Katie Price's Mucky Mansion repossessed after scandals at 'cursed' home
Katie Price has a lot of history at the Mucky Mansion after living there for 10 years
Katie Price's Mucky Mansion has been repossessed by court bailiffs.
The "cursed" home has been a big part of Price's life and the property in Horsham, West Sussex, has hit headlines over the years for its own scandals from break-ins and a rat invasion. In late May, Price moved homes to a sleepy village and the Mucky Mansion has been empty.
Now away in Brussels, the former glamour model was getting her 17th boob job when court bailiffs arrived at the Mucky Mansion. Ten officials were seen arriving at the property in pictures obtained by The Mirror. Yahoo has reached out to Price's representative for further comment.
This year Price was declared bankrupt again. Bankruptcy is a legal process where a person or business is unable to repay debts. The former glamour model was first declared bankrupt in 2019. The Sun reported Price was served an eviction notice with a letter saying: "The court has issued a warrant or writ for the possession of the above property (land) at the request of the claimant."
Before that, she had lived at the Mucky Mansion since she first bought the home for £1.3m in 2014. Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude MP, was the previous owner of the property. Since 2014, the mum-of-five has lived there with her children Harvey, Junior, Princess, Jett and Bunny.
We take a look at the "cursed" Mucky Mansion and the scandals it has faced over the years...
Mucky Mansion is 'cursed'
The Mucky Mansion garnered its reputation for being "mucky" after it was neglected and fell into disrepair. It even had a problem with rats and has previously been the target of vandals. But it was given a new lease of life when Price transformed her home for reality show Katie Price's Mucky Mansion.
In a recent interview, Price herself insisted she had been wanting to get out of the Mucky Mansion for years. She called the place "cursed" and warned any buyers that it will bring them "bad luck".
She told MailOnline: "I've been wanting to get out of my old house for absolute years. It's been nothing but hell in there. I've not had any luck in that house, ever!
"I hate that house. Whoever buys it, I warn them, they will get bad luck there. It is absolute cursed. My anxiety got worse with that house. There was a point when I couldn't even walk up the driveway without having a panic attack.
"I had therapy about the house. I should never have gone back there. Now I'm out of it it's the best thing I've ever done."
Mucky Mansion's scandals
The Mucky Mansion has courted the attention of headlines over years from being invaded by rats to a fire and break-ins.
In Katie Price's reality series about her Mucky Mansion, builder Steve discovered a dead rodent by a vent after her home was infested by the creatures. On the show, he told Price: "This hole is where they're getting in. Basically they can grip to the wall, go up the brickwork and straight in."
The Mucky Mansion has caught on fire twice but there was no serious damage. In 2020, Price's representative at the time told The Sun Online: "I can confirm there was a fire on the grounds but no serious damage to the building.
"Eyewitnesses reported to the emergency services that the the house was on fire but thankfully it was brought safely under control before any serious damage was done to the building." It was first reported there was a fire at the Mucky Mansion in 2018 when Price's son Jett's bedroom caught on fire.
Last year, Price called the police after a man on TikTok sensationally claimed he was going to break into her home. In 2020, the Mucky Mansion was broken into twice. One of the break-ins was particularly devastating for the star who found the taps had been left on and her home was flooded.
Mucky Mansion makeover
Following the drama, the 19 bedroom home took centre stage in reality series Katie Price's Mucky Mansion. It took fans behind the scenes of the renovations Price made to the property to clean up its "mucky" reputation from rats to mess.
Price explained at the time why she was taking on the big task to give the Mucky Mansion a makeover. She said: "My house has been called the Mucky Mansion in the past, but it’s not that anymore, I’m making it a home."
She further elaborated: "I'm getting my hands dirty and doing a lot of the work myself and, with the help of my amazing family and some brilliant friends, I'm putting the past behind me and rebuilding. My house is a bit like my life, it’s being put back together like I'm being put back together."
