KATIE Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler has been charged with three counts of rape and one sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl.
Here, we took a look into who Katie’s third husband is, his marriage to the former glamour model, and why he is currently under police investigation.
Who is Kieran Hayler?
Kieran Hayler, 38, is the third husband of Katie Price following her marriages to Peter Andre and cage fighter Alex Reid.
The pair went on to share two children, Jett, 12, and Bunny, 11.
Hayler, of Northchapel in West Sussex, has also worked as a stripper and an actor.
While together, he appeared alongside Katie in reality shows.
After six years of marriage the pair split up, with the divorce being finalised in 2021 after pandemic delays.
Following his split from Katie, Hayler started a relationship with Michelle Penticost.
She later gave birth to their son Apollo.
The couple proceeded to get engaged in 2020, but went their separate ways in February this year.
His representative told The Sun: “They separated on good terms and remain close, with their focus on Apollo.”
He was last photographed out in public on Friday, October 3 when he visited Tulleys Farm Shocktober event near Crawley.
His selfie from the celebrity bash was captioned: “My favourite event of the year.”
When did Katie Price and Kieran Hayler get married?
Katie and Kieran tied the knot in 2013 after first meeting in 2012.
Hayler proposed on Christmas Day and not long after they got married at a luxury resort in the Bahamas.
In May 2014, while pregnant with Bunny, Katie discovered Hayler had been cheating on her with her best friend Jane Pountney, when she caught them kissing on a beach in Cape Verde.
He later confessed to a long and intimate relationship with Jane.
Speaking with The Sun on Sunday in 2017, he said: “I would get into the passenger seat of Jane’s car, she would jump on top of me.”
Katie later discovered he also had an affair with another of her friends, Chrissy Thomas.
Despite this, Katie forgave him, only for him to cheat again in with their nanny, Nikki Brown, in 2017.
Katie said: “I was crying, asking, ‘How could you do this to me again?’ When I begged him to tell the truth he finally said, ‘Yeah, we have’.”
The marriage eventually broke down in 2018, with the divorce finalised in 2021.
Why has he been charged?
Hayler has been charged with three counts of rape and one sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl.
The allegations date to June-October 2016, the midway point of his marriage to Katie, 47.
The alleged victim is not a member of his or Katie’s extended family.
In a statement made last night Sussex Police said:
“We can confirm Kieran Hayler, 38, of Northchapel in West Sussex, has been charged with three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl.
“The offences are alleged to have occurred at an address in West Sussex between June 1 and October 13, 2016.
“Hayler remains released under investigation and is due to appear before Crawley magistrates’ court on November 19.
“The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has received support from specially trained officers as our enquiries continue.”
Hayler is currently denying these allegations made against him.
His legal representative added: “Kieran Hayler strongly denies the allegations made against him in its entirety.
“Mr Hayler is fully engaged and has been co-operating with the police throughout the investigation and will continue to do so.
“He looks forward to his name being cleared believing in the judicial system to do so.”
