Katie Price has spoken for the first time about being diagnosed with ADHD as the star admits that the condition may be behind some of her reluctance to listen to others.
In a joint interview with her mum Amy, the 45-year-old revealed she is now working alongside a therapist to manage her ADHD and support her wellbeing.
The model told OK! magazine: “I’ve tried to educate my mum, but my brain is wired differently to other people.”
“I hate labels, but now my mum and I have both spoken to doctors and she has realised why I’ve done things in the past, why I act the way I do, why I do things, why I am the way I am.”
Katie continued: “It’s not because I don’t listen and take it on board, there’s just something in me.
“I’ve got better now, I’ve learnt with therapy to hold back, to listen, and think of what other people are saying – maybe they’re right, maybe they’re wrong, but I think of the consequences.”
Katie admitted it has taken 45 years to get an understanding of her behaviour and hopes this will help her children Junior, 18, and Princess, 16, understand more about her life.
She explained: “I can admit I have made wrong choices, I haven’t listened to certain things my mum or anyone might have said, so it has put me in situations that have been unnecessary and caused drama and stress.”
The TV star said she can no longer change her past but is looking forward to her future and hopes her children can understand the reasons behind her “breakdown”.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects people’s behaviour.
People with ADHD can seem restless, may have trouble concentrating and may act on impulse, according to the NHS.
Katie went on to share she no longer wants to be a “burden” to her mother who has been given a “new lease of life”.
Amy, 71, was diagnosed with the terminal lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2017, and has now decided to change the narrative about her daughter in her aptly titled memoir, The Last Word.
The Last Word also discusses Kate and and her ex Peter Andre’s extravagant wedding day in 2005, which the I’m A Celeb star branded a “money machine”.
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