Peter Andre's relationship with Harvey Price now after 'frustrating' change

When Peter Andre tied the knot with Katie Price, he vowed to be a father figure to Harvey and even tried to adopt him, much to the dismay of his biological dad Dwight Yorke

Harvey Price will always have a special place in Peter Andre's heart.

The Cypriot singer met Katie Price in the Australian jungle when they appeared on I'm A Celebrity together in 2004, and their whirlwind romance led to them tying the knot less than a year later. Katie was already mother to Harvey, whom she shared with footballer Dwight Yorke, when she and Peter welcomed children, Junior and Princess.

There was talk that Peter would adopt Harvey, much to the dismay of his biological dad Dwight. But after the showbiz couple's marriage broke down, Peter's relationship with Katie's son grew distant. In an interview earlier this week, Peter mused about family life and "changing six sets of nappies", referencing his early days with Harvey.

When Peter married Katie in 2005, he vowed to be the dad that Harvey didn't have. In 2009, he told the Daily Mail: "I have been a real father of Harvey and he calls me Daddy. I guess that sticks in Dwight's throat." As the years passed, Peter would post happy birthday messages for Harvey online, writing on his 15th birthday on Twitter: "Happy birthday to a very special boy. Hope you like your prezzies."

After he separated from Katie, Pete shared how their special bond continued and said he would always have love for Harvey. He wrote in his New! magazine column in 2017: "There have been a few times recently where he's been to my house and I've been to his. Harvey will always be special to me and I just want him to be happy. He's a great kid!"

Pete also shared in his column: "He's such a good-hearted boy, I see him a bit more now, which is amazing. He's just the best, I love him. There's always room for Harvey at our house. I always saw him as my own. There's a special place in my heart for him - he's very important to me and he's always welcome."

But the Mysterious Girl singer slipped out of Harvey's life later down the line, and Katie bemoaned that all of Harvey's male role models turned their backs on him. She wrote on Twitter: "When you divorce, you have to share the kids. But with Harvey, there's no one. Well, look, Dwight don't want to know. Someone else doesn't see him anymore. He's just got me, you know?"

In her 2017 book, Katie Price: Harvey and Me, the former glamour star shared more details about Pete's crumbling relationship with Harvey. She wrote: "The split from Pete really upset Harvey. It must have been frustrating for him at the time because he couldn't express how he felt. But now he can and he remembers a lot more than you'd think. It's really sad."

Katie claimed that Pete's visits to Harvey "fizzled out". She continued: "I began to notice a change in Harvey, I'd say things like, 'Do you want to go see Daddy Peter today?' and he'd shout, 'No!' So then I'd be like, 'But he has a cake waiting for you'. But he wasn't interested and he'd start kicking off, it's probably because the visits were starting to fizzle out and Harvey could sense that."

The reality TV star mentioned that Pete's name "stresses him out" But, she added: "Whenever Harvey saw Peter, he wanted to play a clip of the couple singing A Whole New World. Every single time, I want the ground to swallow me up. It's bad enough having to listen back to it, never mind haven't to listen back to it standing next to Pete!"