KATIE Price has arrived at court to continue her evidence at Kieran Hayler’s trial for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl.
The former glamour model took to the stand yesterday to reveal how she confronted Hayler over the allegations while they were still married.
Katie, 48, said she asked her then-husband if he had “done stuff” with the teenage girl.
Asked what was his response was, she continued: “I can’t remember his response but his response all the time was ‘no I hadn’t’.”
Katie has now been pictured arriving at Lewes Crown Court where she will continue her evidence today.
Hayler, 39, has denied three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against the schoolgirl that allegedly took place in West Sussex.
The complainant is not a member of his or Katie’s extended family.
Mum-of-five Katie told jurors she was “really shocked” by the allegations when they came to light.
She added: “It was a different kettle of fish, it’s a child.”
Katie also told the court she was “going through it myself”, adding: “I was having a breakdown at that point.
“I had to go in the Priory.”
Jurors were previously told how Katie messaged the girl and vowed to make her a “little star” while quizzing her about whether she had kissed Hayler.
The exchange happened in May 2017 – eight months after the last alleged attack by Hayler, it was said.
Katie wrote: “I WON’T say anything and I PROMISE I’ll protect you!
“I’m only asking as this is a serious allegation to say.”
The girl, who was 14 at the time of the message exchange, replied: “It was just a flirt thing and he knew it was wrong. Nothing happened.”
Katie said: “Was it just a flirt and what did he do to realise it was wrong? Did he try (to) kiss you?
“I won’t bring (it) up anymore (I) just want (the) truth! I will make you a little star.
“Please help and tell me… as long as I know the truth, I won’t say. I PROMISE.”
Giving evidence today, Katie said she could tell the girl was “afraid” from the messages they exchanged.
She added: “I cant remember the exact messages but it was that Kieran had tried to kiss her, that he had done stuff to her.”
Pressed on what was said, Katie told jurors: “Definitely a kiss and that he said he loved her.”
“I wanted to get information out of (the complainant) because it’s serious,” she added.
“I could tell that she was, like, afraid.”
The girl, now 23, reported her allegations to the NSPCC in 2021.
The children’s charity then referred it to and she was interviewed by cops in December 2021, with Hayler questioned the following month.
He denied any of the allegations took place and that anything sexual occurred.
Jurors were told the dad has suggested Katie “launched a campaign” against him when their marriage ended and the allegations form part of this.
Hayler, who has worked as a stripper and actor, married Katie at a luxury resort in the in 2013.
He was her third husband following her marriages to singer and cage fighter
Katie and Hayler split in 2018 and formally divorced in 2021.
The trial continues.
