Katie Price has opened up about the growing health crisis facing her eldest son, Harvey, revealing that his weight has reached a dangerous tipping point. At 30 stone, the 22-year-old is now at serious risk of a heart attack – a terrifying possibility that has left Katie feeling overwhelmed and deeply concerned for his future.
Speaking candidly on The Katie Price Show, her podcast co-hosted with sister Sophie, the mum-of-five didn’t hold back about the reality of their situation. “He’s just under 30st and that’s huge,” she said. “He’s on the verge of a heart attack. He won’t have a long life if he carries on putting more and more weight on.”
Katie, 49, shared that they’re now working closely with medical professionals in a bid to turn things around. “That’s obviously a massive worry for me, but we’re doing something about it with the doctors,” she explained, noting that they’re waiting to begin treatment with Mounjaro, a medication being used to assist with weight loss.
However, Harvey’s complex medical needs and existing prescriptions have made it difficult to move forward swiftly. “Because of his complex needs and medications he’s on, things aren’t as easy,” she admitted.
Despite the fear and challenges, Katie’s love and admiration for Harvey remain unwavering. “I love my Harvey Price,” she said warmly. “As much as I say Harvey is hard work, it’s a hard work I wouldn’t want to be without. It’s very rewarding.”
Looking to the future with hope, she added: “I can’t imagine Harvey in two years when he’s started Mounjaro and has lost a lot of weight.” Over the weekend, Katie her heartbreak over the fact her eldest child, Harvey, has seen his weight increase to dangerous levels.
She conceived him when she was in a relationship with footballer Dwight Yorke, 53 – who brutally rejected Katie and his son following their romance in the early noughties. Katie went on to welcome son Junior, 19, and daughter Princess, 17, with first husband Peter Andre, 52.
She is also mum to son Jett, 11, and daughter Bunny, 10, who she shares with former husband Kieran Hayler, 38 – who was the third Mr Price from 2013 until 2021. Throughout his life, Harvey has battled health issues – including a condition called Prader-Willi syndrome, which provokes a constant feeling of hunger.
Katie has been trying to help Harvey lose weight as she fears he has reached a danger level of overweight – but has been left saddened by the results of a recent weigh-in. Taking to social media over the weekend, Katie shared that Harvey is now almost 30 stone.
Speaking on Snapchat, the OnlyFans content creator said: “I’m so heartbroken and gutted that his weight is just going up. I just googled it in stones, 188kg is just a few kg of being 30 stone. It’s so life-threatening now, I’m still waiting for the doctors to get back to me starting on the mounjaro and his journey to a healthy life.”
She continued: “It’s so sad his quality of life at the moment where he’s so big, he just can’t really do much. It’s just another thing I have to deal with because he’s at high risk of having a heart attack, he struggles to put his trainers or struggles to walk anywhere but I love him and I’m going to help him through this.”
And she added: “So sad, obesity and his condition is sad, it’s sad to see someone go through it and he doesn’t understand.” Earlier this year, Katie revealed that she had turned to weight loss jabs in an effort to help Harvey control his weight. She has reference the drug Mounjaro – which contains an ingredient called tirzepatide which has been known to help suppress appetite.
Katie previously told The Sun of Harvey’s weight and health issues: “The good thing about starting him on the drug is, if it has any effect, you can stop it because you do it weekly.
“We’ve tried food, he’s had dietitians, it’s just the way he is. And he’s on a lot of medication which the drug won’t affect. They want to try him on it for at least one or two years, which is a long time, but they’ll control what level he needs then up it as they assess it.”
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