BBC hit with hundreds of complaints from furious fans slamming Katie Price’s What Harvey Did Next documentary
THE BBC has been hit with more than one hundred complaints from furious fans slamming Katie Price’s What Harvey Did Next documentary.
The fortnightly report for the BBC complaints service stated viewers had complained of Katie being an “inappropriate subject for a documentary”.
They also raised concerns about featuring Harvey – a vulnerable young adult.
A total of 103 complaints were made between February 28 and March 13.
Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next was commissioned before she avoided jail for a drink-drive smash.
The reality star flipped her BMW after taking cocaine and downing vodka.
The BBC was slammed for reportedly paying the 43-year-old to appear in a show.
When it was announced it would air, BBC viewers reacted with fury on social media and vowed to boycott the show.
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One said: “This is an outrageous abuse of license funds!
“Who wants to watch this woman: she’s a bankrupt, who flouts the law & takes holidays & you think we want to watch this trashy bimbo?”
Another fumed: “Monday night at 9pm prime time viewing @bbc
have an hour long episode with Katie Price is this what people pay their licence fee for..
“A woman who recently was in court for drink driving offence and narrowly missed jail. Talentless, self promoting just how much have they paid her”.
While one said: “@BBC why are you giving a drunk, drink driver Air time, absolutely livid! #katieprice”.
The documentary explored son Harvey’s move to college as Katie told all about her struggle to cope with the transition.
The show is a follow up to the widely-acclaimed documentary Katie Price: Harvey and Me.
Katie was handed a 16-week prison sentence suspended for a year, 100 hours community service and ordered to attend 20 rehab sessions after the car crash.
Her driving ban was also extended for two years and she must pay £213 in costs on top of the £7,358 she already owes the court.
Sentencing in December, District Judge Amanda Kelly said: “When you chose to get behind the wheel that night you showed no concern for others.
“You could have killed somebody. Your actions meant the emergency services had to use up their precious time.
“You knowingly and deliberately flouted a court order and not for the first time.
“You seem to think you are above the law.”
The judge also said Price, who has six previous driving convictions, had “one of the worst driving records I have ever seen”.