Katie Price has thanked fans for their support after an ‘overwhelming’ reaction to her documentary with son Harvey, 18.
Harvey – who is on the autism spectrum and was born with disabilities including partial blindness, ADHD and Prader-Willi syndrome – brought viewers to tears when he appeared alongside his mother, 42, in the emotional Harvey And Me.
The former glamour model took to social media on Monday and said she had been ‘inundated’ with messages from parents ‘in a similar situation’ to her.
Thankful: Katie Price has thanked fans for their support after an ‘overwhelming’ reaction to her documentary with son Harvey, 18
She wrote: ‘A message of thanks from us both…we have been overwhelmed by the amount of support Harvey, myself and my family have received since Harvey & Me aired last week.
‘I have been inundated with emails and stories from parents in a similar situation to myself and Harvey…
‘It’s been a comfort to hear I’m not alone and that many of you are experiencing the same – my team and I will continue to read through your emails and will respond in due course, so please do bare with us.
‘Autism, online trolling and the period of transitioning that many of…our young people are going through is something close to my heart, and I want to continue the conversation and support as many parents as possible. Thank you once again for all your continued support…end x’.
Message: The former glamour model took to social media on Monday and said she had been ‘inundated’ with messages from parents ‘in a similar situation’ to her
Harvey is reportedly in talks to film a second BBC documentary, as he moves out of his family home and embarks on a new life in residential college.
A source told The Sun: ‘Katie has agreed to a second instalment, which will follow Harvey’s journey as he starts residential college. They’re already in talks about what they’ll film and plan to start in summer.’
A spokesperson for Katie confirmed in a statement: ‘I can say with confidence there will be a part two of this wonderful documentary.
‘Katie has been inundated with requests for a follow up to cover the next steps in Harvey’s transition.’
Emotional viewing: Harvey, 18, brought viewers to tears when he appeared alongside his mother Katie, 42, in the emotional Harvey And Me
Katie believes the move is vital for Harvey’s well-being because she can no longer restrain the at 6ft2in and 29 stone teen if he has a mood swing – and fears he could be sectioned if she doesn’t act now.
In the days since the first documentary aired, Katie shared the sweet moment she told eldest son he was going to be a train announcer.
Katie uploaded a YouTube video showing her telling him he’d get to call out some of the trains on whatever route he liked, with the teen clearly delighted by the surprise.
In the video, Katie thanked fans for their overwhelming support since the documentary aired, and revealed to Harvey she had a surprise.
What a treat! On Friday former glamour model Katie shared the sweet moment she told son Harvey he was going to be a train announcer
How good is that? In the video, Katie thanked fans for their overwhelming support since the documentary aired, and revealed to Harvey she had a surprise
She said: ‘You know you went to the station with Zach? Lots of people saw you talk about trains.
‘The company, a station phoned mummy up and said would Harvey like to go to a station and do an announcement?
‘Harvey would go: ”Can I have your attention please?” Would you like to do that and take Zach with you? What do you think? Are you excited?’
Thrilled by the surprise, Harvey said to Katie: ‘Yes, mummy,’ before giving a thumbs up to the camera.
Emotional: The documentary saw Katie’s difficult task in finding a residential college for Harvey which wasn’t too far from home and in which her son felt comfortable in
The documentary saw Katie’s difficult task in finding a residential college for Harvey which wasn’t too far from home and in which her son felt comfortable in.
It also detailed her anguish at learning to let her son go as she worried whether he could cope without her.
At the forefront of everything was the emotional bond between Katie and Harvey, with the former glamour model clearly devoted to her son, while Harvey’s adoration of his mother was hard to miss.