Dad-of-five Peter Andre has been locked in a battle of words with ex Katie Price and has now seemingly addressed a previous swipe from his ex-wife

Peter Andre has opened up about his nice guy image after criticism(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)

As the war of words wages on between Peter Andre and Katie Price, the dad-of-five has seemingly now addressed the targeting of his character.

Katie, 47, recently appeared to be speaking about her ex-husband when she wrote on Instagram: “some Saints are not who they would have you believe they are. They have a carefully managed image which must be exhausting to maintain.”

In a new interview, Peter – who shares two children with his former spouse – declined to discuss Katie, due to ” legal reasons” but was happy to chat about how his upholds his ‘nice guy’ persona.

The Mysterious Girl singer has said “nobody is perfect”(Image: Getty Images)

Addressing maintaining his nice guy image, Peter, 52, told The Telegraph: “Well, look, nobody’s perfect. No-one’s perfect in this world. Everyone makes mistakes. But you get the measure of me by meeting me.

“You’ll either think I’m too talkative and annoying, or you’ll think, ‘he’s alright, he’s harmless’. But over a period of time you build a picture of someone, it’s about consistency.”

The latest drama between the exes began when Katie revealed she was “banned” from appearing on her and Pete’s daughter Princess’ show on ITV2, called The Princess Diaries. Speaking on her podcast, she expressed: “Princess was like ‘I’m having a party’. And I wasn’t invited because it was for ‘filming’.”

Earlier this month, after Katie offered to sit down with her ex amid the latest drama, Peter took to Instagram to say: “”For sixteen years, I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.

“The latest comments about my children’s welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood.

“In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement. I have never made this public before, out of respect for my children.

“In 2011 and 2015, publicly documented court cases, found my ex-wife had made false claims. She was ordered to pay substantial damages and legal costs, and to apologise, to me and my management. The same falsehoods are being repeated today.

He’s been locked in a war of words with Katie Price

“Unfortunately, there are many more lies and baseless accusations I have yet to address. Those will now be dealt with in the coming months.”

In response, a spokesperson for Katie told the Mirror: “Kate is in a much better and clear headspace and is at peace with the situation, this was in the past and she doesn’t feel the need to bring up tit for tat comments, but more importantly she’s dealing with this the right way and it’s now in her lawyers hands. Kate will no longer be gaslight [sic] and bullied as she once was…”

Katie went on to respond further on her Instagram Stories, writing: “Saints and sinners. As we know, in this life we are thought of as Saints and Sinners.

“I know I will always be a Sinner. That’s fair, I allowed myself to fail into reliance on drugs and alcohol. At times I was not the mother I should have been while I struggled with mental illness. I have been at times a poor friend, an awful sibling, an an untrustworthy partner.

“I’ve self medicated, been unfaithful, damaged myself and those that I love. I’ve had many reasons – I was sexually abused when younger; I’ve had relationships that have been coercive; and my mental health issues – but I don’t want to make excuses. I’ve recognised my issues and worked to put them behind me. Sometimes I tried and failed, sometimes I succeeded. I’ve pulled myself out of suicidal spiral because I love my children and want to be there for them.”

She then went on to pen: “Then there are the ‘Saints’. Some are genuine and some have helped me. But some Saints are not who they would have you believe they are. They have a carefully managed image which must be exhausting to maintain.

“Some Saints are fake. They play the victim and to succeed in life they need a villain… or at least a Sinner. Without the Sinner they don’t get to be the Saint… As a Sinner – I sometimes get bored of these Saints. But maybe I should feel sorry for them, It must be such hard work having to pretend all the time. Anyway, all you Sinners keep your heads up and keep trying to be better. All you Saints, it’s ok not to be perfect xxx’

Peter and Katie share two children together, son Junior as well as daughter Princess. The former couple no longer have anything to do with each other.

The pair haven’t spoken since their divorce, following the breakdown of their marriage in 2009. Peter has gone onto marry Emily MacDonagh and they share children, Amelia, 11, Theo, eight and one-year-old Arabella.

Meanwhile, Kate also has Harvey, 23, and children Jett and Bunny from her previous relationship with Keiran Hayler. The former glamour model is currently in a relationship with Married At First Sight star JJ Slater.