Katie Price has revealed her beloved pet horses became ‘her safe space’ when she spent time in The Priory in 2019.
Speaking during episode two of her new Channel 4 documentary Mucky Mansion, Katie, 43, also shared ‘just how bad’ her depression got at the time.
Katie spent time in the London-based rehab facility in 2019 after finding herself ‘in a bad place’ following a home break-in, a betrayal and the death of three pets.
Candid: Katie Price, 43, has revealed her beloved pet horses became ‘her safe space’ when she spent time in The Priory in 2019
She explained in the first episode of her new show: ‘The house was broken into, I had friends betraying me, we’ve had two dogs that died here, a horse that died here, just a lot of horrible, horrible stuff here, I can’t tell you how much I hated this house.
‘My head was in such a bad place, I just could not live here. I could not even walk through my front door it would give me anxiety like you wouldn’t believe, then the kids didn’t want to be here.’
While renovations take place on Katie’s £2 million West Sussex home, the former glamour model’s horses are stabled at a neighbour’s house.
Visiting her beloved animals in their stalls, Katie candidly opened up about just how much they mean to her and how vital a role they played in her recovery.
Opening up: Speaking during episode two of her new Channel 4 documentary Mucky Mansion, Katie also shared ‘just how bad’ her depression got at the time
She explained: ‘I just love horses. [They] kept me off the streets, kept me away from boys.
‘I spent hours grooming them, cutting up their carrots, making their beds all nice. I just loved it, and I still love it.’
She went on: ‘When I was in The Priory, they get in your head to find a safe place. If you’ve had trauma and you have therapy, they make you go through the trauma you’ve had [and] there’s always a safe place.
‘They found my safe place. It was me doing this to a horse [Katie kisses her horse’s muzzle].’
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She went on: ‘When I was in The Priory, they get in your head to find a safe place. If you’ve had trauma and you have therapy, they make you go through the trauma you’ve had [and] there’s always a safe place’
The doting mother went on: ‘They said that was my safe place. I still do it now and I love it.
‘You can have a real sh*t day, then you can come to the stables and you can switch off.
‘I suppose it’s like when people go to the gym.’
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Katie then revealed that at the height of her depression she did not have the energy to spend time with her horses, but once she rediscovered her passion for the animals, she knew her mental health was back on track.
New doc: Katie’s Mucky Mansion documentary finally reached screens on Wednesday, documenting the star’s attempts to transform her £2 million West Sussex home
She explained: ‘I know I’m better because I’m back wanting to do the horses again.
‘It was sad, there was a time when I had all these horses and I wasn’t doing anything because mentally I didn’t have the energy or want to.
‘When you’re in a depression you can’t be bothered to do anything, and I couldn’t even be bothered to walk to the stable or even pat the horses.’
Filming: The reality star took centre stage in the three-part series, which was filmed months earlier
Katie then admitted: ‘I’d look out my kitchen window and think ”shall I just go down? Oh no I can’t be bothered”. I’d just curl up on the sofa and just wanna sleep. That’s how bad I was.’
Katie’s Mucky Mansion documentary finally reached screens on Wednesday, documenting the star’s attempts to transform her £2 million West Sussex home.
The reality star took centre stage in the three-part series, which was filmed months earlier, but has been broadcast just five days after she was arrested on suspicion of breaching her restraining order, after she allegedly branded her ex-husband Kieran Hayler’s fiancée Michelle Penticost a ‘gutter sl*g’ in ‘abusive messages’.
Wow: It was previously reported that Katie landed a £45,000 payday for the Channel 4 series, and avoided paying a penny for renovations to her ‘Mucky Mansion’
It was previously reported that Katie landed a £45,000 payday for the Channel 4 series, and avoided paying a penny for renovations to her ‘Mucky Mansion.’
Despite the multiple renovations that were needed to her West Sussex mansion, Katie paid nothing towards the costs, while receiving a hefty fee for starring in the series.
A source told The Sun: ‘Katie hit the jackpot with the show – she got a £45,000 fee and didn’t have to put any of her own money into the project.
‘The costs are being paid by the production company and she’s landed a lot of freebies from companies who want the exposure of being on her show or her social media.’
A spokesperson for Channel 4 told MailOnline: ‘Production did not pay for the costs of any renovations of the house.’
Freebie: Despite the multiple renovations that were needed to her West Sussex mansion, Katie paid nothing towards the costs, while receiving a hefty fee for starring in the series
Source: Daily Mail
