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'Katie Price needs help, she's a car crash': Alex Reid issues stark warning to ex wife

Alex Reid has issued a stark warning to his ex Katie Price, who he says is in need of 'serious help' as he described her life as a 'car crash' in a YouTube video on Monday.

The MMA fighter, who was married to the former glamour model, 43, from 2010 to 2012, gave his opinion of Piers Morgan's open letter to Katie, which saw the presenter tell her to 'wake up' after watching her 'spiral out of control'.

In the video, Alex said he 'wholeheartedly agrees' with Piers that an 'intervention needs to happen' after she has been declared bankrupt, broken both her ankles after falling off a wall in Turkey and had a horror drink drive smash in the past three years alone.

Giving his take on the situation, Alex, 46, said: "Say what you want about me, I'm sure you will. But this lady needs some serious help. It is a car crash.

Alex Reid has issued a stark warning to Katie Price, who he says is in need of 'serious help' (@AlexReid/Youtube)
In the video, Alex said he 'wholeheartedly agrees' with Piers Morgan that an 'intervention needs to happen' (@AlexReid/Youtube)

"I can say so many things about why Kate came into my life and there was a lot of pain and suffering. I've grown stronger out of that.

"The main thing is you can see the signs that have been going on in Kate's life for many years. Even just most recently the drink-driving.

"I talk about mental health a lot. I've suffered from poor mental health and we all suffer with bad mental health from time to time.

"It's important to be recognised and I totally and wholeheartedly agree with Mr Morgan that an intervention needs to happen because someone's really not right."

The MMA fighter was married to the former glamour model, 43, from 2010 to 2012 (pictured 2010) (PA)

Alex went on to say he can understand the fascination with Katie as he too 'still has an interest'.

He added how they would make money from the arguments they would have in the media and questioned whether money was a motivating factor for her wild lifestyle.

Alex reflected: "It was a very crazy time and so I've had a lot of time to reflect and lots of intervention and therapy myself."

Mirror Online has contacted Katie's representative for comment.

It comes after Piers warned Katie to 'sort herself out' saying she has 'spiralled into 'self destruct'.

The journalist and TV personality, penned some brutally frank words for the former glamour model in a open letter addressed to her from his Uncensored Column for The Sun.

He confessed after 20 years as her friend he simply 'can't bite his tongue any longer'.

Piers told the mum-of-five: "You’re a straight talker like me, so let me be brutally frank: you’re spiralling completely out of control, and this won’t end well if you don’t wake the f**k up pretty damn sharpish and pull yourself together."

It comes after Piers warned Katie to 'sort herself out' saying she has 'spiralled into 'self destruct (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Katie has been declared bankrupt, broken both her ankles and had a horror drink drive smash in the past three years alone (Instagram/ @katieprice)

The often outspoken commentator continued and even quoted Pricey herself who once confessed ''My middle name is Drama', before listing the long line of catastrophes that she's encountered.

He continued to list Katie's recent alleged dramas - including her bankrupt status, her past drug use, "endless new plastic surgeries" and the recent reports where she has been "been accused of repeatedly cheating on your fiancée".

"The shocking car crash you endured last September, which nearly cost you your life, should have been the moment to shake you into reality."

Katie was handed a 16-week suspended sentence in December for the offence, which was committed while she was disqualified and did not have insurance.

For help, call Samaritans for free on 116 123 or visit samaritans.org

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