Price says sorry to Andre over claims he cheated

PETER Andre has accepted a public apology from former wife Katie Price over claims that he had cheated on her and was not genuine in his feelings for her son Harvey.

Ms Price had also agreed to pay Mr Andre undisclosed compensation, which he would pay into a trust fund for Harvey, and make a contribution to his legal costs, solicitor Mike Brookes told Mr Justice Tugendhat.

Mr Andre had brought defamation proceedings over interviews Ms Price gave to Heat magazine in October 2009 and on The Graham Norton Show the same month.

Neither Mr Andre, who is in Australia, nor Ms Price were at London’s High Court for the brief hearing yesterday.

Mr Brookes said: “Mr Andre brought these proceedings because his relationship with his children and his reputation are important to him, which Ms Price understands.

“Mr Andre and Ms Price are pleased that they have reached a compromise to the proceedings and they now wish to put this matter behind them in the interests of their children.”

The couple, who divorced in October 2009, have a son and a daughter together – Junior and Princess Tiaamii – while Harvey is from a previous relationship of Ms Price’s.