Katie Price has admitted she’s wracked with worry over her son Harvey’s weight. The former glamour model’s eldest child, 22, who suffers from Prader-Willi syndrome – which causes symptoms including constant hunger – is now tipping the scales at almost 30 stone, which Katie has admitted is “life threatening”.
The mum-of-five, 46, has opened up Harvey’s weight before, heartbreakingly revealing that her “baby boy” and “bestie” is at risk of a heart attack because he’s unable to exercise. In her latest update, she said: “I’m so heartbroken and gutted that his weight is just going up. I just googled it in stones, 188kg is just a few kg of being 30 stone. It’s so life-threatening now. It’s so sad his quality of life at the moment where he’s so big…”
Katie described Harvey’s Prader-Will syndrome as “cruel” and admitted it can be “hard work”. Explaining that one of the symptoms of the condition is constant hunger, she said: “It’s a cruel and horrible illness where he feels hungry all the time – and if he doesn’t get food, he gets angry.
“It’s hard work. He’ll smash things up if you say no. I’ve had to re-plaster my walls because he’ll bash holes in them with his head.”
Katie recently took Harvey back to college, but admitted it took all her effort to get him back there. Taking to Instagram alongside her son, she said: “It’s always hard taking Harvey back to college. “Harvey’s upset, aren’t you Harv? It’s okay.”
She continued: “Now that was very difficult, it was really upsetting. Harvey just did not want to go back to college. I’m surprised I’ve still got a car left, he was literally gonna go for the car. It is so sad when your son just doesn’t wanna go to college and just wants to be with you all the time.
“That’s why I can’t wait for him to come home near us but the place we have got for him is not ready yet – maybe in May. So yeah, it is heartbreaking.”
Katie previously explained Harvey’s health was so serious he was at risk of having a heart attack as she admitted they had turned to the doctors for support.
Updating her followers about the health risks Harvey’s weight poses, she said: “It’s really, really serious and life-changing for Harvey. He’s at risk of a heart attack and because of his condition, he’s not getting any smaller. He’s putting on weight. It doesn’t matter what we do.
“He just can’t really do much. It’s just another thing I have to deal with because he’s at high risk of having a heart attack, he struggles to put his trainers or struggles to walk anywhere, but I love him and I’m going to help him through this.”
Sadly, Harvey’s exercise is severely limited because of his weight, putting him in a vicious cycle with regards to losing even a few pounds.
Admitting that her son can’t put on his shoes without sweating, Katie said: “He can’t put his shoes on without sweating. He can’t walk far because he gets out of breath. It’s because of all the weight. So the doctors are doing it to give him a better, longer life, and for his health.”
Earlier this year, Katie revealed that she had turned to weight loss injections in an effort to help Harvey control his weight. She has referenced the drug Mounjaro – which contains an ingredient called tirzepatide, which has been known to help suppress appetite.
Katie previously told The Sun of Harvey’s weight and health issues: “The good thing about starting him on the drug is, if it has any effect, you can stop it because you do it weekly.
“We’ve tried food, he’s had dietitians, it’s just the way he is. And he’s on a lot of medication which the drug won’t affect. They want to try him on it for at least one or two years, which is a long time, but they’ll control what level he needs then up it as they assess it.”
In a heartbreaking admission, Katie revealed that Harvey doesn’t understand the life-threatening effects of his dangerous weight.
Harvey has a huge following on social media and a legion of loyal fans, who are all captivated by his heartbreaking innocence along with his love of frogs and trains.
Taking to Snapchat, updating her followers about her son’s condition, Katie explained that he, sadly, has no idea about the danger he’s in health wise, as she shared: “So sad, obesity and his condition is sad, it’s sad to see someone go through it and he doesn’t understand.”
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