Katie Price arrested at Heathrow after failing to attend court

Former glamour model will appear before a judge on Friday after she misses hearing over her finances

Katie Price has been arrested at Heathrow airport for failing to attend court.
The former glamour model has been remanded in custody to appear before a judge on Friday.
The Metropolitan Police said: “A 46-year-old woman from Surrey was arrested at Heathrow Airport at 7.45pm on Thursday August 8 for failing to appear at court.
“She has been remanded in custody at a west London police station to appear at the Royal Courts of Justice tomorrow, Friday August 9.”
An arrest warrant was issued for Price on July 30 after she failed to attend a court hearing relating to her bankruptcies.
Price, who was declared bankrupt in November 2019 and again in March this year, was due to face questions about her finances before the court in London.
The court heard it had been reported that Price had travelled to Turkey, with a now-deleted Instagram story showing what appeared to be her on a flight.
In February, Price was ordered to pay 40 per cent of her monthly income from OnlyFans to a trustee for the next three years in relation to her first bankruptcy.
She was declared bankrupt for a second time in March over an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000.
Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Catherine Burton said Price had received “very clear warnings” that she must attend the hearing on July 30.
Price was due to face questions about her finances in the specialist bankruptcy court in London from barristers representing the trustee of her two bankruptcies.
A judge at a previous hearing said the former glamour model risked arrest if she did not attend further court dates, adding that evidence must be provided if she could not appear.
Issuing the arrest warrant, Judge Burton said that Price had “failed to attend today’s hearing” and had provided no explanation for her absence.
She said: “It is in my judgment necessary that the court issue a warrant for Ms Price’s arrest.
“She has no real excuse in failing to attend today’s hearing.”
The judge continued: “The reason for her absence today is irrelevant.”
Judge Burton said that an arrest warrant was not issued “lightly”, but that Price had offered only “piecemeal co-operation” and failed to provide the “most basic information” in relation to her bankruptcies.