Bankrupt Katie Price could be thrown a cash lifeline by show bosses on Big Brother Australia, who are desperate to sign her up.
According to a TV insider, the makers of Big Brother VIP are willing to pay a “substantial fee” for her to appear Down Under this summer.
Taking part would mean mum-of-five Katie, 43, flying to Sydney for three weeks filming in August – with two weeks in quarantine beforehand.
But it would also mean a five-figure donation to a charity close to the heart of both her and 19-year-old son Harvey – who has a rare sight disorder, septo-optic dysplasia, as well as autism and Prader-Willi syndrome.
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The star, whose Katie Price : My Crazy Life airs on TLC UK, won Britain’s Celebrity Big Brother in 2015.
She met her first husband, pop star Peter Andre, on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! in Australia in 2004 – and returned to the jungle in 2009.
A source said: “Katie’s really popular in Australia. If she goes on The Morning Show she always trends.
“There’s real excitement about her – producers watched her on the British version and instantly knew she’d be a hit with Aussie viewers.”
Katie has said she did not understand why she won the UK version as she was quiet and reserved.
But the source said: “That’s exactly the reason she’d be great – it’s a side of her we don’t often see. There had been a few British names suggested, but Katie is the first choice.
“Every option is being considered to make this an offer she can’t refuse.”
Katie and Peter, 48, were together five years and had their own ITV series, Katie and Peter.
Ex-glamour model Katie once had a fortune estimated at £40million.
