By JOANNA CRAWLEY FOR MAILONLINE

Published: 22:31 GMT, 12 February 2025 | Updated: 22:37 GMT, 12 February 2025

Katie Price’s son Harvey, 22, is to begin using weight loss jabs in a bid to help improve his life.

The TV star, 46, has revealed her eldest son, who weighs 28 stone, will start a course of an Ozempic-style jab after consulting her son’s doctors.

Harvey is blind, autistic, has septo-optic dysplasia, a learning disability, and has Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic disorder. 

A recognised symptom of Prader-Willi syndrome is a constant hunger and Katie fears her son may die without further intervention after trying a number of different weight loss strategies over the years. 

Speaking to The Sun to raise awareness, Katie explained that Harvey’s doctors have advised he may be taking the jabs for up to two years.

‘It’s really, really serious and life-changing for Harvey,’ she said. ‘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.

‘So the doctors are doing it to give him a better, longer life, and for his health.’

Katie Price ‘s son Harvey, 22, is to begin using weight loss jabs in a bid to help improve his lifeT

The mum-of-five added: ‘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.

‘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.’

Katie has publicly advocated for her son’s needs since his birth. 

Last year she was left devastated after her local authority refused to fund Harvey’s care because he has ‘no healthcare issues’ – months after she was forced to withdraw him from a £350,000-a-year college amid her bankruptcy woes.

The former glamour model revealed how an assessor concluded that her 22-year-old son ‘only needs social care’.

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Katie Price reveals her son Harvey, 22, is starting a course of Ozempic-style weight-loss jabs ‘to save his life’

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