Katie Price is in “constant pain” and will “never be the same” after breaking both her feet.
Katie Price
The 42-year-old star suffered nasty injuries when she fell off a wall whilst on holiday in Turkey over the summer last year, and has now said she’s still in constant agony as a result of the accident.
She said: “I will never be the same, I’ve had to accept that, but I’m staying positive. The accident has changed my life and it’s only just sunk in if I’m honest.
"I’ve been given two sets of painkillers but I can’t take them because I’m scared of becoming addicted, so I’m just in constant pain. It feels like you’re being electrocuted - like shocks of lightning shooting up my feet all day.
Katie struggles to walk even months after the accident, and has said she “waddles like a duck” because of the metal implants she needed to heal her injuries.
She added: “I’ve got a limp when I walk now as one leg is longer than the other because of all the metal in the foot - I waddle like a duck. It does make me feel a bit paranoid.
“It’s just one thing after another… I know - every day is a nightmare at the moment in the life of the Pricey.”
The ‘Katie Price: Harvey and Me’ star can only walk for 20 minutes at a time before the pain becomes too much, so she’s now applying for a blue badge that will allow her to park in disabled spaces.
She explained: “I’m registered disabled and have got letters from the doctors to certify me for a blue badge, which I’ve sent off for.
“I have to park near the entrances to shops all the time, otherwise it would cripple me to walk from the back of a car park to a shop and back again.
“I can’t carry anything from the shops either or even walk up the stairs with anything. The heavier items, the more it hurts my feet.”
And now, Katie is considering taking legal action against the Turkish hotel where she suffered her horrific fall, because it has had a “massive effect” on her life.
She told The Sun newspaper: “I’m getting some legal advice at the moment. I’m not usually the kind of person to do something like this, but this has had a massive effect.
“When it’s cold, my feet ache at night. I can’t get rid of the constant pain. Once I sit down I can’t get up again because it hurts too much.
“This has all affected our home life dramatically. I can’t do fun things with my kids any more, such as trampolining. I also have to take a wheelchair if I want to go on a long family walk.
“I’m lucky to be alive and to be able to walk a short distance - but it gets frustrating. Emotionally it is very hard as I want to do things like run, walk a bit longer and stuff but I can’t.”
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