Katie Price avoids court showdown after paying three-year-old £7,350 fine

24 January 2022, 10:10 | Updated: 24 January 2022, 12:34

Katie Price has avoided another court appearance after being given a suspended sentence in the past (pictured)
Katie Price has avoided another court appearance after being given a suspended sentence in the past (pictured). Picture: Alamy

By Will Taylor

Katie Price avoided a court appearance after paying a three-year-old fine worth £7,300.

The former model, who is serving a suspended sentence, had been due in Crawley Magistrates' Court over non-payment of the punishment, which dates back to January 2019.

Court staff confirmed on Monday that the £7,358 fine had been paid and she was no longer expected in front of magistrates.

The 43-year-old had recently been arrested on suspicion of breaching a restraining order.

Read more: 'I still have my sparkle and drive': Katie Price breaks silence after arrest

Police went to her Sussex home on Friday, after reports emerged that she sent an abusive message to Kieran Hayler, her ex-husband, and his fiancée Michelle Penticost.

She was given a 16-week suspended sentence for drink-driving while disqualified, and did not have insurance. She also received a two-year ban after a crash near her home.

Price told police "I took drugs, I should not be driving, I admit it all", a court heard, and later said she was sorry and "sincerely grateful nobody was hurt".

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