Katie Price is facing threat of arrest for dodging High Court hearing where she was due to give evidence after being declared bankrupt for a second time [Video]

06:30 EDT 26 Apr 2024, updated 08:25 EDT 26 Apr 2024

Katie Price is facing the threat of arrest by police after failing to attend a court hearing over her bankruptcy.

The former glamour model, 45, has been declared bankrupt for a second time after failing to pay over £750,000 in unpaid tax – and will now face losing her home unless HMRC can recover the money.

She was due to give evidence about her finances at the High Court today. However, at the start of the hearing, lawyers said that Price had told them at last minute that she couldn’t attend due to health issues. A judge described this excuse as ‘scanty’.

The court heard that Price’s personal assistant had sent a statement from a consultant psychiatrist saying she had anxiety and depression, as well as other issues affecting her mental health.

Barristers for the trustees of Price’s first bankruptcy asked the judge to order her attendance at a …