‘Vulnerable’ Katie Price cancelled live show as she’s STILL terrified over kidnap threats to Harvey
She's worried about her children's safety after a scary £50k blackmail plot which threatened to hurt her oldest son last week. Friends say she's putting on a brave face, but is secretly concerned about what could happen to her kids while she's at work
KATIE Price cancelled her Saturday live show because she’s still scared of kidnap threats to her son Harvey, The Sun Online can reveal.
The Loose Women panellist was due to appear on stage in Wimbledon this weekend but cancelled less than four hours after the gig was set to start.
“Due to sudden unforeseen circumstances unfortunately the show for tonight in Wimbledon is cancelled. To my fans I am sorry I won’t be there,” she wrote on Twitter.
And a friend of Katie’s tells The Sun Online that she’s still worried about son Harvey’s safety after a £50,000 blackmail plot last week.
“Katie puts on a brave face, but she’s actually very shaken up by the whole thing,” says an insider.
“She’s very vulnerable right now with everything that’s been going on.
“She’s paranoid that something could happen while she’s onstage and she’d never forgive herself.
“Katie doesn’t want to let people down, but she’s frantic with worry over this whole incident.”
Two weeks ago, Katie cancelled a talk in Manchester when an anonymous email warned her that unless she paid £50,000 in cash they’d “smash in” her son’s face.
And they demanded that Katie arrange for the blackmail money to be delivered to an East London address.
Bizarrely, they also demanded a designer Armani dress as part of the deal.
The email, sent to Katie’s management company, is now being investigated by police, who are said to be taking the matter “extremely seriously.”
A source close to Katie added: “This is all the more horrifying for Katie because she has experienced threats against her children before.
“On three separate occasions she has had to get the police involved.
“The thought of anyone harming the kids sickens her to the core, and until the police have caught the perpetrator, she feels she just can’t leave them.
“Katie is really shaken by this and is hoping against hope that the police catch this person as soon as possible.
“She knows they will be living in fear until they do.”
The next night she tweeted: "In bed can't sleep my poor little head can't switch off! I'm on mummy guard too."
Last year, Katie revealed to Loose Women that she’d been threatened ‘a few times’ before. “I’ve been through kidnapping threats a few times and it is terrifying — £1 million ransoms and stuff. I’ve got panic buttons.”
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