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Katie Price 'in talks' for new BBC series following Harvey as he attends college

Katie Price is reportedly in talks with the BBC for a new documentary series following son Harvey attending college.

The 42-year-old received praise for the recent documentary following her search with disabled son Harvey, 18, as he makes the move to adulthood.

Harvey, who is 29st, was born with Septic Optic Dysplasia, a rare disorder that affects brain function, hormones and vision, and affects 1 in 10,000 births. This means that he has a long list of medical and behavioural conditions, making the search for the right college difficult.

The documentary, Katie Price : Harvey and Me, was met with acclaim and racked up an impressive 4.2million viewers.

Katie Price is reportedly in talks with the BBC for a new documentary series (BBC)

And now BBC bosses are keen for a follow-up series on him entering residential college.

A source told The Sun : "Katie and Harvey’s documentary was not only insightful and powerful, but it showed how popular their journey has become.

“After seeing the reception for the documentary the team behind it are now looking at the logistics of making a follow-up happen."

Katie and Harvey searched for his dream college together (BBC/Minnow Films)

They added that whether the series is able to go ahead depends on whether Katie and Harvey would be open to showing his next steps.

The Mirror has contacted Katie's reps for comment.

At the end of the documentary, Katie decided to apply for Harvey to attend a £350,000 per year college.

BBC bosses are keen for a follow-up series on Harvey entering residential college (BBC/Minnow Films)

After accepting that they may have to travel further to find somewhere that feels good for him, he and Katie discovered National Star in Cheltenham.

Both fell in love with the college, and Katie decided to ask the college to put an application to Katie's local authority in order for it to be financed.

Katie was told that the application will detail everything provided to Harvey and the costs of that and, due to his complex needs, would mean more care.

She also spoke of her fears of Harvey being sectioned if he is unable to successfully transition to life at college.

Katie's fears for her son's future were amplified when mentor Anna Kennedy, who has helped her over the years and started her own college when she was struggling to find provisions for her autistic sons, warned her of what is to come if Harvey is unable to settle.

She told her: "Not that I want to scare you but if the placement doesn't work the local authority can come in and forcibly take Harvey away if they feel that he's a risk to himself and others and he could end up in a mental health unit or an ATU, which is an assessment and treatment unit.

"Once they've gone in there it's really difficult to get them out. So they've been sectioned. As a parent, that is a really, really difficult thing to take on board."

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