The surrogate who Katie Price had been hoping would carry her sixth child has allegedly backed out of the deal because she didn't like the way she was being treated.
Price has previously made clear that she'd like to welcome another baby into her family, but earlier this year she said she hasn't 'got any eggs anymore'.
Speaking on the Turning Adversity Into An Asset podcast, Price said: "I have a surrogate, I haven't got any eggs anymore, I'm 44, I want another baby so what am I supposed to do? I can't pop it out."
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The former glamour model went on to tell host Lewis Raymond Taylor the surrogate had been a 'fan of [hers] for years', but the MailOnline has now reported that the surrogate has pulled out.
According to the publication, the surrogate had verbally agreed to carry Price's child, but backed out after they met for the first time in person.
The surrogate apparently felt 'disrespected' by Price, alleging she treated her like 's***'.
She is now upset after 'wasting almost a year of her time' which could have been spent getting to know another person who 'would have appreciated using a surrogate'.
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"Katie's surrogate feels completely let down," a source told the publication.
"She sacrificed a lot of time and energy getting to know Katie and verbally agreeing to carry her baby, which is a huge decision.
"As a fan of Katie's, this was something that she wanted to do until they finally met in person, and she was treated appallingly.
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"The surrogate feels she was disrespected by Katie, who also didn't make her children feel welcome and she certainly wasn't appreciated, considering the sacrifice she was willing to make."
Price hasn't addressed the reports of her surrogate backing out, though she has previously been open about the process of trying to welcome more children.
Speaking in November 2021, the former I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here contestant said: "I'm 43 and obviously I want more kids. If I had natural births, I would keep going on and on, but I've had four caesareans and one natural birth, and they weren't by choice."
Price shares her eldest son Harvey with Manchester United footballer Dwight Yorke, teenagers Junior and Princess with her ex Peter Andre, and children Jett and Bunny with her ex-husband, Kieran Hayler.
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Tyla has reached out to representatives for Price for comment.
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