Former glitz model Katie Price has claimed that she is discriminated against because she revealed details of her life since being freed from her two bankruptcies earlier this year.
Katie Price has shared her frustrations following her two bankruptcies as she claims she is discriminated against. The former glamour model, 47, has been open about her financial woes over the years.
She has gone through two bankruptcies in the course of her turbulent six years of financial struggles. Following a significant tax debt totaling more than £750,000, the second occurred.
However, in March she revealed she has been discharged from this – and is now ready to enjoy successes in the future. Katie, who once had a fortune of £40million, has still been hit by the consequences of her bankruptcies despite being cleared.
The mother-of-five, who recently departed from her Mucky Mansion, has revealed that her financial situation is still putting strain on her life. Katie acknowledged that she had trouble finding a new home after the move.
Due to her well-known finances, she claims that estate agents “blackmailed” her name. Katie claimed she would be contacted by agents when she claimed properties had been rented to someone else after she expressed interest, but that they were still up for rent.
It has left Katie believing she is being discriminated against as she tries to move forward. Speaking on the Katie Price Show podcast, Katie said: “I love it how I have gone through all what I have because I will get there again.
You just can’t get anything when you have been in bankruptcy, which is just a problem I have. I make such high salaries, which is incredibly annoying. It doesn’t matter if you earn the money, but I do, like I did in the past, really well.
There is nothing you can do once you discover that your name has a black mark on it, she said. When someone recognizes my name when I rent a home, it is discrimination.
They say, “Oh no, no,” and I respond, “Oh is it because of what you’ve read?” ‘. Does it really matter that I have the funds and am willing to pay upfront? Its name is discriminatory, and it turns people off.
Katie’s financial situation was initially estimated to be worth £40 million when she was declared bankrupt for a year in December 2019.
In a bid to pay off her debt, she agreed to pay a staggering £12,000 per month to creditors. Unfortunately, this strategy failed, and Katie returned to court in July 2020 to testify at a bankruptcy hearing about how much she was living in rented out housing.
In a brief hearing at London’s Rolls Building, Insolvency and Companies Court in March 2024, Katie was declared bankrupt a second time.
At the hearing, it was revealed that Katie owed HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) £761.99 and that she had not responded to her debt in the past.
Earlier this year, Katie revealed she has been discharged from her bankruptcies as she celebrated: “I’m so happy. I can finally move on and leave these bankruptcies behind me, focusing only on the positive. Thank you to everyone who supported me throughout this process.”
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Source: Mirror
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