Katie Price Biography

The famous English glamor model Katie Price, was born on May 22, 1978, in Brighton, England. Her birth name is Katie Infield. During her childhood days, Katie never thought of becoming a model. Today, this glamor model and television personality, is also a magazine columnist and a businesswoman.

Katie Price did not have a happy childhood. Her father left home when she was only four years old. After a few years, her mother Amy married Paul Price. Katie Price has a younger half-sister (Sophie Price) and an older brother (Daniel). Since her childhood days, she took active part in swimming, gymnastics and horse riding.

Katie Price: Glamor Model

Katie Price started her career about 10 years ago, when one of her friends persuaded her to go for a professional photo shoot. To her surprise, she got a contract from the modeling agency. Subsequently, she appeared on Page 3 of the Sun newspaper for the first time. It was during this time that she took up the nickname Jordan. She was regularly featured in celebrity magazines and British tabloid newspapers.

Though she became a well-known model, Katie Price was very insecure about her figure. Even though all her close friends and family members did not support her decision, she went for a string of operations for breast enlargement. Due to this decision, she had to lose the contract with Sun newspaper, as the company policy required all their models should be silicone-free.

Katie Price wanted to try her hand at acting. So, in 1998, she auditioned for a role in Baywatch, which turned out to be unsuccessful. Until then, she had already appeared on the cover of six volumes of Playboy magazine.

In 2001, she had a brief affair with Dwight Yorke, a footballer who played for Manchester United at that time. The following year, she gave birth to their son, Harvey Daniel, who was born blind due to a condition called septo-optic dysplasia. In the same year, she was diagnosed of cancer (leiomyosarcoma) for which she underwent a surgery.

In early 2004, she appeared on the reality TV show, "I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!". It was during this show that she met her current husband, Peter Andre. She married him in September 2005, and in the same year, they had their first child Junior.

Katie Price has come a long way after appearing in the reality show. Her fan following is proof of that: other than her male fans, she has lots of female fan following. Today, she prefers to be known by her real name Katie Price, rather than her professional name, Jordan.

Katie Price: Businesswoman

Katie Price has been always direct about her views on life. She wrote and released her first autobiography 'Being Jordan' in 2004, which became a bestseller. It is said to be one of the fastest selling autobiography ever, based on its first day of release. It has also been ranked in the top ten bestseller list for two consecutive years by The Sunday Times. Her second autobiography 'A Whole New World', released in 2006, was equally successful. In 2006 and 2007, she authored two novels 'Angel' and 'Crystal'.

Apart from being an author, Katie Price is a very good business woman. She has shown her creative flair by launching her range of lingerie and swimwear. Katie is also working on her range of jewelery, cosmetics, haircare appliances and riding gear. In the year 2006, she released a fitness DVD 'The Jordan Workout', which turned out to be very successful.

Already a successful model, author, TV star, and designer, Katie's dream to become a singer was accomplished in 2006, when she recorded an album with her husband. They donated the profits from the sale of the album to charities in UK. With her talent and personality, Katie Price has proven that she can meet any challenge in life and do anything she sets her mind on.