Katie Price says son Harvey, 16, is 'obsessed with her' and is like 'a 24-stone nightmare newborn'... as she insists decision to send him into full-time care is not to 'palm him off'

  • Katie, 40, appeared on Friday's This Morning to explain her recent decisions regarding Harvey living at his special needs school during the week
  • She said that Harvey's size and strength has led to the decision, with her and her four younger children finding it a struggle to cope
  • Katie explained that Harvey is 'obsessed' with her and 'smashes up the house' 
  • Harvey is partially blind, autistic and has Prader-Willi syndrome, six foot two and weighing 24 stone. 'He is still growing,' Katie said
  • She first revealed that things were trying at home earlier this week when she appeared on BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show, initially to talk about her pursuit for Harvey's Law - a motion that would make online trolling a criminal offence  
    • Katie Price has defended her decision to send son Harvey, 16, into full-time care at his school.
    The 40-year-old mother-of-five revealed earlier this week that, as Harvey grows older, stronger and more aggressive, she was considering this option - and appeared on Friday's This Morning to reveal she has decided to go ahead with it.
    'He is now six foot two, 24 stone and he's still growing,' she said. 'And he kicks off. The other day he kicked a chair across a room over a muffin.
    Choices: 'He is now six foot two, 24 stone and he's still growing,' she said. 'And he kicks off. The other day he kicked a chair across a room over a muffin'
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    Choices: 'He is now six foot two, 24 stone and he's still growing,' she said. 'And he kicks off. The other day he kicked a chair across a room over a muffin'
    'On Instagram, I only show him when he's good. But he's got a side to him. My house is smashed to bits. This year he has broken eight iPads and four TVs. Someone might bang the door and he'll chuck something.
    'Some people think I'm out of order [sending him into care] but people don't understand the situation.' 
    Harvey is partially blind, autistic and has Prader-Willi syndrome.
    She first revealed that things were trying at home earlier this week when she appeared on BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show, initially to talk about her pursuit for Harvey's Law - a motion that would make online trolling a criminal offence. 
    As talk turned to her own experience parenting a disabled child, Katie admitted she has to consider the safety of her four other children when it comes to Harvey staying at home, explaining they sometimes are scared of the teenager.