Katie Price: Man arrested on suspicion of assault, theft and coercive behaviour

Katie Price has detailed the injuries she suffered in her alleged assault. (Getty Images)

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault, theft and controlling behaviour following an alleged attack on Katie Price at her home.

The 43-year-old reality star has said she suffered a bruise to her face after allegedly being punched at her home in the early hours of Monday morning.

Essex Police told Yahoo UK: "A 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assault, theft and coercive and controlling behaviour has been released on bail until 20 September."

Price told The Sun: "I’ve got a big bruise, my face is all puffy, and I went to hospital. I’m still all dazed. I’m devastated. I’ve told police that I was assaulted, and am in shock that this happened.

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“I ran away after being punched – I ran to Harvey’s house nearby and have now done damage to my feet, which I previously injured.

Photo by: zz/KGC-305/STAR MAX/IPx 2020 11/6/20 Katie Price and her boyfriend Carl Woods are seen on November 6, 2020 arriving at Heathrow Airport - returning to England from their holiday in The Maldives. They were not in compliance with strict government guidelines mandated during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic as they both were wearing their face masks improperly as both had their noses exposed. (London, England, UK) — Katie Price arriving at Heathrow Airport after injuring her legs on holiday in 2020. (AP) (zz/KGC-305/STAR MAX/IPx)

“I was just sitting there watching telly when the assault happened."

Photographs of the model published by the newspaper show a bruise to her right cheek and an injury to her lip.

Watch: Katie Price was treated in hospital for facial injuries

Her disabled son Harvey, 19, recently moved out of the family home to a residential college.

Price – who is also mother to 16-year-old Junior and 14-year-old Princess with ex-husband Peter Andre – appeared in an episode of Celebrity MasterChef on BBC One that aired on Monday evening.

The mother-of-five said she had been like "the school dinner lady" while cooking for her children during lockdown.

Katie Price is competing on Celebrity MasterChef. (BBC) — Katie Price is competing on Celebrity MasterChef. (BBC)

She said: "Because it's COVID I have spent more time in the kitchen, but the trouble with this show is you're not allowed to use tinned stuff.

"You have to make it from scratch. I'm like a school dinner lady. Big pots, five kids, and I just chuck it all in."

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But Price went on to surprise even herself by cooking and shelling a whole crab to serve with noodles and was put through to the next round in the cooking competition.

She said: "I'm really happy that I'm still in, really happy. I'm excited and nervous. Never underestimate the Pricey."

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