‘She could have killed herself or someone else’: Lorraine Kelly urges Katie Price to ‘get help’ and use car crash as ‘a horrible wake up call’ as the star pleads guilty to driving offences
- The Scottish host, 61, spoke on Wednesday morning with Nick Dixon about the news that Katie was appearing in court later that day
- Katie had been charged with driving while disqualified and without insurance following a crash near West Grinstead on Tuesday
- She pleaded guilty to drink driving, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance following the horror smash in her BMW
- Lorraine assessed: ‘She was lucky. Shouldn’t have been behind the wheel, she could have killed herself or someone else…
- ‘I really hope that she does get the help that she clearly, clearly, needs. Maybe this is a wake up call, but what a horrible one.’
Lorraine Kelly issued stark words of warning to embattled Katie Price about her latest legal issues during Wednesday’s episode of her ITV chat show.
The Scottish host, 61, spoke about the news that Katie was appearing in court later that day after being charged with driving while disqualified and without insurance following a crash near West Grinstead on Tuesday.
Ahead of Katie’s court appearance, where she pleaded guilty to drink driving, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance, Lorraine was seen speaking to GMB’s Nick Dixon, as he spoke from the scene of the accident in West Sussex.
Lorraine assessed: ‘She was lucky. Shouldn’t have been behind the wheel, she could have killed herself or someone else. I really hope that she does get the help that she clearly, clearly, needs. Maybe this is a wake up call, but what a horrible one.’
Shock: Lorraine Kelly issued stark words of warning to embattled Katie Price about her latest legal issues during Wednesday’s episode of her ITV chat show
Katie was remanded in custody and will appear at Crawley Remand Court this morning after family and friends rallied round her following her arrest.
The mother-of-five could now face jail. She has no driving licence after being disqualified for two years in 2019, and has been banned from the roads six times.
It was claimed that Katie had been up all night partying before the crash. She was taken to hospital but is not thought to have been badly injured.
Katie was also arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of driving under the influence of drink and drugs, but has not been charged with this offence.
Troubles: The Scottish host, 61, spoke about the news that Katie was appearing in court later that day after being charged with driving while disqualified and without insurance following a crash near West Grinstead on Tuesday
A photograph tweeted by a local police officer showed a damaged BMW lying on its side across both lanes, its front lodged in the hedgerow, after the crash.
A local said: ‘Luckily no other vehicles were involved in the crash and it happened away from houses. It sounds like the person behind the wheel is going to be OK.’
Katie has experienced a turbulent year, and was recently seen with bruising to her face after an alleged assault at her home in Essex.
A source said: ‘Katie rolled her car and was in a bad way when police arrived. She’s in hospital now and everyone is desperately worried about her.’
Speaking out: Ahead of Katie’s court appearance, where she pleaded guilty to drink driving, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance, Lorraine was seen speaking to GMB’s Nick Dixon, as he spoke from the scene of the accident in West Sussex
Driving while disqualified can result in a maximum sentence of 26 weeks in prison. It comes as her family expressed fears for her mental health hours after the crash.
They wrote in a statement: ‘We have for some time been concerned about Kate’s wellbeing and overall mental health. Today our worst fears nearly came true.
‘As a family we have been and will continue to help Kate get the help she needs. We hope that she will realise that she cannot battle her issues alone.’
The smash came a day after Katie said being disqualified from driving meant she could not visit her disabled son Harvey at his residential college in Gloucestershire.
Shock: A photograph tweeted by a police officer showed a damaged BMW lying on its side across both lanes of a country road near West Grinstead, its front lodged in the hedgerow
She said on Good Morning Britain: ‘Harvey’s in Cheltenham now, he keeps ringing me saying, ‘Mummy I miss you, I need your kisses and cuddles’, so it is quite hard.
‘Because obviously I don’t get my licence back until December, so I can’t just whizz in the car down there and it’s not close.’
Her fiancé Carl said he will ‘always be there’ for the ‘rough diamond’, writing on Instagram: ‘Relationships are tested, people test each other.
Pained: Katie’s fiancé Carl Woods said on Instagram that he will ‘always be there’ for the ‘rough diamond’
‘But when you love someone like I love Katie, you enjoy the highs and good times together. And that bond is tested during the low and difficult times together.
‘Katie is a rough diamond. She has her imperfections however they make her perfect to me. She just needs that extra help to be polished.
‘The sunlight will shine through her once again and the sparkles that she brings to everyone will return. I love you Katie 100%. My dolly, always here, always will be.’
A Sussex Police spokesman said: ‘Police responded to reports of a single-vehicle collision on the B2135 near Partridge Green around 6.20am on Tuesday.’
Katie is pictured at the National Television Awards 2021 at The O2 on September 9
They later added today: ‘Katie Price, 43, was charged with using a motor vehicle on a public place without third party insurance and driving whilst disqualified.
‘She was remanded in custody and will appear at Crawley Remand Court on Wednesday (September 29).’
A South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust spokesman said it was ‘called at approximately 6.30am to reports of an RTC on the B2135 at Partridge Green’.
They added: ‘One ambulance crew attended the scene and one person was assessed and treated before being taken to hospital.’
The road was closed after the crash but police confirmed it reopened at 9.26am.
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