Fay Weldon: 'Katie Price empowers women'

Fay Weldon has suggested that glamour model Katie Price empowers women.

Speaking at the Richmond Book Now Festival, the author said that by the standards set by modern society, Price is a positive role model for women, the Evening Standard reports.

Weldon said: "It depends what you think the function of women is. If it's to look good then she's fine. If it's to make a lot of money, then she's fine.

"So I suppose she must be empowering for women because one wants them to be prosperous and they like to look good."

She added: "She drinks too much and sleeps with too many people and talks about it too much for common decency, but who of us is perfect?"