Katie Price insists ‘I don’t need a man’ as she splits from Married At First Sight star JJ Slater after almost two years together

Katie Price has insisted ‘I don’t need a man’ after splitting from her boyfriend and Married At First Sight UK star JJ Slater.

Daily Mail revealed how the former glamour model, 47, ended the romance after realising she didn’t see a future with the former reality star, 14 years her junior.

Insiders say cracks in their relationship had become ‘too obvious to ignore’ in recent months, despite Katie insisting they were going strong.

Speaking on the latest episode of her podcast, The Katie Price Show, the star said: ‘Years ago, I was always afraid of being on my own. I always felt I needed someone. 

‘How I am now, I always say, I don’t need a man. If I want a man, it’s because I want them. I don’t need a man, whereas years before, I needed a man.’ 

However, insiders are less convinced by Katie’s proclamation that she is happy being single and say she will be back in a new relationship in no time. 

Katie Price has insisted ‘I don’t need a man’ after splitting from her boyfriend and Married At First Sight UK star JJ Slater

The former glamour model, 47, ended the romance after realising she didn’t see a future with the former reality star, 14 years her junior

A source told the Mirror: ‘She wants to find a husband and can’t cope without being with a partner. It wouldn’t be surprising if she hasn’t got someone lined up already.

‘It will last three seconds. Her family are concerned she will throw herself deep into another relationship and put the pressure on again to get married, like she has with JJ. You can’t force someone to get married, you can’t force someone to love you.’

Katie and JJ began dating in February 2024, after JJ rose to fame on E4’s Married At First Sight UK.

Katie even spoke of having a child together, her sixth, but in the end, it wasn’t meant to be.

A source previously told Daily Mail: ‘Katie has had doubts for some time about whether JJ is husband material, but she hoped those concerns would fade. 

‘Instead, her fears only grew, and she’s now accepted the relationship will not end with her walking down the aisle for a fourth time.

‘JJ was left disappointed and has already packed his bags and moved back to his home in Essex. He genuinely saw a future with Katie, but it seems she ultimately had a very different outlook.’

The Daily Mail contacted Katie and JJ’s representatives for comment at the time. 

Katie began dating JJ in 2024, shortly after her split from former fiancé Carl Woods, her eighth engagement (pictured January 2025) 

JJ had appeared on the 2023 series of Married At First Sight UK, where he made headlines for dating transgender bride Ella Morgan despite marrying another contestant

Insiders are less convinced by Katie’s proclamation that she is happy being single and say she will be back in a new relationship in no time

Fashion entrepreneur JJ had appeared on the 2023 series of Married At First Sight UK, where he made headlines for dating transgender bride Ella Morgan despite marrying another contestant during the experiment.

Katie has been married three times, to singer Peter Andre, 52, with whom she shares children Junior, 20, and Princess, 18, former cage fighter Alex Reid, 50, and personal trainer Kieran Hayler, 38, the father of her youngest two children, Jett, 12, and Bunny, 10.

She is also mother to son Harvey, 23, whom she shares with footballer Dwight Yorke, 54. 

JJ supported Katie through a number of health scares in recent months, as fans voiced concern over her increasingly skinny and gaunt appearance and her continued fixation with cosmetic surgery.