Katie Price Sparks Outrage Again! The Former Glamour Model Shocks Fans After Bringing Her Sphynx Cat to a Wild Party, Reigniting Fierce Debate Over Her Past with Pets

LONDON — Katie Price, the 47-year-old reality TV icon once dubbed Jordan for her Page 3 glamour, has ignited a firestorm of controversy once more, this time by parading one of her prized Sphynx cats through a raucous nightclub bash. In a clip from her newly dropped music video for the sultry single “Best of Me,” the former model is seen clutching the hairless feline — dubbed a “wrinkly” by fans — amid pulsing lights, thumping bass, and scantily clad dancers grinding on a makeshift stage. The scene, which has amassed over 2 million views on Instagram in under 48 hours, shows Price swaying provocatively in a barely-there sequined mini-dress, the cat perched on her shoulder like a bizarre fashion accessory, before she sets it down on a velvet couch littered with champagne flutes and discarded glow sticks.

“Look at my little party animal!” Price captions the footage, adding a winking emoji and a heart. But what was meant as playful promo has backfired spectacularly, with animal welfare advocates branding it “reckless endangerment” and fans flooding her comments with pleas to “leave the poor thing at home.” PETA UK, the group that’s long campaigned against Price’s pet ownership, swiftly condemned the stunt, tweeting: “From traffic accidents to toxic raves — Katie Price treats animals like props in her circus. Time to #BanKatieFromPets before another life is lost to her whims.” The backlash echoes a grim history: at least eight animals have perished under Price’s care, from roadkill dogs to a euthanized chameleon, fueling a Change.org petition with over 37,000 signatures demanding a lifetime ban.

The video, directed by a rising TikTok auteur known for edgy celeb collabs, was shot at a private members’ club in Soho last weekend. Eyewitnesses describe a “wild” affair: A-listers like Chloe Ferry and Joey Essex mingling with influencers, bottles of Veuve Clicquot popping like fireworks, and a DJ set from Example that stretched till 4 a.m. Price, fresh off her UK theatre tour with Kerry Katona, arrived fashionably late in a chauffeured Range Rover, her five Sphynx cats reportedly crated in the back — though only one, the unnamed “star” of the shoot, made the VIP list. “She was laughing about it, saying the cat loves the vibe,” spills a source close to the production. “But by 2 a.m., the poor thing was hiding under a table, ears flat from the noise.”

Social media erupted almost instantly. On X (formerly Twitter), #KatieCatParty trended in the UK, with users like @AnimalAdvocateUK posting: “Deafening music, drunk strangers, smoke machines — that’s a nightmare for a sensitive Sphynx, not a party. Katie’s ‘love’ for pets is just Instagram fodder.” TikTok stitches juxtapose the clip with archival footage of Price’s past pet tragedies, racking up millions of views. One viral edit, set to Billie Eilish’s “Bury a Friend,” tallies her losses: five dogs (including French Bulldog Rolo, suffocated under a recliner in 2019; Queenie, hit by a pizza van in 2018; and Blade, struck by a car last June), a horse dashed on the A24 in 2017, chameleon Marvin (who escaped and died in 2020), and more recently, Sphynx cat Frog, euthanized for a neurological disorder earlier this year. “She’s the Grim Reaper in Louboutins,” quips the caption, liked 150,000 times.

Price’s obsession with Sphynx cats — bald, wrinkly breeds fetching £800-£2,000 each — dates back to 2017, when she snapped up Dobby and Hagrid, Harry Potter-inspired names for the wizardly duo. She tried flogging them on Instagram for £1,300 apiece that same year after they clashed with her dogs, only to delete the post amid fury over “treating them like handbags.” Fast-forward to 2024-2025: Despite bankruptcy woes (declared in 2019 with £3.2m debts) and PETA’s £5,000 bribe to quit buying beasts, she’s ballooned her collection to five Sphynxes, including recent additions Daisy (£800, September 2024) and a £4,000 pair of kittens in November. Tragedies persist: Kittens from Doris’s August litter fell critically ill, one dying from feeding issues; another batch spent nights at the vets in September. And who could forget July’s sunburn scandal? Price filmed “Kevin” — slathered in sunscreen yet scorched red — lamenting, “Trying to keep them out of the sun is hard work.” PETA’s Elisa Allen fired back: “Habitually dismissing advice, she’s a walking hazard.”

The RSPCA, petitioned repeatedly, has investigated past incidents but stopped short of prosecution, citing insufficient evidence of neglect. “We urge responsible ownership: secure environments, vet care, no exposure to hazards like loud parties,” a spokesperson tells us. Yet Price’s defenders — a loyal cadre of 3 million Instagram followers — rally: “She’s heartbroken every time; animals bring her joy amid her struggles,” posts @KatieFanForever. Her rep echoes this, slamming PETA as “opportunistic” for ignoring Price’s outreach. In a defiant TikTok Q&A last week, she admitted “losing” £4k cat Hagrid “by accident” but gushed over her wrinklies: “They’re my babies — safe, loved, and living their best lives.”

This isn’t Price’s first brush with pet peril at bashes. In November 2024, a cooking Reel captured a Sphynx raiding her sink mid-recipe, paws on counters prepping kids’ pasta — “Yuk, cat in the kitchen!” howled viewers. And her May car vid, with pup Rookie dangling harnessed from a window, drew RSPCA ire: “Damned dangerous — one swerve from tragedy.” Even her equestrian snaps spark suspicion: A May post riding “Wallis” (not hers, per critics) prompted, “Renting joy while her own horse died on the road?”

Boyfriend JJ Slater, 31, has joined the fray, cooing over the cats in joint posts. The couple’s April greyhound investment — despite seven prior deaths — pushed the petition past 37k sigs. PETA’s Ingrid Newkirk minced no words: “Serial killer of souls — ban her for life.” Price, undeterred, teases a memoir chapter on “lessons from loss” and vows: “I’ll fight for my furries till the end.”

As “Best of Me” climbs Spotify’s viral charts — ironic, given the cat’s unintended co-star — the debate rages: Is Price a devoted eccentric in a chaotic life (marked by five kids, 17 surgeries, facelifts abroad amid rehab stints), or a negligent novelty-seeker? Vigils aren’t planned, but online warriors sharpen petitions. For now, her Sphynxes sunbathe in Sussex luxury, oblivious to the roar. One truth endures: In Katie’s world, love bites — and sometimes, it claws back hard.