, the man who found Katie in the flipped car, said: ‘Katie was hysterical. She told me she didn’t want to be here, ‘I’ve had enough.’ I gave her a cuddle and reassured her.’

Katie later said: ‘The way I was, I didn’t care if I died. A police officer took a photo of my car and put it on Twitter.’

A stint in The Priory

After appearing in court following her drink–driving charge, Katie stayed at The Priory to receive treatment for post–traumatic stress disorder, which she says is linked to the 2018 rape.

She has repeatedly insisted her stays at the private mental health hospital were not for addiction, but for trauma rehabilitation and much-needed respite and support.

Katie said: ‘I have had my eyes opened about a lot. When you go in The Priory, people assume that it must be for drink or drugs.

‘I have never ever been in The Priory for drink, drugs or addiction. I have been in The Priory for trauma rehabilitation for PTSD.’

She added: ‘Because of what people believe, it affects me. There is a stigma that if you go in The Priory, you are a wrong ‘un, but that’s not true.

‘I think people who go in there are brave because they are facing their demons and whatever their problems are to make themselves a better person.

‘Mental health, it doesn’t matter how big or how small that may seem. If it’s big to someone, then it’s big to them. It’s just different. Anything can happen.’

In the Channel 4 documentary, Katie said therapy had helped her understand her past and recognise what triggers her.

She said: ‘I’ve been thinking a lot about my mental health. I thought I had to manage it on my own and after years of neglect I had a mental breakdown in 2018 and was diagnosed with post–traumatic stress disorder.

‘I hit severe depression a couple of years ago, depression on top of PTSD. I was suicidal, didn’t want to be here. I tried to kill myself. I knocked myself out and had black eyes. I had bruises around my neck. I woke up. I didn’t want to be here.

Katie with her current husband, Lee Andrews

‘It goes far back as well. I got raped in a park when I was seven.’

On the up in 2023

Speaking on Mark Dolan Tonight on GB News in January 2023, Katie said she was having therapy once a week and that the darkest days of her life were behind her.

She said: ‘What I want from the future is to definitely make a comeback and prove to people I can, because I’ve been there, and I’ve told my story.

‘Literally, I hit rock bottom. It was that bad that I tried to commit suicide, but I’ve come up from that. You can get out of that rut. If I can do it, you can do it.’

Months later, she praised the support she had received from mental health professionals and her family.

Writing on Instagram Stories, she said: ‘I’m just sticking to being strong and sticking to therapists’ advice, and focusing on the future knowing I’ve been near death in causing my own suicide actions that thankfully I survived and realised I have a future and life.

‘I can only thank the #priory #myconsultandtherapist Alan, family, close friends and children.’

Therapy has helped

Katie, has continued to speak openly about therapy and admits that she wishes she had sought help sooner.

She previously said: ‘I might be 44 now and have therapy each week, but I wish I would have done this years ago. It would have stopped a lot of things that I might have said or reacted to.

‘I have to accept [certain situations] and not bite back to anything anymore.

‘It’s hard for me to say because I don’t want to sound bitter and I am not bitter. I speak to my therapist now about my situations.

‘I don’t go on Instagram anymore and say, ‘Well this is wrong.’ It crosses my mind and then I count down, and by the time I am at zero, I am just like, ‘Oh forget it.’

‘I feel like I have to protect myself. I don’t put anything on Instagram anymore. I don’t need to justify myself anymore. I don’t owe anything to anyone.

‘I feel better and I feel stronger for that. I don’t need to rectify or prove anything to anyone. I know the truth. I have grown up.’

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Britons travelling abroad this summer could be at risk of deadly mosquito-borne diseases sweeping through European holiday hotspots each summer.

Mosquito season is now entering its peak months, with soaring temperatures creating ideal breeding conditions and increasing the risk of viruses such as West Nile, chikungunya and dengue fever spreading across the continent.

These have been known to trigger debilitating joint pain, paralysis, vision loss and even death.

The insects transmit the viruses by biting infected animals or people before passing the virus into humans’ bloodstream through a subsequent bite.

And the Daily Mail’s interactive map shows that more than 1,000 suspected cases of these diseases were recorded across major European holiday destinations as of last summer, including Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and Greece – a pattern experts fear could become a more frequent occurrence. 

Around 38 people also died, most of them from West Nile virus infections in Italy. 

Official data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control shows West Nile virus is already returning this summer, with cases detected in the Italian provinces of Caserta, Florence and Verona. 

Romania and North Macedonia have also reported a shared three infections. 

The spread of West Nile virus is becoming an increasing concern across Europe. 

First identified in Uganda’s West Nile district in 1937, the virus circulates between birds and mosquitoes, but humans and horses can become infected after being bitten by a mosquito that has previously fed on an infected bird. 

Italy has recorded one case in each of Caserta in the south, Florence in the centre of the country, and Verona in the north so far this year.  

Last year, nine European countries reported a total of 652 West Nile virus infections. 

Italy accounted for the overwhelming majority, with 500 cases, followed by Greece with 69, Serbia with 33 and France with 20. Spain also had five.

Most infections occurred in men aged 65 and over, and more than nine in 10 patients required hospital treatment. 

According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), most people infected with West Nile virus experience either no symptoms or only mild illness, including fever, headaches and a rash. 

But around 1 in 150 people will develop severe complications, including sometimes fatal meningitis and encephalitis, which cause inflammation of the brain and the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

There is no vaccine or specific treatment for West Nile virus, and those aged over 50 and those with underlying health conditions – including diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure and kidney disease – are at the greatest risk of developing severe illness. 

The risk of death is highest among people aged over 70. 

Chikungunya also surged across Europe last summer, with 301 suspected cases recorded in France and 107 in Italy. 

Globally, the virus is most common in tropical regions, particularly Brazil, where tens of thousands of infections have been reported already this year.

France, however, experienced an unprecedented outbreak in 2025, with almost 800 locally acquired cases by the end of the year after the virus was imported from an epidemic on Reunion Island. 

Chikungunya is notorious for causing intense joint pain that can leave sufferers stooped over, as well as fever, muscle aches, headaches, fatigue and a rash. 

Although most people recover within days or weeks, some continue to suffer debilitating joint pain or arthritis for months or even years.

Mosquito season is now entering its peak months, increasing the risk of viruses such as West Nile, chikungunya and dengue fever spreading in Europe

In rare cases, the virus can affect the eyes, brain, heart or digestive system. Serious illness is uncommon but older adults and people with underlying health conditions are at greater risk of severe complications, which can sometimes prove deadly. 

Dengue fever was the least common of the three diseases in Europe last summer, with 19 suspected cases recorded in France, four in Italy and two in Portugal. 

The disease is typically found in tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Caribbean and the Pacific, but has increasingly appeared in parts of Europe, including Croatia, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Madeira. 

Most people experience flu-like symptoms, including a high temperature, headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, nausea, swollen glands and a rash.

But it can also develop into severe dengue, which can bring intense abdominal pain, persistent vomiting, rapid breathing, and blood in the vomit or stool.

The World Health Organisation estimates there are between 100 million and 400 million dengue infections worldwide every year.

Experts have previously warned that mosquito-borne diseases are becoming an increasing concern due to climate change.

Professor Rachel Lowe, from the global health resilience group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in Spain, has said: ‘Global warming due to climate change means that the disease vectors that carry and spread malaria and dengue [fever] can find a home in more regions, with outbreaks occurring in areas where people are likely to be immunologically naive and public health systems unprepared.

‘The stark reality is that longer hot seasons will enlarge the seasonal window for the spread of mosquito-borne diseases and favour increasingly frequent outbreaks that are increasingly complex to deal with.’

For people in the UK, the risk of catching any of these diseases at home remains very low. 

Health officials say the greatest risk of acquiring West Nile virus, however, comes from travelling to countries where the virus is already circulating. 

Although experts believe the threat is gradually increasing as the climate warms and Britain becomes hotter, measures are said to be in place to detect signs of transmission.

The same is true for chikungunya and dengue.

A small number of chikungunya cases are reported in the UK each year, but almost all involve travellers returning from countries in South and South East Asia where the virus is widespread. 

Dengue is not transmitted in Britain either, with reported cases linked to overseas travel, mainly to Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean.

The UKHSA says: ‘In many countries, mosquito bites can spread diseases like chikungunya, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, malaria, West Nile virus, yellow fever and Zika.

‘They can result in serious illness and some may even be fatal. Avoid insect bites at all times including during the day. It is important to cover up, use repellents, [and] use nets.’

By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA

Published: 15:44 BST, 9 July 2026 | Updated: 15:56 BST, 9 July 2026

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A new report found the number of young Australians suffering from poor mental health has jumped 13 per cent since 2007. 

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released its latest health overview report on Thursday.

Data showed that while Australia’s health system operates at a high global standard and continues to improve, there’s a rising number of mental health patients.

Mental disorders among young people, aged between 16 and 24, rose from 26 per cent to 39 per cent between 2007 and 2022.

Between 2020 and 2022, about one in five people between 16 and 85 years old experienced a mental health condition.

Young people were the most likely to reach out to Medicare-subsidised mental health services, with women twice as likely to access them compared to men.

Chronic illnesses also recorded a sharp jump with 61 per cent of Australians living with at least one chronic condition in 2022.

The five which took ‘the most years of healthy life’ from Australians were cancer, mental health conditions and substance use disorders, musculoskeletal conditions, cardiovascular disease, and neurological conditions.

The number of young Australians suffering from a mental condition rose 13 per cent between 2007 and 2022

Dementia was the leading cause of death for Australians, causing almost one in every 10 deaths

Dementia was rated the leading cause of death in Australia, accounting for almost one in every 10 deaths.

Coronary heart disease was the leading cause of death for Australians living outside of major cities and inner-regional areas.

AIHW spokesperson Louise Gates said the report helps the government understand where action is needed in the health system.

‘Our health is shaped by many different factors, including our environment, lifestyle and access to the services we need,’ she said.

‘Good health helps Australians stay connected to their communities, continue learning and working, and live long fulfilling lives.’

The AIHW estimated $270.5billion was spent on health goods and services from 2023 to 2024, about $10,037 per person.

That figure – which sat at $8,615 per person from 2014 to 2015, when adjusted for inflation – includes spending by governments, insurance providers, individuals and non-government sources.

However, more government spending could be required to address major barriers Australians face to getting healthcare.

Bulk billed GP visits dropped from 85 per cent in 2015-16 to 78 per cent in 2024-25

The report found that of the 18.5 million Australians aged 15 and over who needed to see a general practitioner (GP) in 2024–25, one in four delayed their appointment.

‘Potential barriers to Australians seeing a GP include cost, service availability and waiting times,’ said Ms Gates.

The percentage of GP visits that were bulk billed dropped from 85 per cent in 2015-16 to 78 per cent in 2024-25.

‘While many health outcomes for Australians are improving, the growing impact of chronic conditions, poor mental health and an ageing population mean prevention and effective, equitable and coordinated care from health, disability, aged care and other welfare systems are more important than ever,’ Ms Gates said.

By LUKE ANDREWS, U.S. SENIOR HEALTH CORRESPONDENT

Published: 16:31 BST, 9 July 2026 | Updated: 16:34 BST, 9 July 2026

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The FDA has upgraded the recall of more than 2.5 million eye drops issued last month over fears they could be contaminated and cause harm to vision.

Florida-based Lupin Pharmaceutical issued a voluntary recall last month of its prescription-only prednisoLONE Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension one percent eye drops due to an unspecified ‘foreign substance’ being detected in the product. 

The alert was issued nationwide for drops sold in five, ten or 15 milliliter white plastic bottles with pink caps.

In the initial alert, the FDA did not classify the threat posed. 

But last week, it said this was a Class II recall, the second-highest alert level, indicating ‘a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.’

There have been no reports of illness or deaths due to the drops to date, according to a release on the FDA’s website. 

No instructions have been issued for what to do if you have the eye drops, but in previous similar cases, patients have been advised to consult their health provider.

Health officials say that people should not stop using a prescription medication without first contacting their doctor.

The FDA has upgraded its alert level for recalled eye drops

Shown above is the recalled prednisoLONE Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension one percent

Prednisolone eye drops are used in the US to treat allergies, injuries or inflammation in the eye and ease symptoms including swelling, redness and itching.

Prednisolone, a steroid, is also available in inhalers for allergies, in tablets to help ease pain from autoimmune conditions, and in injections to help ease pain in the joints. 

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More than 3.8million prednisolone prescriptions were written in the US last year. 

A full list of lot codes of the eye drop bottles that have been recalled is available on the FDA’s website.

The eye drops were made in Pithampur, India and it is not clear how the contamination was detected or what the foreign substance in the eye drops was.

In previous cases, eye drops have been recalled because of contamination with glass, bacteria or fungi. These may enter the products during production.

This follows a major 2023 eye drop recall that was issued for drops made in India after they were found to be laced with a deadly bacteria.

Overall, 81 patients were sickened, while 18 suffered permanent blindness and four died. 

The drops were contaminated with the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is resistant to standard antibiotics. It can infect the eye, leading to vision loss and, in extreme cases, it can spread to the blood and trigger the potentially fatal complication sepsis. 

And earlier this year in April, more than 3 million eye drops were recalled after inspectors said there was a ‘lack of assurance over sterility’.

The products, made by K.C. Pharmaceuticals, based in California, were sold nationwide in 0.5 fl oz bottles and were on shelves at CVS, Walgreens, Kroger, H-E-B and other stores. The FDA said this was also a Class II recall.