KATIE Price has opened up about an emotional week after eldest son Harvey finished college and moved to his new home in Southampton.
Proud mum Katie, 46, revealed she fought back tears as Harvey, 23 – who lives with ADHD, autism, genetic condition Prader-Willi Syndrome and septo-optic dysplasia – spoke on stage at his school on his final day.
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Recalling the bittersweet moment on the latest episode of her podcast The Katie Price Show, which she co-hosts with sister Sophie, 35, the former glamour model said: “I’ve had a busy week with the kids. Harvey had his leavers’ on Friday.
“You’ll see on my YouTube, I filmed getting the van, filling the van up and getting there.
“I talked to Harvey about how he was feeling about it all. I filmed me taking him [to his new place] yesterday. They gave me all of his work and certificates, they put it all in a book with photos from all the years he’s been there.
“When he went on stage, with them saying how good he’s been and all of that, I was like, ‘don’t cry, don’t cry’.
“I kept it in but I felt my lip go, because that’s it – no more college. And then they were all crying there because they’re going to miss him.”
Katie is also mum to Junior, 20, and Princess, 18, from her marriage to Peter Andre, and Jett, 11, and Bunny, 10, who she shares with third husband Kieran Hayler.
Recalling the moment she dropped Harvey off at his new home, she continued: “I took him to his place in Southampton, he was so excited.
“And then at half four this morning, he took a screen shot of outside of his window and it was obviously still dark.
“He drew loads of stars and a moon, and a picture of me with a big heart and then [Katie’s boyfriend] JJ looked like a little twig man next to me. He always does JJ small and me big.”
But, despite Harvey’s excitement about his new chapter, Katie confessed her son was emotional about the change.
She added: “I FaceTimed him just before I got my lashes done and he was in bed crying.
“I went, ‘What are you crying for?” He said, ‘Because I miss you’. So I said, ‘Are you happy there?’ And he went, ‘Yes’.”
Meanwhile, it’s also been a huge week for Princess after she landed at number two on high society fashion magazine Tatler’s annual best dress list.
The rising star – who earlier this year announced her very own reality show – beat the likes of royal Zara Tindall, who came in seventh place.
Tatler’s Style Editor Chandler Tregaskes said of Princess: “At just 18, the world is her oyster, and with her babydoll eyes, blonde beachy waves down to her hips and wardrobe of Y2K revival hits, this Princess is ready for her crown.”
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