Peter Andre says kids Princess and Junior 'have their own minds' amid Katie Price row

Peter Andre has insisted that Princess and Junior Andre 'are good kids' following his public row with their mother Katie Price.

The pop star, 52, was married to showbiz legend Katie from 2005 until 2009 and recently made bombshell claims about why they have lived with him for a number of years. With Junior, 20, on the cusp of a budding career in music and Princess, 18, having just launched her own reality show, the Mysterious Girl singer has now insisted how proud he is of both of them.

During Wednesday's This Morning, Peter sat down with hosts Rylan Clark and Josie Gibson, where he was asked about his children now that they are both stepping into the spotlight in their own right.

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He said: "[Junior] is brilliant. Honestly, I think he's gonna go very, very far. I'm glad he's taken time out to be a teenager and actually enjoy his time and he's settling in with his girlfriend. I'm glad he's done all of that and he's ready to go for it. They're good kids and they have their own minds and they love that!"

The former I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here star, who is now married to Emily Andre and has Amelia, Theo and Arabella with her, added that he tries to copy his own father's parenting styles but acknowledges that their circumstances are a little bit different to when he was growing up in Australia's Gold Coast.

He added: "When I go home, my dad calls me downstairs and we go to the bank. And I'm like 'Dad, I've just woken up!' but he's like 'I don't care, we are going to the bank now!' I can't do that with them, I let them have a lot of freedom and do their thing." Peter also has his concerns as a parent when it comes to social media.

He said: "People ask me about social media a lot. But when we started social media, we were a all in it together and we didn't know the pitfalls of it. I don't even think social media on its own is the problem.

"I think with AI involved its a whole different level, it's scary. It's really scary. I really want them to fly and do their own thing and do very well."

Katie had slammed those producing their daughter Princess' debut reality series and recently urged Peter to sit down to end their feud.

However, in a shock Instagram post that came shortly after, Peter hit out: "For sixteen 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, but staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today."

"The latest comments about my children's welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood. In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement. I have never made this public before, out of respect for my children.

"In 2011 and 2015, publicly documented court cases, found my ex-wife had made false claims. She was ordered to pay substantial damages and legal costs, and to apologise, to me and my management. The same falsehoods are being repeated today.

"Unfortunately, there are many more lies and baseless accusations I have yet to address. Those will now be dealt with in the coming months."

In response, a spokesperson for Katie told the Mirror: "Kate is in a much better and clear headspace and is at peace with the situation, this was in the past and she doesn't feel the need to bring up tit for tat comments, but more importantly she's dealing with this the right way and it's now in her lawyers hands. Kate will no longer be gaslight [sic] and bullied as she once was..."

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