Katie Price’s son Harvey, 19, ‘has been accepted at £350,000-a-year residential college’ after moving to transitional home earlier this year
Katie Price’s son Harvey has reportedly been accepted to a £350,000-a-year residential college after moving to a transitional home earlier this year.
It’s the same college the former glamour model, 43, and her son, 19, were seen visiting on her BBC documentary Harvey & Me.
A source told The Sun: ‘Harvey has been accepted into the National Star College.
Change: Katie Price’s son Harvey has reportedly been accepted to a £350,000-a-year residential college
‘She had her heart set on the college since they visited in her BBC documentary Harvey & Me.’
The publication reports the fees are eligible for government funding because of Harvey’s complex needs however it is not known if Katie’s application for financial aid has been approved.
MailOnline has contacted a representative for Katie Price for comment.
In January, Katie made the ‘heartbreaking’ decision to place Harvey in a residential home three hours from where she lives in order to help him become more self-reliant.
College: It’s the same college the former glamour model, 43, and her son, 19, were seen visiting on her BBC documentary Harvey & Me
During an interview on Studio 10 in Australia, she said: ‘It’s not because I don’t want to see him, but I have to give him a chance to have an independent life and not let him lead me all the time.’
In February, Katie gave fans a guided tour of Harvey’s transitional home as he prepares for a life of semi-independence at a residential college.
The former glamour model opened the doors to his modest two bedroom property in a YouTube video shared with subscribers.
Giving cameras unlimited access to the house, Katie, 42, admitted it was still a work in progress as they were yet to finish the painting and decorating.
Cone on in: In February, Katie gave fans a guided tour of Harvey’s transitional home as he prepares for a life of semi-independence at a residential college
But every effort has been made to ensure it’s a home from home for Harvey, 18, with a wide-screen TV installed in the living room and the main bedroom filled with his favourite toys.
With Harvey living alone for the first time, Katie revealed they had taken a series of precautionary steps to ensure he does not harm himself, or damage the house.
These include the installation of cameras in the living room and bedroom, giving Katie and her partner Carl Wood the opportunity to remain in touch with Harvey without living under the same roof.
The fridge has also been modestly filled to ensure Harvey, who also struggles with obesity, does not snack on junk food throughout the night.
Guided tour: The former glamour model opened the doors to his modest two bedroom property in a YouTube video shared with subscribers
Elsewhere Katie admitted she has made a resourceful use of the living room doors by draping them with washing – meaning they won’t be damaged should Harvey slam them during a violent outburst.
‘This isn’t where we live,’ Katie stressed as the tour came to an end. ‘This is where Harvey lives, ready for his transitional move to college.
‘It’s quieter for him, he gets used to his own space and there’s obviously room if someone stays the night, or if I stay, and we’re only over the road – and he absolutely loves it.’
Harvey – whose father is retired footballer Dwight Yorke, 49 – is on the autism spectrum and was born with disabilities including partial blindness, ADHD and Prader-Willi syndrome, which causes an excessive appetite.
He was also born with septo-optic dysplasia – a condition that means the development of his optic nerve was unpredictable.
Fees: The fees are reportedly eligible for government funding because of Harvey’s complex needs however it is not known if Katie’s application for financial aid has been approved
Katie added that Harvey will live in the facility until he is 25 while studying at college, and believes the transition will help him to make more friends.
She said: ‘So say on weekends, if he’s got friends there and they want to go to the cinema, he might want to do that instead of coming to see me – it just gives him that option.
‘He wants me to cuddle him all the time. He’s got to learn to do things without me.’
Weight battle: Harvey was born with multiple disabilities including blindness, ADHD and Prader-Willi syndrome, which causes an excessive appetite
Katie has also been campaigning to get a law through Parliament that would prosecute anyone caught sending abusive comments online, after months of Harvey being relentlessly trolled online.
The star said she wants social media platforms to require the use of ID so users can’t hide behind anonymous accounts when they post comments online.
Katie has been campaigning for ‘Harvey’s Law’ to be created to make online trolling a specific criminal offence.
Katie is also mother to Junior, 15, and Princess, 13, with her ex-husband Peter Andre, 47. She also shares son Jett, seven, and daughter Bunny, six, with former spouse Kieran Hayler, 33.
WHAT IS PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME?
Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic condition that causes problems including constant urges to eat food, restricted growth and reduced muscle tone.
Other potential issues include learning difficulties, lack of sexual development and behavioral problems such as tantrums or stubbornness.
The rare condition, which affects one in every 15,000 children born in England, is caused by a defect on chromosome number 15 – and happens by chance.
Because there is no cure, treatment aims to manage the symptoms – with parents of sufferers urged to get their children to stick to a healthy, balanced diet.
Children with the syndrome can eat up to six times more than children of the same age – and still feel hungry.
It was first described in 1956 by Swiss doctors A Prader, A Labhart and H Willi.
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