Katie Price has revealed that in 2018, she was raped during a terrifying carjacking in South Africa, glamsquad reports
This was revealed by the English media personality, model, and businesswoman ahead of her harrowing documentary Trauma And Me.
Katie, 44, told MailOnline about the terrifying ordeal that saw her held at gunpoint while filming for her Quest Red reality show, My Crazy Life with ITV.
She detailed the traumatic events that led to her breaking point, including a mental breakdown in 2018 and a failed suicide attempt in which she ‘knocked herself out and had black eyes,’ after which she sought PTSD treatment.
Katie Price, an English media personality, has revealed that she was raped at gunpoint in South Africa in 2018.
‘When I was filming with ITV in South Africa, we had no security, and if we had security, they would have been able to deal with the six guys who jumped us, held me at gunpoint, and raped me,’ she said.
During her journey from Johannesburg to Swaziland in two people carriers with the production crew, Katie was thrown out of the vehicle by the attackers.
Laptops, iPads, passports, cash, and jewelry were stolen from the vehicles. The perpetrators were never apprehended.
Katie first spoke about her terrifying experience on Channel 4’s SAS: Celebrity Who Dares Wins in 2020, saying, ‘Police said it was a miracle they didn’t kill us.’
‘I hit severe depression a couple of years ago, depression on top of PTSD, I was suicidal, didn’t want to be here,’ she admitted on her new Channel 4 show. I attempted suicide.
‘I was knocked out and had black eyes.’ My neck was covered in bruises. I came to. I really didn’t want to be here.’
Her visits to The Priory rehab clinic were to treat her post-traumatic stress disorder, and she added that through therapy, she has learned to deal with her past and identify what triggers her.
Katie elaborated, saying, ‘I’ve had my eyes opened to a lot of things.’ People assume that going into The Priory is for drugs or alcohol.
‘I’ve never been to The Priory for alcohol, drugs, or addiction.’ I was prioritized for trauma rehabilitation for PTSD.’
‘Because of what people believe, it affects me,’ she continued. There is a misconception that if you enter The Priory, you are a bad ‘un [one], but this is not the case.
‘I believe that people who go in there are brave because they are confronting their demons and whatever their problems are in order to become a better person.’
‘Mental health, no matter how big or small it may appear, if it’s big to someone, it’s big to them.’ It’s simply different. ‘Anything is possible.’
Katie explained her dark mental state at the time of last year’s horrific drink-drive crash: ‘I live in the countryside, I had no outlet, I needed to talk to someone, and that night I let myself down.’
‘I’m not justifying anything; there was a reason I got in the car and my head was in that state.’
‘Unfortunately, I was able to gain access to that location. I would never go back there again. It happened, and it’s true, but I’ve learned.’
‘I might be 44 now and have therapy every week, but I wish I would have done this years ago,’ said the former glamour model, who is still in therapy. It would have prevented me from saying or reacting to many things.
‘I have to accept [certain situations] and stop biting back at anything.’
‘It’s difficult for me to say because I don’t want to sound bitter, and I’m not.’ ‘I’m talking to my therapist about my problems right now.’
Katie continued, ‘I feel like I have to protect myself as I deal with my PTSD and past trauma.’ I no longer post anything on Instagram. I no longer need to justify myself. I have no obligations to anyone.
‘I don’t go on Instagram and think, “Well, this is wrong,” it just passes through my mind, and then I countdown, and by the time I get to zero, I’m like, “Oh forget it.”
‘I feel better and stronger as a result.’ I don’t have to explain or prove anything to anyone. I am aware of the truth. ‘I’ve matured!’