JORDAN TV MUDDLE ABOUT SECOND BABY
JORDAN admitted she was pregnant with her second child yesterday - hours after denying it to millions on TV.
It is understood the pregnancy is unplanned and that the 26-year-old model wanted to keep it secret until the all-clear from a scan. She also feared it might harm her chances in the Eurovision song contest in May, in which she hopes to represent Britain.
Dozens of viewers phoned to find out if Jordan, fiancee of former pop star Peter Andre, 31, was expecting when she appeared on GMTV at 7.45am with a telltale bump. Asked if she was pregnant, she at first replied: "I'm not." Pressed by presenter Jenni Falconer on whether she might have more children, she stumbled: "I'll be having kids, yes."
At 3pm Jordan - real name Katie Price and mum of Harvey, two, by soccer star Dwight Yorke - owned up and apologised for the earlier confusion.
Her agent said: "Katie and Peter are pleased to announce they are expecting their first child together.
"We apologise for not confirming this information earlier but we have been awaiting the all-clear from a scan. It was only confirmed at lunchtime today that the baby is well and healthy.
"This was of particular importance due to the health complications Katie has experienced with Harvey."
The baby is due in the summer. The agent added: "Katie, Peter and Harvey are all looking forward to the new addition to their family. They are extremely happy."
Harvey was born blind because of a condition called optic nerve hypoplasia.
He has gained limited close-up vision and has hormone injections to help his improvement. But medical sources say it is unlikely Jordan's second child will have the same condition.
Jordan and Peter met in the jungle on TV's I'm A Celebrity..Get Me Out of Here last year. But a source disclosed last night: "Katie and Pete didn't plan this baby. The timing isn't ideal as Katie is trying to launch herself as a singer. She's going all-out to be the UK's Eurovision representative. Now voters may see her pregnancy as an obstacle. But she and Peter are happy."
Peter, who proposed to Katie last November, faces being a stay-at-home dad after being dropped by his record label, the Mirror can disclose.
The singer has been ditched by Atlantic Records after his comeback album, The Long Road Back, failed to set the charts alight.
An insider said: "Pete was devastated to be dropped but he doesn't plan to give up. And the money he and Jordan make from glossy magazine photo spreads will keep the coffers full."
Atlantic said: "Peter is no longer signed to Atlantic Records."
Jordan first showed the signs of a bump at the Brits on February 9 when she wore a bizarre blue dress that provoked cries of derision.
On February 15, she wore a grey poncho to hide the bump while promoting her Eurovision bid in Soho.
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