Cash-strapped model Katie Price is reportedly hoping to turn her messy mansion into a wedding venue as she struggles to avoid bankruptcy.
The 41-year-old model has started extensive renovations to her Sussex mansion in a bid to turn it into a dream space for engaged couples to say ‘I do’.
Katie, who has been married three times, had builders move into the 11- bedroom property last month despite being broke.
She even drafted in a team of painters and decorators to spruce the place up.
Speaking to The Sun , an insider said: "Katie's house and grounds could be beautiful, and she thinks it'll make a perfect wedding venue when it's finished.
“After all, who knows more about getting married or weddings than Katie?
“She's planning a huge overhaul to make it look like the dream wedding venue, with rooms for the bride and groom to stay in.”
The mum-of-five has struggled with her finances over the last few months, and only narrowly avoided bankruptcy last year.
It is believed Katie owes creditors around £2.1million after liquidators broke up her company Jordan Trading Ltd, which handled the cash from her various clothing and perfume ventures.
The liquidator’s report revealed that Katie had taken out a £154,000 loan from the firm before it went bust, a figure that she cannot repay.
She also owes the tax man £192,000, with her mucky mansion costing her around £10,000 a month to maintain.
News of Katie’s plans to turn the rubbish-strewn mansion into a wedding venue come days after she filmed herself on a walkabout at the site.
Walking around the garden, the former glamour girl showed fans piles of rubbish and a swimming pool filled with a very questionable green substance, described by Katie herself as resembling a “swamp”.
She said: “I’m going to clear up some rumours about my mucky mansion and house. It’s ridiculous.”
Showing fans around parts of the property normally hidden from the cameras, she finally confessed: “Yes, it does look like a mucky mansion.”
However, despite the state of disrepair at the £2 million pound property, Katie insists the mucky mansion has just got an “unfairly bad reputation”.
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