Katie Price has denied reports that she has been sending texts to former flame Gareth Gates.
Katie took Gareth’s virginity 17 years ago at the height of his fame and a source alleged that after finding out he was single again she began sending ‘flirty banter’ to him over text.
‘Katie’s always had a crush on Gareth and can’t quite get him out of her system,’ a pal of Katie’s claimed, adding that ‘she appeared to have had one drink too many and started calling him at gone 4am, clearly after some flirty banter’.
Reps for Katie told Metro.co.uk that it was simply ‘not true’ however it is thought that her pals remain concerned about her ongoing partying and plastic surgery.
‘Katie desperately needs help but she’s refusing to listen to those who care about her,’ a source told The Sun.
‘Katie has been behaving more and more erratically over the past few weeks. It’s like she’s having an early mid-life crisis. She’s shutting herself off from those who care about her and it is really worrying to see.
‘She just isn’t taking good care of herself.’
The allegations come as Katie is thought to be in Turkey where she is holidaying with new boyfriend Charlie Drury at the Marmaris resort in Turkey.
The 41-year-old star called time on her engagement with Kris Boyson after falling for builder Charlie, whom she met through another builder who carried out work on her mansion in West Sussex, England.
But sources close to Katie have claimed that when she realised she needed to end their romance, it was done over text instead of face to face; the pair had been dating for over 12 months.
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