After nearly two decades of public acrimony, British celebrities Katie Price and Peter Andre have announced a dramatic end to their long-running feud, pledging to put their children first and move forward with mutual respect. The former couple, whose turbulent relationship has played out in tabloids and on television since their split in 2009, jointly revealed on Instagram this week that they have reached a personal and legal agreement to never speak negatively about each other again.
The statement, posted simultaneously to both their Instagram Stories on February 6 and 7, 2026, reads: "Katie Price and Peter Andre have decided to close the door on the past and move forward into a new chapter with positivity and respect. We are both focused on creating a calm and supportive environment for our children. We have reached a mutual agreement, both legally and personally confirming that neither of us will speak negatively about the other going forward. This decision reflects a shared commitment to our family and stability." The message concludes: "We want to stand united for our children. We are hoping this is a start of a positive relationship. We ask for understanding and support from both the media and the public as we move ahead."
For fans and followers, the announcement marks a remarkable turn in a saga that has spanned 17 years. According to The Sun and Hungama Express, the couple’s public bitterness dates back to their high-profile split after four years of marriage. They first met in 2004 on ITV’s reality show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and married the following year at Highclere Castle in Hampshire. Their relationship, and later their breakup, became regular fodder for the British press, especially as they navigated co-parenting their two children, Junior and Princess.
Over the years, both Price and Andre have remarried and expanded their families. Price, who recently wed Dubai-based businessman Lee Andrews earlier in 2026, also has a son, Harvey, 23, with former footballer Dwight Yorke, and two younger children, Jett, 12, and Bunny, 11, with her third husband, Kieran Hayler. Andre, on the other hand, married Emily MacDonagh in 2015, with whom he shares three children: Amelia, 12, Theo, 8, and Arabella, still an infant. The extended families and blended households have added layers of complexity to their already public dynamic.
The decision to call a truce, according to insiders quoted by The Sun, followed months of peace efforts, particularly from Andre’s camp. “Pete’s team have been begging Katie to end this for good for months,” one source revealed. Initially, Price was reluctant, but after spending more time with her children, she reportedly had a change of heart. “It was the children who made her realise she needed to draw a line in the sand. Katie has done this for them,” the source added.
The joint statement comes after a particularly tense period in 2025, when old clips from their reality show resurfaced online, and Price publicly accused Andre’s management of sidelining her from their daughter Princess’s ITV series. Andre, who had largely remained silent for years, issued a rare public response last August: “For 16 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.” He went on to express frustration at the “many more lies and baseless accusations” he had yet to address, hinting at the toll the feud had taken on all involved.
Price herself has spoken candidly about the breakdown of their marriage. In a 2025 interview on Paul C Brunson’s podcast We Need To Talk, she recounted: “We broke up because he thought I was having an affair with my dressage rider, and I’ve never slept with him. I just kept my horse there, and I was happy keeping my horse there, and he was married. But when me and Pete split, because he used to keep saying, ‘That’s it. I’ve had enough. I’ve had enough.’ It got to a point where I went, 'Well [expletive] divorce me.' And I remember the day, because then I flew to the Maldives with the kids. That day, I’m at the airport, it’s all on Sky News, it wasn’t mutual at all. And then I redone a statement saying I don’t want to split with Pete, it’s Pete that’s splitting with me. Until this day, me and Pete have never sat down and spoken about it. It’s all through lawyers. I’ve never sat down with him, we probably would’ve sorted it out but we were kept apart.”
Their children, now young adults—Junior is 20 and Princess is 18, according to LADbible—have grown up in the glare of the media. Princess has previously spoken about wishing she’d had a “happier childhood,” a sentiment that may have influenced both parents’ decision to reconcile publicly for the sake of family stability. Friends and observers hope that this latest agreement signals a genuine shift toward a more harmonious co-parenting relationship.
Speculation around the timing of the truce has been rife, especially in light of Price’s recent marriage to Lee Andrews in Dubai. Some sources, including LADbible, suggest that those close to Price were “blindsided” by the whirlwind wedding, which reportedly came just weeks after her split from boyfriend JJ Slater. Meanwhile, Price spent the week before the announcement in the UK, treating herself to a salon visit to refresh her lip fillers before heading out for her honeymoon, as reported by Hungama Express.
Since their split, both Price and Andre have had high-profile relationships and publicized engagements—Price with Alex Reid, Kieran Hayler, Leandro Penna, Kris Boyson, and Carl Woods; Andre with his wife Emily MacDonagh. Their blended families have been the subject of both tabloid fascination and public scrutiny, making their joint commitment to peace all the more significant.
While only time will tell if this agreement holds, the move has been widely welcomed by fans and media alike. The couple’s statement asks for “understanding and support from both the media and the public as we move ahead,” signaling a desire to draw a line under years of bitterness and focus on their children’s well-being.
For now, at least, Katie Price and Peter Andre appear ready to put their tumultuous past behind them, united in their wish to provide a calmer, more supportive environment for Junior and Princess. The hope, as they both expressed, is that this marks the start of a new, more positive chapter—not just for themselves, but for their entire family.