WITH a famous family, her own TV show and dreams of running a multi-million pound empire, it’s no wonder Princess Andre is being seen as the UK’s answer to Kylie Jenner.
It’s a comparison the 18-year-old is thrilled with – despite ambitions to carve out her own identity amid a secret rift with her mum, Katie Price.
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Now The Sun can reveal Princess’s plan to ditch her ‘nepo baby’ status and make it on her own – as she vows not to follow in the ex-glamour model’s footsteps.
“Princess has got ambitions of being the next Kylie Jenner,” our insider source says.
“Everyone’s been saying they can see that happening, with her own TV show and a make-up range coming out. She also has lots more deals in the pipeline to consider.
“When Katie says that Princess is ‘following in her footsteps’, she isn’t.
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“She doesn’t want to do OnlyFans. She doesn’t want to do sexy shoots.
“She never wants to do topless modelling.
“She has no interest in being a glamour model like her mum, or anything like that. She’s going in a totally different direction.
“The Princess Diaries is all about Princess and it’s a great show. It’s about having her own make-up range, it’s about what she does in her life, how to be a young girl in the public eye and how she has learnt to love things she was previously insecure about herself and ITV love it.
“They think that she is gonna be like the next big thing, someone who young people can relate to.”
The Princess Diaries shot to number one hours after it aired its launch episode on ITV2 last night.
Threatening to overshadow its success, Katie made headlines last week after a fiery rant on her podcast, claiming she had been “disrespected and disregarded” by Princess’s management – the same team that also represents her dad and Katie’s ex-husband, Peter Andre.
The 47-year-old insisted she won’t be promoting her daughter’s new ITV2 show – saying: “I don’t need it rubbed in my face of everyone playing happy families.”
Katie said: “I want the best for Junior and Princess, always, and I’ll never get in the way of that, but what hurts my feelings, and it does upset me, is when your kids grow up, you go to their assemblies, you go to their Christmas things, you go to their awards, you go to their football matches or gymnastics, you’re involved in everything they do.
“Knowing what my career has been, Princess has taken that same path, trying to do the same as I’ve done, which I absolutely love and adore of Princess.
“But I have not been allowed to go on any photoshoot, no signings or Superdrug openings or anything like that.
“I’m not allowed and I’m not welcome. They think I am trash basically.”
Katie found success as a topless model in the 1990s before she was catapulted to fame from a whirlwind romance with Pete on I’m A Celeb.
Two children, a £1million pink Cinderella-themed wedding and major success in their career followed – but the pair were granted a quickie divorce in just 42 seconds back in 2009.
Since then her personal life – including marriages, divorces, plastic surgeries and controversies – have kept her in the headlines.
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Despite Katie insisting Princess is on the same path as her, a scene from her upcoming series shows the teenager being filmed doing a photoshoot with OK! Magazine.
In stark contrast to her body confident mum, Princess worries her dress is see-through and you can see her bum.
Our source continued: “She’s 18 now, so she can dress a bit more grown up, but she certainly doesn’t want to be overly sexy. That’s not how she is, she’s always true to herself.
“When Katie says ‘Princess wants to follow in my footsteps’, she doesn’t.
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“She wants to make it on her own – separately from her mum and her dad – and that’s what’s so important to her.”
While Kylie Jenner found fame at ten when sister Kim Kardashian landed a family reality show on E! in 2007, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Princess was born on reality TV – starring in Katie & Peter: The Baby Diaries (2007) and Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter (2007–2009).
The Kardashian half-sister became the first billionaire in her family – much to the pleasure of her ‘momager’ Kris Jenner – when she launched her hugely successful Kylie Lip Kits in 2015 after stepping back from filming to focus on her own brand.
But for Princess, friends of the family fear her big break is being overshadowed with “unhelpful” mud-slinging, saying she “definitely doesn’t need the stress”.
Katie Price’s love life
We take a look back at the highs and lows of Katie Price’s relationship history.
1996-1998: Katie got engaged to Gladiators star Warren Furman – aka Ace – with a £3,000 ring. But their relationship didn’t make it as far as ‘I do’.
1998-2000: Katie described Dane Bowers as ‘the love of her life’ but she broke up with the singer when he allegedly cheated on her.
2001: Footballer Dwight Yorke is the father of Katie’s eldest child Harvey. He has had very little to do with Harvey throughout his life.
2002: Rebounding from Dwight, Katie famously had one night of passion with Pop Idol star Gareth Gates, allegedly taking his virginity.
2002-2004: Katie was dating Scott Sullivan when she entered the jungle for I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!. He threatened to “punch Peter’s lights out” when chemistry blossomed between her and Peter Andre.
2004-2009: The jungle romance resulted in Katie marrying Aussie pop star Peter. They had two kids, Junior and Princess, before their bitter split in 2009.
2010-2011: Fresh from her break-up with Peter, Katie enjoyed a whirlwind relationship and marriage with cage fighter Alex Reid. They split 20 months after their Las Vegas wedding.
2011: Katie briefly dated model Danny Cipriani… but it ended as quickly as it begun.
2011-2012: They didn’t speak the same language, but Katie got engaged to Argentinian model Leandro Penna in 2011. He later fled home to South America.
2012-2018: Wedding bells rang once more after Katie met Kieran Hayler in 2013. They had two kids together, Jett and Bunny, before their break-up and divorce.
2018-2019: Katie moved on quickly with Kris Boyson. They had an on-off romance for one year and even got engaged. They split for good in 2019.
2019: Katie was linked to Charles Drury during her on-off relationship with Kris. Charles, who also dated Lauren Goodger, has always denied being in “official relationship” with her.
2020-2023: Car salesman Carl Woods took a shining to Katie in 2020. Their relationship was up and down for three years. They broke up for a final time last year.
2024-present: After weeks of rumours, Katie confirmed her relationship with Married At First Sight star JJ Slater in February this year.
One source added: “Katie needs to let Princess have her time in the spotlight, without the stress of worrying what her mum is saying.
“They have a great relationship as mother and daughter. Now
“Princess just wants, and needs, Katie to be a mum to her right now and as a mum, surely you want the best for your daughter.
“She’s trying to breakaway from both her parents to make it out on her own.
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“For Pete, he just wants what is best for all of his children and is a great dad to all his kids. They live with him too.
“He wants Princess’s show to be successful and he’s really happy that she’s doing so well.”
Appearing on This Morning on Friday alongside her brother Junior Andre, Princess made clear she is excited about spreading her wings – and is determined to be a successful entrepreneur.
“A lot of things I used to do were with my parents, but as I’ve gotten older, a lot more things have come in for me solo,” Princess explained on the ITV daytime show.
“The Princess Diaries is more independent and actually focused on me.
“I thought this was the right time because my life is busy right now and I want everyone to see what I’m doing..”
Reacting to parallels between her and Kylie Jenner, Princess added: “I love that. The fact people have been saying that, I’ll take it.
“The business side is really something I’m going to focus on in the future.”
A spokesman for Princess’s management firm, CAN, told The Sun: “We never ever get involved in our clients’ personal lives unless they ask us to.
“We would never advise our clients to see their parents or not.
“Princess has a good relationship with both of her parents.”
The Princess Diaries launched last night on ITV2. Catch up on ITVX.