Price: 'I've been raped more than once'

Katie Price has announced that she was a victim of rape as a young woman.

The glamour model made the revelation in response to the continuing controversy surrounding her boyfriend Alex Reid's new gangster movie, which allegedly sees him simulate raping and throttling a woman.

Last week, Reid was accused of glorifying sexual violence in the film, which is titled Killer Bitch.

However, writing in her OK column, Price insisted: "I was appalled by the headlines claiming he's taken part in something which glorifies rape. This is completely untrue.

"Rape is a subject very close to my own heart. I was raped when I was younger, more than once. Needless to say, I'd never be associated with anything or anyone so sick."

She continued: "I've never talked about this before, but I feel I have to now because I was so hurt by these accusations that I would not take a subject which affects so many women seriously.

"Someone who was close to Alex was also raped and he is as horrified as I am by these claims."

Earlier this year, Price admitted that she was sexually abused by a stranger at the age of 6.