An arrest warrant has been issued for Katie Price after she failed to attend a court hearing.
Katie Price missed a hearing in London
The 46-year-old star was scheduled to appear at a bankruptcy court in London on Tuesday (30.07.24), having previously been warned that she must attend the hearing or face being arrested.
Insolvency and Companies Court judge Catherine Burton has confirmed that Price has been given “very clear warnings” about what would happen if she failed to attend the hearing.
The judge added: “It is in my judgement necessary that the court issue a warrant for Ms Price’s arrest.
“She has no real excuse in failing to attend today’s hearing. The reason for her absence today is irrelevant.”
Price missed a hearing in March because she was “dealing with serious stuff”.
But now, Barrister Darragh Connell, who represents the trustee for Price’s two bankruptcies, has confirmed to the court that Price will be detained to ensure that she attends a hearing at a future date.
He said that Price would “not be kept in custody for a long period of time”.
He added: “Her liberty is on the line, but unfortunately we are at the end of the road in relation to this matter.”
Price was declared bankrupt in 2019 and again in March over an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000.
Meanwhile, Price previously insisted that she is trying to repay her debts.
The former glamour model said on ‘The Katie Price Show’: “Every day people go into bankruptcies. I do pay it off, and I am paying it off.”
Price also questioned the logic of sending her to prison.
The controversial star said: “It would cost them more money to put me in prison than out.”
