As the show aired I met Pete’s agent for lunch and she expressed an interest in managing Kate alongside Pete if they ever became an item. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. His career was in decline and I think he saw an opportunity in my daughter, an opportunity he was quick to seize. The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Amy found herself catapulted into the media circus that followed her daughter, sometimes with devastating consequences.

From the word go, something didn’t feel right about Peter; I had an inkling that he wasn’t who he claimed to be.My daughter is no angel, but she became a sacrificial lamb in a celebrity slaughter the moment she paired up with Peter Andre. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.

Amy remembers: “I suddenly had the feeling something wasn’t right and the music somehow felt as though it was part of a grand plan neither Kate nor I were privy to.

A talented swimmer, she seemed destined for the Olympics, however experience of sexual abuse cut short her career, and she chose motherhood over medals. Amy also reveals how she warned Katie not to get with “manipulative” Peter before they both entered the reality TV show I’m A Celebrity. But submission is not a word in Amy’s vocabulary and so she refused to capitulate to her greatest challenge. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. For example, I think it’s fair to say from my point of view that Dane Bowers and Peter Andre were men who liked to be in control and prioritised furthering their own careers.

The final trigger for Peter were rumours of an affair between Katie and international dressage rider Andrew Gould. It documents how her life has been shaped by a tradition of strong women, by cycles of abuse which have been repeated through generations, and by the impact of fame and trauma on a close family unit.

She also laid into cage fighter Alex Reid, Katie's third hubby Kieran Hayler and her now-ex fiancé Carl Woods. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. Kieran and Carl [Woods, ex-fiancé] are also men who crave fame and have used Kate as a springboard for their social media feeds. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. To access you ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.