Katie Price’s outrageous bikini-clad antics in Ibiza have sparked calls for her reality star boyfriend John ‘JJ’ Slater to dump her. The 47-year-old let her hair down last week on a wild trip to the party island, where she was snapped cosying up to a number of shirtless men – including some very famous faces.
And her behaviour didn’t go down well back home, with Katie accused of being “disrespectful” towards Married At First Sight UK hunk JJ, 32, who she started dating early last year. However, despite the flood of negative comments, a source tells OK! the warnings will fall on deaf ears and that “Katie is just being Katie”.
Katie let her hair down on the party island(Image: rymi1/Instagram)
“She can’t help but flirt and cosy up to people – it’s the life she’s always led,” said our source. “She thinks it’s all just a bit of innocent flirting because she’s a very loud and larger than life character, but for her boyfriends it’s another thing.
“Seeing your girlfriend in a tiny bikini surrounded by a load of topless men is bound to make anyone feel a bit insecure, and JJ is no exception. He’s put up with a lot and it’s not easy dating someone as famous as Katie. It’s not nice for him to see the photos.
“He’s aware of what people are saying and he tries to ignore the comments, but it’s not easy.”
The former glamour model – who was joined for part of the trip by her son Junior Andre, 20 – was snapped partying with former UFC champion Conor McGregor, EastEnders star Dean Gaffney and night club boss Wayne Lineker, owner of the island’s famous O Beach club.
Her social media posts quickly attracted a slew of critical comments from fans expressing their shock, with many of them calling on JJ – who previously dated his MAFS co-star Ella Morgan – to “dump her” over her disrespectful behaviour.
“I am in a long-term relationship and out of respect for my partner I wouldn’t pose like this with another man,” one follower wrote. Another demanded, “How can you pose with men like this when having a so-called partner back home?”
Other comments included, “I’d dump her if I was JJ, she’s just rubbing his nose in it”, and “JJ should dump her.”
Katie got together with JJ in early 2024, a few months after she split from her ex-fiancé Carl Woods, 36. She recently described JJ as “the most kindest, genuine, easygoing, chilled person”. But she admitted she still didn’t feel free or at her “happiest”.
“It’s not a reflection on him, maybe that’s what I need to change for myself,” she told Celebs Go Dating’s relationship guru Paul C Brunson on his We Need To Talk podcast.
Katie has often said that men have been her biggest “downfall”, and once admitted she sought out “neediness” and ended up in “toxic relationships”.
As well as her failed marriages to Peter Andre, Alex Reid and Kieran Hayler, Katie has a string of other famous exes, including footballers Dwight Yorke and Teddy Sheringham, and rugby player Danny Cipriani.
She dated her most recent ex, Carl, for three years. He recently accused her of being unfaithful, claiming she cheated on him multiple times and that he’d caught her messaging several footballers, including a “very famous” England star.
However, Katie’s camp hit back, describing him as “another ex cashing in on Kate”.
The star flew out to sunny Spain shortly after having her Brazilian bum lift topped up. Dressed in a bikini, two bloodied plasters on the injection sites were visible on her buttocks. But it was the photos of Katie with UFC legend Conor, 36, and footie icon Gary Lineker’s brother Wayne, 63, that created the biggest furore.
According to our source, while JJ trusts Katie and knows she’s happy with him, he’s not immune to feeling insecure over her antics.
“While JJ is a really patient man, everyone has their limits,” the source said. “He’s been there for her through all her surgeries, her bankruptcy hearings, helping with Harvey, so he wants to feel like a priority, not a spare part.
“He knows that she loves him and that she appreciates that he treats her differently to some of her exes, so he works hard to not let it get to him. And he knows that at the end of the day, it’s him she comes home to.”
