OVER the years Katie Price’s love life has been the hot topic of conversation.
During her time in the spotlight, she has acquired a few ex-boyfriends (and husbands), but it’s now been revealed the only former flame that her family still speak to.
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Katie, now 47, and hunky Leandro Penna, now 39, enjoyed a steamy romance in 2011, when the hunk was 26, and she was 34.
The former couple embarked on a passionate relationship after meeting at one of Elton John’s parties.
Despite getting engaged during their whirlwind romance, things ended badly with Leo saying Katie drove him “insane”.
However, the hunky Argentinian clearly managed to win over her beloved family, and he remains on good terms with them still.
Speaking on this week’s episode of The Katie Price Show podcast, her sister Sophie said: “Do you know what, I like Leo.
“I do like Leo and (my husband) Harry still talks to Leo now and then on Facebook. And he sort of says, ‘How are you?'”
WHIRLWIND ROMANCE
Katie’s whirlwind relationship with Leo came two years after her split from Peter Andre.
Her bitter divorce from cagefighter Alex Reid was being finalised at the time she got together with Leo too.
The pair famously had a language barrier, but that didn’t stop their passionate hook-ups.
They quickly got engaged, with Katie telling The Sun at the time: “Husband number three? Will it last? I’m not surprised by people’s reactions.”
Katie Price’s ex fiance Leandro Penna has quit fame to sell avocados from a van in Chile
“If life isn’t for livin’ and lovin’, then what is it for? And anyway – three is a lucky number,”she added.
They eventually split at the end of 2012, after a string of heated arguments, and didn’t rekindle their romance after that.
The break-up turned bitter, with Leandro claiming he dumped Katie because she was driving him “insane”.
Speaking to Caras magazine in Argentina, he said at the time of their break-up: “I left her simply because she is crazy. Katie’s brain is not wired right, or the wires don’t connect properly.
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“I don’t know what’s wrong with her. I was thinking it over recently and one day I packed my bags and left.
“There was nothing else I could do. She was driving me insane.”
Leo added: “That’s it, there’s no going back
“Katie is totally crazy. What started beautifully in February last year has now come to an end.”
Leandro’s words were in stark contrast to Katie’s response to the split, where she “wished him well”.
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.
In a statement, she said: “Leo and I have had a lovely fun time for a couple of years, we will always feel deep affection for each other, but sometimes relationships just run their course.
“Pressures of work on different continents, natural demands of family ties, and careers, have meant we have spent a huge amount of time apart even when we were in the same country. This meant it was difficult for the relationship to move forward.
“Accordingly we’ve mutually decided to call it a day, but we really wish each other nothing but the very best and will remain best of friends, whoever he eventually settles down with will be a very lucky girl.”
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STEPPING OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT
The Argentinian hunk has since turned his back on showbiz.
Leo now operates a thriving avocado business called Paltas Royale.
His company is responsible for importing fruit to Chile and exporting fruit from Peru to all around the word.
Leo uses Instagram to promote his business, and can often be seen posing with avocados – I stark contrast to his photo ops with Katie.
He previously told the Daily Star: “This work is hard and sacrificed, especially when you have to meet clients.”
He added: “I get home late, I go to bed almost at one in the morning.”
