KATIE Price has revealed that she attempted to take her own life before seeking help at a mental health hospital following her drink-drive crash.

The Brighton-born former glamour model was handed a suspended sentence after crashing on the B2135 near Partridge Green in September last year.

The 43-year-old avoided jail by completing a stay at The Priory rehabilitation clinic.

Katie has now revealed that she attempted suicide before checking in to the mental health facility.

The mum-of-five opened up about the ordeal during an interview with Radio Times, stating that her children – Harvey, Junior, Princess, Jett, and Bunny – helped to pull her through.

“I tried to kill myself before I ended up in the Priory,” she said. “The only reason I didn’t was because of my children. So, if my kids weren’t here, I wouldn’t be here today. Fact.

“The kids saved me.”

Katie previously opened up on BBC Northern Ireland’s Nolan Live last year about her suicide attempt.

“I planned it,” she said. “I did everything. Everything was on top of me, it was a build up with the media, relationships and then I was held up at gunpoint in South Africa with my kids, we thought we were going to die.

“I’m only human, I’m strong but there’s only so much you can take, and I could have either committed suicide or get help.”

Katie was given a 16-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, with 100 hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation activity requirement sessions to be completed within the next 12 months after the crash.

She was also disqualified from driving for two years and ordered to pay £85 costs.

In another recent interview, Katie also revealed she will have therapy every week for the rest of her life.

She also announced she will be releasing her eighth autobiography, which will include tales of her stay at The Priory.

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