Katie Price was sexually assaulted in South Africa

Katie Price has revealed she was sexually assaulted during a carjacking in South Africa. The 41-year-old mother-of-five disclosed that during a trip to the country with her children to film her Quest Red reality TV show in 2018, her car was held up by armed gunmen on a journey from Johannesburg to Swaziland.

Katie told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "Six men attacked us after we stopped because my son Junior needed a wee.

"It was like something from a horror film. This big man in an adidas hoody was shouting in my face, swearing and demanding I give him everything. And he was touching me down below.

"I grabbed a pillow and launched myself in front of the kids, trying to protect them, waiting for a bullet to hit me. I thought I was going to die. Police said it was a miracle they didn't kill us.

PROTECTION DOG

"Since then I've had to get a protection dog for the family, and it has been so hard on poor Princess, my daughter -- she can't go anywhere on her own."

Katie -- who first spoke about her harrowing ordeal during an episode of Channel 4's 'SAS: Celebrity Who Dares Wins' last week -- added that she subsequently spent time in the !Priory rehab clinic, where she was treated for PTSD.

And in 2019, Katie recommended therapy to anyone who was struggling.

She shared: "I'm just lucky that I've got such good family. I'm the warrior, the survivor. I got through it and now I can put up with anything."