Key keywords: Katie Price, body dysmorphia, old photos ugly comment, celebrity mental health, reality TV star body image, plastic surgery journey, body dysmorphia awareness, glamour model mental health Katie Price, the iconic British glamour model and reality TV star best known by her former stage name Jordan, has made headlines after a raw, unfiltered discussion about her decades-long struggle with body dysmorphia on the latest episode of her self-hosted podcast *The Katie Price Show*. During the episode, the 45-year-old media personality pulled out a series of candid photos from the early 1990s, when she first rose to fame as a Page 3 model at the age of 18. When her co-host commented that she looked “stunning, naturally beautiful” in the throwback shots, Price immediately pushed back, saying “Are you joking? I look ugly in those. I genuinely can’t see what anyone else sees when they look at those pictures. All I notice is the flat chest I hated, the crooked front teeth, the thin eyebrows I thought were too sparse, every single little flaw I was desperate to fix back then.” Price went on to reveal that she was formally diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) three years ago, after decades of pursuing cosmetic procedures to address perceived imperfections that most people around her never noticed. She noted that she got her first breast augmentation at 18, and has since undergone more than 100 cosmetic operations ranging from face lifts and lip fillers to multiple breast revisions, tummy tucks, and dental veneers, all in an attempt to “fix” the flaws she saw in her reflection. “I spent so many years thinking if I just changed one more thing, I’d finally feel happy with how I look,” she shared. “But every time I got a procedure done, I’d find something new to hate about myself. That’s the thing about body dysmorphia—it never really goes away unless you get mental health support, not more surgery.” The reality star emphasized that she decided to speak publicly about her BDD diagnosis to raise awareness, especially for teenage girls and young women who may be struggling with similar body image issues amid pressure from social media to maintain a “perfect” appearance. “I see so many 16, 17 year olds messaging me saying they want to get plastic surgery because they hate how they look, and it breaks my heart,” she said. “I wish someone had told me when I was that age that what I was feeling wasn’t normal, that I needed to talk to a therapist instead of going under the knife. If my story can stop even one young person from making the same mistakes I did, it’s worth being this open about something so personal.” Mental health advocates have praised Price’s honesty, noting that BDD affects an estimated 1 in 50 people globally, but is often underdiagnosed because many people feel ashamed to talk about their obsessive thoughts related to their appearance. Many have also noted that Price’s experience highlights the gap between public perception of celebrity beauty and the private struggles many famous people face with self-esteem.