Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inAnahita Hossein-Pour, Mathilde Grandjean & Sam HallWednesday 14 October 2026 13:36 BSTKatie Price arrives at Lewes Crown Court (PA)Reality TV star Katie Price engaged in a heated exchange with defence barrister Arlette Piercy during the rape trial of her ex-husband, Kieran Hayler, at Lewes Crown Court, strongly rejecting accusations that she was lying or pursuing a vendetta.Kieran Hayler, 39, is currently on trial accused of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault against a 13-year-old girl in West Sussex in 2016, all of which he denies.During cross-examination, Price rejected claims that her testimony was driven by malice over Hayler's past affair with their nanny, whom Price admitted selecting because she was not very attractive to discourage him from cheating.Price told the jury she was deeply shocked by the allegations because they involved a child, insisting that she harboured no venom towards Hayler and was not acting out of revenge. She said: “I don’t need to be here. You can see in black and white something’s gone on. I won’t have anybody call me a liar.”Hayler maintains his innocence and claims that his ex-wife launched a campaign against him following the breakdown of their marriage in 2018; the trial continues.In fullKatie Price tells court ‘I don’t need to be here’ during angry exchange at ex’s rape trialMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in