Katie Price has been spotted for the first time since being rushed to hospital, looking fragile with a bandaged hand as concerns continue to grow over her dramatic weight loss.
The 47-year-old former glamour model appeared in Shrewsbury on Monday, arriving 30 minutes late to her meet-and-greet event with Kerry Katona. Dressed casually in a grey cardigan, leggings and white trainers, Katie kept her hair in a messy bun and hid behind oversized sunglasses.
Her hand was visibly covered with a plaster after undergoing blood tests and having stitches removed following a shocking kitchen accident. Katie revealed on Snapchat that she had “accidentally stabbed” herself while cooking a curry, leaving ligaments and nerves damaged in her wrist. “The knife ripped through, so half my hand is numb,” she explained.
Speaking candidly about her frail frame, Katie admitted: “The reason I’m going to the doctors is because I keep losing weight and I don’t know why. They tried three times to get blood from me, but only managed two tubes. I’ve got to go back in two weeks.” She has repeatedly denied using weight-loss medication.
The mother-of-five, who once stepped on the scales at just 7st 12lb, previously said she was “pleased” to have lost weight after years of feeling uncomfortable with her body. But fans have been left alarmed in recent months as her appearance has become increasingly gaunt.
Katie herself confessed last year on Louis Theroux’s podcast that she has “never looked in the mirror and thought I’m pretty,” hinting at long-standing struggles with body image.
Her hospital dash comes just weeks after she admitted she spent a night in A&E following her self-inflicted injury, sharing graphic photos of her stitched-up hand. As she continues to undergo tests, worries over her health and wellbeing only seem to deepen.
