Katie Price denies being ‘vengeful’ towards rape-accused ex-husband

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-13 · by Anahita Hossein-Pour

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At Lewes Crown Court, Katie Price denies being vengeful toward her ex-husband Kieran Hayler, who is accused of raping a teenage girl and currently on trial. During cross-examination by Arlette Piercy, Price maintains that choosing the nanny based on appearance was to prevent infidelity but admits her husband cheated anyway. She also clarifies her use of the term "little star" as merely figurative speech regarding the alleged victim, though she struggles to recall specific messages due to therapy for emotional trauma caused by Hayler's actions.
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Katie Price gave evidence at Lewes Crown Court for a second day in her ex-husband Kieran Hayler's rape trial. Hayler is accused of raping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in West Sussex in 2016; he denies the charges. During the trial, Price told jurors she confronted Hayler about the allegations but could not remember his response beyond him denying it repeatedly. She also said she was shocked by the allegations involving a child and that she did not speak to the alleged victim face-to-face. When cross-examined by Hayler’s lawyer Arlette Piercy, Price denied being vengeful or having any venom against her ex-husband, stating their split was amicable. Price is known for her work in media and television. The trial continues with Price expected to be cross-examined further.

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📰 Katie Price Ex-Husband Rape Trial
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This article reads unscored and hedges 6% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Evening Standard · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 21 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe Katie Price's testimony at Kieran Hayler's trial on the same day, with identical quotes and context.”
Evening Standard
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 8% hedged 1 of 12 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles refer to Katie Price's testimony in the ongoing rape trial of her ex-husband on the same day (2026-10-13), discussing different aspects of the cross-examination.”
Daily Mail
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“Both articles describe Katie Price's testimony at Kieran Hayler's rape trial on consecutive days in Lewes Crown Court, indicating they cover the same specific legal proceeding.”
Daily Mail
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“Article A describes Katie Price's arrival and expected testimony at Kieran Hayler's rape trial on Monday afternoon, while Article B reports on her denial of being vengeful during the trial proceedings on Tuesday.”
Evening Standard
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 27% hedged 3 of 11 📰 publisher trust 66
“The articles discuss different aspects and moments in the trial involving Katie Price's testimony but do not describe the exact same specific incident occurring at the same time.”
Evening Standard
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 21% hedged 3 of 14 📰 publisher trust 66
“The articles cover different aspects of the court proceedings, with Article A focusing on Katie Price's testimony about her ex-husband and a teenage girl, while Article B focuses on denying being vengeful towards her ex-husband.”

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Hossein-Pour, A. (2026, October 13). Katie Price denies being ‘vengeful’ towards rape-accused ex-husband. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/katie-price-kieran-hayler-west-sussex-lewes-crown-court-suella-braverman-b1300676.html

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🔮 Jurors heard Ms Price had chosen the nanny because she “wasn’t very attractive” and a “little bit overweight”, in the hope that Hayler would not cheat on her.
🔮 Ms Price is expected to be cross-examined as a witness on Tuesday.
🔮 Asked by prosecutor Ryan Richter what his response was, Ms Price said: “I can’t remember his response but his response all the time was ‘no I hadn’t’.” Ms Price said she could tell the teenage girl, who was allegedly raped by her then-husband, was “afraid” from messages they exchanged. The former glamour model was asked about messages between her and the complainant, saying: “I can’t remember the exact messages, but it was that Kieran had tried to kiss her, that he had done stuff to her.”
🔮 Katie Price believed teenager allegedly raped by ex-husband was ‘afraid’ – court Katie Price said she could tell the teenage girl, who was allegedly raped by her then-husband, was “afraid” from messages they exchanged. The former glamour model was asked about messages between her and the complainant, saying: “I cant remember the exact messages but it was that Kieran had tried to kiss her, that he had done stuff to her.” Pressed on what was said, Ms Price told jurors: “Definitely a kiss and that he said he loved her.”
🔮 Following the sentencing, Andrew Stephens, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “Those sentenced to more than a year in prison face being deported and if they make an asylum application their conviction will be taken into account.”
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Topics

Channel 4 Lewes Crown Court

Subjects

Price PERSON · 15× Hayler PERSON · 5× Piercy PERSON · 4× Arlette Piercy PERSON · 1× Channel 4 ORG · 1× Kieran PERSON · 1× Kieran Hayler PERSON · 1× Lewes Crown Court ORG · 1× Ryan Richter PERSON · 1× Suella Braverman PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Ms Price was also asked if she had been following media reports of the trial, but she said “no, because I’ve been handcuffed to Suella Braverman all week” – a reference to the Channel 4 television show Celebrity Handcuffed.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13
🔮 Jurors heard Ms Price had chosen the nanny because she “wasn’t very attractive” and a “little bit overweight”, in the hope that Hayler would not cheat on her.
2026-10-13 · Evening Standard
Katie Price denies being ‘vengeful’ towards rape-accused ex-husband · assertive framing

Claims (31 extracted, 2 hedged)

Jurors heard Ms Price had chosen the nanny because she “wasn’t very attractive” and a “little bit overweight”, in the hope that Hayler would not cheat on her. asserted
Hayler → hear → her
But despite her intervention, Ms Price said her ex-husband had a 10-month affair with the nanny. asserted
husband → say → nanny
At Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday Hayler’s lawyer, Arlette Piercy, put it to Ms Price: “You are angry and vengeful towards the defendant Kieran Hayler, you have evidenced a vendetta against him over a number of years.” asserted
you → put → years
Ms Price responded: “That is not true.” asserted
That → respond → ?
When challenged by Ms Piercy on her view of her ex-husband, Ms Price said: “I don’t have any venom against Kieran, it was amicable when we split.” asserted
we → challenge → Kieran
Read More Ms Piercy then asked Ms Price: “You chose the nanny. asserted
You → read → nanny
It’s accepted at a later stage he had an affair with her. asserted
he → accept → her
“You chose her because she wasn’t very attractive and she was a little bit overweight.” asserted
she → choose → her
Ms Price replied: “Absolutely, there was a reason for that so he wouldn’t cheat on me again but he did.” asserted
he → reply → me
The court previously heard that Ms Price messaged the teenage girl allegedly raped by her then-husband saying she had heard that Hayler and the girl had kissed and he had “tried it on” with her, adding later: “I will make you a little star.” uncertain
you → hear → her
Asked in cross-examination by Ms Piercy about her use on occasion of the phrase “little star”, she said: “That’s a figure of speech.” asserted
That → ask → speech
Asked what did she mean, she added: “I don’t know, when she was 13 there’s no agenda or nothing behind it. asserted
she → ask → it
“It’s just a figure of speech.” asserted
It → ’ → speech
Later in her court evidence when asked about the full message exchange, she said she cannot remember them and this is the “first time I’ve seen these”. asserted
I → ask → these
She added they are “quite triggering because he was doing all this behind my back” and that she had “blocked” them out through therapy. asserted
she → add → therapy
She had told the court she had gone to the Priory, referred to as a rehabilitation centre, “because of the damage he’d done to me with (the complainant)”. asserted
he → tell → complainant
Ms Price was also asked if she had been following media reports of the trial, but she said “no, because I’ve been handcuffed to Suella Braverman all week” – a reference to the Channel 4 television show Celebrity Handcuffed. asserted
I → ask → show
Ms Piercy also asked whether Ms Price had been getting updates from the trial from someone sat in the public gallery. asserted
Price → ask → gallery
Ms Price replied: “No.” asserted
Price → reply → ?
On Monday, she told the court she was “really shocked” by the allegations. asserted
she → tell → allegations
Ms Price told jurors: “I was shocked… like really shocked. asserted
I → tell → jurors
It was a different kettle of fish, it’s a child.” asserted
it → ’ → fish
She told the court she confronted her husband at the time, asking if he had “done stuff” with the teenage girl. asserted
he → tell → girl
Asked by prosecutor Ryan Richter what his response was, Ms Price said: “I can’t remember his response but his response all the time was ‘no I hadn’t’.” asserted
I → ask → response
She said she did not speak to the girl about the allegations face to face, and was asked whether she asked her to report it to the police. asserted
she → say → police
“I was going through it myself. asserted
I → go → it
I was having a breakdown at that point,” she said. asserted
she → have → point
“I had to go in the Priory.” asserted
I → have → Priory
Hayler denies the charges and suggests his ex-wife had “launched a campaign” against him when their marriage ended and the allegations form part of this, the court has heard. uncertain
court → deny → this
He was married to Ms Price at the time of the allegations, before the couple’s relationship broke down in 2018 and they divorced in 2021. asserted
they → break → 2021
The trial continues. asserted
trial → continue → ?
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