Katie Price has marked the latest birthday of her eldest child by sharing a sweet throwback snap of herself with him.
The 45-year-old glamour model is a mum-of-five - with eldest child Harvey being the oldest of her bunch. The star shares her son with former boyfriend Dwight Yorke, 52, whose absence from Harvey’s life is well documented.
On Monday, Harvey had another candle on his cake to blow out as he turned 22, and Katie was out to ensure his big day was noted by all her fans. Taking to social media as the week began, Katie paid tribute to her son with a gushing declaration of love to him as she marked his latest birthday.
Taking to Instagram, Katie shared a vintage photograph of herself alongside Harvey - with the image showing Harvey as a young boy. Katie also featured in the snap, showing her with long blonde hair covering part of her face.
She uploaded the snap to Instagram Stories alongside a simple message stating: “Happy birthday to my Harvey. Love you sooooo much,” and the proud mum added two frog emojis and two white heart emojis to the post. And she shared the same photo on her main grid with a similar caption - but adding a longer message that branded Harvey “my best friend, my everything” and, imitating a frog, she added: “ribbit ribbit”.
Katie Price shows off results of 'painful' breast op as she unbandages boobsFans were struck by the image with many commenting on the post, with one writing: “This is probably the most beautiful pic of Katy Iv ever seen” - while many others took the opportunity to send well wishes to Harvey. Katie has been facing extreme hardship in recent weeks as financial issues have led to her being evicted from her own home - which is branded the ‘mucky mansion’ due to its state of disrepair.
Harvey, meanwhile, reportedly lives in a residential college in Gloucestershire - and Katie is fighting to ensure he can continue to live and study there as she battles her legal woes. Reports last month revealed that West Sussex County Council was planning to cut financial support to allow Harvey to stay at the institution in June.
Speaking on The Katie Price Podcast, Katie claimed: "Anyone who has got a child with needs or anything like that, you do like EHCP forms, statementing to keep them in or get them to another school. So I'm doing that with Harvey because obviously the government, they pay for his schooling. So I'm filling that out. We've appealed it. So I'm just sorting all of that out."
Last year, Katie opened up about the brutal way Dwight continues to reject Harvey - who is blind, autistic, has septo-optic dysplasia and a learning disability. She told the Guardian she longs for her son to have a relationship with his father, explaining: “The door is always open. I would love the day I see Dwight and Harvey in front of each other. My mum still contacts his manager every year, and asks does he want to see Harvey for his birthday, and it's always the same – 'no’.”