KATIE Price has been defended by her fans after cruel trolls claimed she was “slurring her words” in her latest video online.
The 42-year-old shared a clip of her son Harvey yesterday after he had smashed the car window because he had hiccups.
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In the video Katie is heard asking her son:”Why did you smash the window, Harv? Look what you’ve done to the window.”
Still sitting in the car, the 18-year-old replied: “Because of hiccups. That’s f***ing naughty, isn’t it? Bad.”
He then returned to his iPad, which he was holding close to his face while sitting in the vehicle’s back seat.
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Katie posted the footage on Instagram, showing the plastic that appeared to once have surrounded the car’s window lying on the grass outside.
She wrote: “Welcome to my bank holiday Monday 😫 a normal day off Harvey’s reaction to hip cups 😱.”
Unfortunately the clip led to some nasty comments, with one troll writing: “Sounds like she’s slurring her words. Maybe shouldn’t be driving in the first place.”
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Katie’s fans rushed to defend her, with one person writing: “Seriously? You could hear that? I couldn’t hear that all. That’s disgraceful making a comment like that.”
Another told the troll: “Get a life.”
Harvey has complex needs including Prader-Willi syndrome and he is also partially blind and on the autistic spectrum.
He is on the brink of being moved into a residential college in a move to teach him how to have a more independent life and learn new skills.
Most of Katie’s followers were sympathetic, as one told her: “Oh you keep so calm. Incredible mum xx.”
Someone else said: “Awwww bless him. People don’t understand do they how the simplest of things can set of triggers. Hope your okay xx.”
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Harvey has a habit of smashing things when distressed, with Katie revealing he broke six TVs in the first lockdown.
In a YouTube video posted by the star, she revealed Harvey also broke a projector – a Christmas present he received to stop him smashing TVs.
Viewers of theBBC documentary Katie Price: Me And Harvey also saw him becoming upset by a loud noise while visiting a residential college.
When a slamming noise was heard Harvey reacted by hitting his head backwards on a door suddenly.
The teen has ADHD, autism, genetic condition Prader-Willi Syndrome and septo-optic dysplasia which causes blindness and requires round-the-clock care.
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