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Katie Price: 'Did Sexual Abuse Push Me To Become A Glamour Model?'

'Did Sexual Abuse Push Me To Become A Glamour Model?'
The Huffington Post UK

Katie Price has discussed sexual abuse she suffered earlier in her life, suggesting it may have been the reason why she started her career as a glamour model.

During a discussion about the recent Rolf Harris court case on her Fubar radio show, Katie spoke about her own experiences of sexual abuse.

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Katie said: “I was in a park… and I was seven then. I can still picture the man’s face, I couldn't say how old he is now, as to me he was an older guy.

“But you never forget, you just don't forget.”

The star went on to say there had been other similar incidents in her past, and even suggested this could have been the reason she went on to pursue a career in glamour modelling.

She added: “In the past, I've been in situations where I've been groped by men, raped and I suffered sexual abuse when I was younger.

"I've been let down by men, obviously, and is that why I did the glamour job? Was it a case of, 'You can look at me but never touch me'?

"With the mens' mags and interviews, it was always a case I was in control - look at me, w*** over me but you haven't got me. It's weird how your life makes these paths."

During the course of the show, Katie also revealed that her husband Kieran Hayler - who she split from earlier this year after it emerged he’d been sleeping with her close friend - was offered £200,000 to appear on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’, but turned it down.

She explained: “They offered Kieran £200,000. He said no to that, he's not into it. He's a plasterer. Also, there is a baby on the way.

“We had a s*** time last year, because he spent most of his time in a 50-year-old’s f***y… hopefully he’ll be around more this time.”

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Katie secured her place as a permanent tabloid staple on the third series of 'I'm A Celebrity', where she met her future husband Peter Andre. (credit:Rex/ITV)
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However, her first big celebrity relationship was with footballer Dwight Yorke, who fathered her first child, Harvey, when she was still best known as glamour model (credit:Getty Images)
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She also dated Another Level star Dane Bowers, who she starred in a toe-curlingly embarrassing sex tape with. (credit:Getty Images)
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She also shocked us all when she revealed she'd had a brief fling with squeaky-clean 'Pop Idol' runner-up Gareth Gates, which he later blamed for "ruining" his career.Oh dear. (credit:Getty Images)
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Her most famous relationship to date is still undeniably her time with Peter Andre, though, who she was married to for just under four years. (credit:Getty Images)
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This is the pair's tasteful outfit choices for the 'Dukes of Hazzard' UK premiere. We can't work out what is the most visually offensive part, Pete's facial expression, or his snakeskin shoes. (credit:Getty Images)
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This was also among the couple's biggest fashion fails, of which there were plenty. (credit:Getty Images)
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Still... they made some pretty famous friends during their time together. (credit:Getty Images)
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Let's face it, she should probably have kept Jerry Springer's number... (credit:Getty Images)
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Having grown tired of boring everyone in the United Kingdom with their constant media presence, the couple then revealed they were trying their luck Stateside which... didn't go terrifically, let's just say. (credit:Getty Images)
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The pair even ran the London Marathon together in April 2009, but just weeks after this totally sincere and not-at-all-staged photo was taken, the couple announced they were splitting up. (credit:Getty Images)
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The split led Katie to go through a bit of a brief "off the rails" period, which led her to head to Ibiza and hit the streets in this notorious gold outfit. (credit:Alex Broadway/WENN.com)
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The look was later parodied by this man... husband no. 2, Alex Reid. (credit:Getty Images)
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She also decided that the best way to get over her split from Pete, and get some closure, was to head back to Australia and take part in 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here'.Again.Ultimately, Katie quit after a week after getting fed up of being chosen for every single bush tucker trial. (credit:Rex/Cameron Laird)
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Within months of divorcing Pete, Katie was linked to wild-child cage fighter Alex Reid, who she revealed to the world liked to dress up in women's clothing and go by the name of Roxanne.Weeks after he won 'Celebrity Big Brother', Katie revealed to the world that she was his wife. (credit:Getty Images)
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Here he is again, in a lineup of other men dressed up in some of Katie's some recognisable looks.She's in the middle, in case you can't tell. (credit:Getty Images)
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That was just one of Katie's memorable photo calls.Here she is promoting her own line of iPods, where she's seen rocking them a head-band made of the music devices.Crafty. (credit:Getty Images)
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Here she is taking the title of her 'Kissable' perfume a bit too literally (credit:Getty Images)
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And as if that wasn't tasteful enough, here's Katie wearing a bejeweled swimsuit to promote her novel 'Paradise'.That's one way to get people interested in literature, we suppose... (credit:Lia Toby/WENN.com)
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Katie was photographed with a cross through her "Pete" tattoo following their split, to really show the world quite how over it and not-even-a-little-bit-bothered she was. (credit:Getty Images)
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Ultimately it didn't end well for Katie and Alex, leading her onto pastures new with Argentinian model Leandro Penna, whose English was reportedly so poor the pair needed Google Translate to communicate with each other. (credit:Getty Images)
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Still, when you look like that conversation is probably over-rated anyway... (credit:Getty Images)
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Katie tried out a totally different look when it came to promoting her hundredth (or at least it felt like it) installment in her autobiography series, 'You Only Live Once' (credit:Getty Images)
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And speaking of totally different looks, we... well... we're still not actually certain what it is that's going on here. But let's just enjoy it. (credit:Getty Images)
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Clearly sensing that one Katie Price wasn't enough, she launched 'Signed', a reality series to launch a new protege, which introduced the world to Amy Willerton. (credit:Getty Images)
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Obviously fed up of being a prominent feature in every magazine going, Katie decided to launch her own one-off magazine, 'Katie', which obviously flew off the shelves... (credit:Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, in came husband no. 3 in the form of builder and - of course- part-time stripper, Kieran Hayler, who ultimately fathered her fifth child, Jett. (credit:Getty Images)
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Unfortunately their happiness was perturbed briefly when, in May 2014, Katie revealed - while six months pregnant - that she was calling time on their marriage due to Kieran's alleged extramarital activity. Oh dear.Thankfully, romance fans, we know the story had a happy ending, and she took Kieran back after he sought help for his "compulsive addiction". (credit:Twitter/Katie Price)
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Shortly after her first tirade against Kieran and Jane - the first of many, no less - she was pictured arriving at her old pal's house wearing this tasteful ensemble. (credit:David Sims/WENN.com)
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What even is this?! It's been over six months now, and we're still wondering exactly why a heavily-pregnant Katie thought that throwing on this rainbow-inspired garb would be a good idea. (credit:John Phillips via Getty Images)
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Yes, she took Kieran back, and they made their first public appearance together on the red carpet at the 'Mockingjay' premiere. Unfortunately for Kieran, he's clearly become so stressed out by all of the press attention that he's completely forgotten how to button up his shirt. (credit:Eamonn McCormack via Getty Images)
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The indisputable queen of the photocall, Katie promoted her latest book (or, at least, the latest book with her name on the cover) by posing for this winter-inspired photo-shoot.Incidentally, this was one of her final public appearances before undergoing a breast reduction. (credit:Eamonn McCormack via Getty Images)
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In fact, the next time we saw Katie's breast implants they'd been removed, and were sitting casually on her bedside table. She later revealed plans to sign them and auction them off for a breast cancer charity. (credit:Instagram/Katie Price)

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