Proud mum Katie Price has opened up about how her son Harvey handles fame and requests for selfies from fans.
The former glamour model, 46, discussed Harvey's experience with the spotlight, which has come largely due to his famous mother. Harvey, 22, who has multiple complex needs, has been featured on Katie's reality shows since he was a child and frequently attends events with her.
In a recent podcast interview with James Phelan on How To Be Famous, Katie revealed the emotional response Harvey gives when he's not in the mood to interact with the public. Katie said: "I cannot go anywhere without someone knowing Harvey. He could be in the barbers and then you'll get a load of people at the windows watching him get his haircut.
"Because of the way he is the autism, he's autistic, he's got ADHD, opposite deficit disorder, behaviour problems, you know he's got a whole list of things. So it's funny, if he’s in a bad mood and someone comes up to him, he'll go ‘not today please’. Or if someone says 'I'll have a picture', he’ll do a couple and then he goes ‘no more pictures’. Like he just says it."
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James Phelan/YouTube)Harvey, who has Prader-Willi Syndrome, blindness, and autism, currently lives at a £350,000-a-year residential college but often returns home to be with his mother. He recently expressed his excitement to be home for Christmas, sharing an emotional text that Katie later posted on her Instagram Stories.
Showing a screenshot of their conversation, Katie showed her followers the sweet message from the 22-year-old, which read: "Mummy I am miss you for a lot of cuddles, kisses on the lips and kisses on your full head in warm cosy bed because I am really need you a lot at Christmas. Please mummy to make Harvey happy this Christmas."
The post also showed Harvey sending Katie, 46, a snap of them kissing while leaving a note over the top. He had wrote "Merry Christmas" and also "Mummy" with a love heart. The post came amid claims that hinted Katie was ready to tie the knot again with current boyfriend JJ Slater.
The star went public with her relationship with the Married at First Sight star last February, and sources have previously suggested that Katie plans to pop the question over Christmas. The source told OK!: "It’s their first Christmas together as an official couple. Katie wants it to be really special and magical — to make a really big deal of it.
"She absolutely loves Christmas. It’s a really special time for her, especially with the kids. A proposal to JJ would be perfect for that, so she is really considering it.” However, a source close to Katie rebuffed the claims and told MailOnline that a Christmas proposal is not on the cards. "No, Katie's not planning on proposing," they insisted.
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