Katie Price has defended her decision to travel to Turkey for a “surgical procedure” to help her lose weight.
The former glamour model faced backlash for jetting off with her fiancé Carl Woods earlier this week, as Turkey is on the UK’s red list regarding travel.
According to the UK government, countries on the red list should not be visited “except in the most extreme of circumstances” as they are deemed high-risk for new and emerging strains of coronavirus.
A rep for the mother-of-five has insisted her travel is “essential”, telling MailOnline: “Katie has travelled with her fiancé to undergo a surgical procedure.”
“The purpose of this travel is essential in that it is for her work, she is being filmed undergoing the operation.”
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According to the publication, Katie is booked in for a full body liposuction to help her lose weight she put on after breaking both her feet.
Her rep explained: “Since her horrific accident in Turkey last year that left Katie with life changing injuries, Katie has not been able to exercise or lose weight gained post op in the way she has successfully done so in the past.”
“Despite her efforts to lose weight she has gained over two stone – this in turn has put immense pressure and further strain on her feet and is directly affecting her walking and management of day to day as a mother of five without being in constant pain.”
“Katie accepts she is in a fortunate position to be able to undergo this procedure and would like to reassure in doing so is part of her ‘work’, in sharing her journey as she endures further emotional, mental struggles and challenges.”
