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Katie Price takes a swipe at ex Dwight Yorke over son Harvey

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Katie is 'keeping the door open' for the footballer to step up and spend time with his disabled son

KATIE Price has taken a new swipe at ex Dwight Yorke - claiming he has only seen his disabled son Harvey "nine times" since he was born nearly 22 years ago. 

The ex Manchester United footballer, 52, dated Katie for a short period between 2000 and 2001, but they split shortly after Katie told him she was pregnant. 

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Dwight Yorke and Katie Price dated briefly in the early 2000sCredit: Getty
Katie has raised Harvey by herself - but hasn't closed the door on Dwight visiting him
Katie has raised Harvey by herself - but hasn't closed the door on Dwight visiting himCredit: Instagram

After Harvey - who has medical conditions including Prader-Willi Syndrome, autism and septo-optic dysplasia - was born in May 2002, Yorke initially denied he was the father, demanding a DNA test. 

When he was confirmed to be the baby’s dad, Yorke saw him a handful of times before cutting contact completely, leaving Katie to raise Harvey by herself while he continued a jetset lifestyle.

In a new interview on the Anything Goes podcast with James English, Katie spoke about the lack of contact Yorke has had with his son - but how she still keeps the door open in case he changes his mind. 

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"I think he's seen Harvey about nine times in his life," she told the host, adding that despite this, Yorke got annoyed when she started dating Peter André but she didn’t know why. 

“I've tried to send him pictures of Harvey on Instagram, Harvey playing the piano, he just ignores everything - doesn't want to know,” she said. 

“But the door's always open. Always.” 

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When host English asked why, despite everything, she hasn’t closed the door, Katie responded: “I don't know, because I'm like that. I'm like... Really I should say f*** off you a******e, you don't deserve him, you've not been part of it.

“I don't know. I just think... if he saw Harv and saw how amazing he is, for him to be like f***ing hell, I haven't seen my.... it's his biological son.

“Any man can make a baby but it takes a real man to be a dad in my eyes, but it's still his biological son, and I suppose, to prove him wrong."

She added: "When he found out he was blind and all of this, he was like, 'Oh, he'll never play golf, he'll never play football because of you’, and it's not my fault, is it?"

Katie has always been public about her fight with Yorke to acknowledge their son, claiming on on her podcast that one of the last times she saw Dwight was at Harvey's birth.

Speaking about her labour with Harvey, she said: "Dwight turned up at the last minute but he didn't want to come in the room or cut the cord so dad did it, he cut the cord.

"And anyway I remember Dwight saying 'oh there's a bruise' and I thought 'don't insult me.'

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"That was the last time I sort of saw Dwight, I didn't see him many times after that.

"I found it [the mark] and it's called a Mongolian blue spot, it fades eventually."

In an interview in 2009, admitted he hadn’t kept in contact for “a combination of different things”.

He told Sky News’ Kay Burley: “One, my time schedule and being based up in Manchester and a footballer on an everyday basis.

“I’m not sitting here and saying I’m a total perfect father. I’ve made mistakes along the way and I would love to turn the clock back.”

The Sun Online has contacted Yorke's reps for comment.

Katie and Dwight split shortly after she discovered she was pregnant
Katie and Dwight split shortly after she discovered she was pregnantCredit: Getty
Dwight has only seen his disabled son a handful of times in the past 21 years, Katie says
Dwight has only seen his disabled son a handful of times in the past 21 years, Katie saysCredit: Refer to Caption
Harvey has been looked after by his mum in the years since
Harvey has been looked after by his mum in the years sinceCredit: Instagram
Katie hopes Dwight will 'see how amazing Harvey is' if he ever takes the opportunity to get to know him
Katie hopes Dwight will 'see how amazing Harvey is' if he ever takes the opportunity to get to know himCredit: PA

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