Peter Andre's 'final straw' with Katie Price as his reason for speaking out 'revealed'

Peter Andre is said to have reached the final straw with his ex-wife, Katie Price, and decided to release his bombshell statement. The Mysterious Girl hitmaker shares his two children, Junior, 20, and Princess, 18, with former glamour model Katie.

They split in 2009 and continued to co-parent their kids while things remained sour between them as all contacted was burned. Things came to boiling point this week when Peter decided to release a scathing message aimed at mum-of-five Katie.

Their relationship entered the spotlight once again as Princess released her debut solo TV project this month. It comes after Princess said she's 'independent' from parents as she breaks silence after Katie Price row.

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Peter raged: "For sixteen years, I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.

"The latest comments about my children's welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood.

"In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement." He went on: "I have never made this public before, out of respect for my children. In 2011 and 2015, publicly documented court cases found my ex-wife had made false claims.

"She was ordered to pay substantial damages and legal costs, and to apologise to me and my management. The same falsehoods are being repeated today.

"Unfortunately, there are many more lies and baseless accusations I have yet to address. Those will now be dealt with in the coming months."

Now, it has been claimed Peter "had" to speak out because things in the family had turned "unbearable". "Katie lies and lies about Pete, she talks about him and tells lies about the kids all the time and he was sick of it," a source told the Sun.

"The fact is, she went on her podcast and said that Princess lived with her, and that’s just not true. It’s been a really difficult and upsetting time for the family - she’s goading him and constantly speaking about him, and none of it is true."

Another source added to the publication: "It really affects everyone - it’s hard for Princess as she loves her mum, but it’s just drama and negativity at every turn."

"Pete would like nothing more than for Katie to never ever speak about him in public ever again, but she won’t stop. He’s kept a dignified silence for so long, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns legal, as she’s gone too far now. He just wants a harmonious life for his family."

Following Peter's post, a spokesperson for Katie told the Mirror: "Kate is in a much better and clear headspace and is at peace with the situation, this was in the past and she doesn't feel the need to bring up tit for tat comments, but more importantly she's dealing with this the right way and it's now in her lawyers hands. Kate will no longer be gaslight and bullied as she once was..."

On Friday, Princess spoke out for the first time as she answered a question about her parents on Snapchat. One fan asked her on the platform: "Does it affect you even now when your mum and dad don’t get on?'

Princess then said in a video on the platform: "To be honest, it doesn’t affect me. At the end of the day, they broke up when I was two years old so I don’t even have any memory of them being together." Writing on top of the clip, she added: "I love my mum and dad and that’s all that matters xxx."

The Mirror has contacted Peter and Katie's representatives for comment.

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