Katie Price has revealed she has “off-the-scale anxiety” amid her ex Kieran Hayler’s rape charge.
Former stripper and personal trainer Hayler, 38, has been accused of raping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2016.
It was reported that Price could be called to court to give evidence as she was married to Hayler - with whom she shares two children - during the time of the alleged offences.
Amid the furore, Price has been touring the UK with her live show, An Evening with Katie Price and Kerry Katona.
The former glamour model failed to mention Hayler’s charges on Tuesday, but did admit she has been struggling with nerves before going onstage.
Sharing a backstage video in her dressing room on Instagram, she told fans: “So I'm still on tour. I've got about six dates left.”
The reality star added: “I've got people watching me tonight - people I know - and I always get nervous when it's people I know, so my anxiety's off the scale today
“So before I go onstage I'm taking my CBD oil and it will just help calm me.”
She added in the caption: “I am loving tour life! Only a few more dates left and my friends have come to see me too, I get such bad anxiety when I know people in the audience!”
Price - who recently named the TV star she claimed raped her more than three decades ago - has not yet publicly commented on Hayler’s alleged offences.
It was reported on Monday that her former partner faces three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
The allegations are dated between June and October 2016, when he was married to Price.
Price and Hayler were married between 2013 and 2018 and share son Jett, 12, and daughter Bunny, 11.
The alleged victim, who was 13 at the time of the reported assault, is not a member of Hayler’s or Price’s extended family, the Sun reported.
A Sussex Police spokesperson confirmed on Monday night: “We can confirm Kieran Hayler, 38, of Northchapel in West Sussex, has been charged with three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl.
“The offences are alleged to have occurred at an address in West Sussex between June 1 and October 13, 2016. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has received support from specially trained officers as our enquiries continue.”
Hayler, who denies all allegations, is due to appear before Crawley Magistrates’ Court on November 19.
His legal representative said: “Kieran Hayler strongly denies the allegations made against him in their entirety.
“Mr Hayler is fully engaged and has been co-operating with the police throughout the investigation and will continue to do so. He looks forward to his name being cleared, believing in the judicial system to do so.”
Sources have claimed Price is bracing to be called into court to testify.
“Katie may well be called to court to give evidence. She was married to Kieran when these offences are said to have happened – it wouldn’t be surprising for her to be called up,” an insider told The Sun.
“Family and friends are being made aware they may be asked to speak out and stand up in a court of law if necessary. It is all part of the judicial process, an imperative that the truth is heard.”
