Bankrupt Katie Price looks carefree as she strolls hand in hand with boyfriend JJ Slater in Ayia Napa after court dodge
KATIE Price saunters down a sun-kissed street hand in hand with her lover without a care in the world over her bankruptcy shame.
The mum of five looked carefree as she breezed along with her boyfriend, MAFS star JJ Slater, with hearings over her finances a distant irritant.
The heavily tattooed busty pin-up wore just a beige crop top and denim skirt as she enjoyed an afternoon stroll.
Katie nattered with her fella JJ, who looked equally chilled in an American football jersey and shorts.
The relaxed pair were spotted in Cyprus with the bankruptcy hearing which she failed to show up to far from her thoughts.
‘She looked like the cat that got the cream’
An onlooker told The Sun yesterday: “I had to do a double-take. I’d heard Katie was expected in court over her finances, but here she was without a care in the world in front of me.
“She clearly had no worries as she dawdled along the sunny pavement, enjoying the last of the rays.
“Katie’s cavalier attitude was remarkable when you consider she was expected at the hearing. I just couldn’t believe my eyes.
“Presumably celebrities get treated differently to the rest of us. She looked like the cat that got the cream.”
The Sun’s exclusive video of Katie enjoying the environs of Ayia Napa at 6pm on Saturday came after she revealed she was anxious over the UK bankruptcy hearing.
Jail warning
While she and her man soaked up the sun, a High Court judge warned on Friday she could be jailed for contempt.
The former glamour model was spotted working out in the gym and visited the spa at the five-star Adams Beach Hotel in Ayia Napa where deluxe suites can cost £760-a-night.
A British tourist spotted Katie, 45, and Married At First Sight’s JJ, 31, enjoying a meal.
They told The Sun: “I saw them checking in on Friday evening.
“We saw them later in the bar as they were sitting near us. They were having food and drinks and seemed incredibly relaxed.
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“There was a lady singing at the piano bar.
“When I realised Katie should have been at a bankruptcy hearing, I was shocked.”
Last minute change
Judge Mark Mullen, sitting in London, was told Katie’s assistant had sent an email last Thursday stating the model and TV personality could not attend court because of anxiety and depression.
Judge Mullen said a medical letter with the email did not give enough detail about Katie’s health issues.
He said: “There is a consistent pattern here of last-minute adjournments being sought on the basis of quite scant medical evidence.”
The judge ruled she must turn up at the next hearing on May 3, or send more detailed proof of why she could not attend.
Otherwise a warrant will be issued for her arrest.
A history of money woes
Katie was first declared bankrupt in November 2019, with debts of £3.2million.
Last month she was declared bankrupt again, owing the taxman £760,000.
After her Friday no-show, ex-husband Alex Reid, who she owes £250,000, said: “People will be asking, ‘How does she get away with it?’”
Katie’s agent did not comment.