Princess Tiaamii Crystal Esther Andre, daughter of Katie Price and Peter Andre, is stepping into the spotlight with her own four-part reality show, The Princess Diaries, on ITV2. At 18, Andre’s life has been a public spectacle since birth, chronicled in shows like Katie & Peter: The Baby Diaries. While her father, singer Peter Andre, features prominently, her mother, model Katie Price, is notably absent from the new series. This has fueled tabloid speculation, with recent reports in The Sun and The Mirror claiming Price is “devastated” by her exclusion and that her daughter is too afraid to address the family rift.
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Andre’s journey into television mirrors her mother’s early career. Price, known as Jordan, achieved Page 3 fame by 18. “It’s crazy that I was your age when I started doing these things,” Andre recalls her mother saying, surprised by the parallel. While her mother found success at a young age through topless modeling, Andre expresses no such inclination. “That’s not as popular nowadays and it just doesn’t appeal to me,” she states, adding, “I have nothing against anyone who does it, obviously.” Instead, Andre is focused on building her own brand as a businesswoman, aiming for a billionaire status, or as her manager Marie-Claire Giddings gently corrects, simply “successful.”
Andre’s public life began with her first six weeks documented on television. Her early years were filled with reality show appearances until her parents’ split in 2009. She continued to feature on their subsequent solo shows. Now, at 18, she’s charting her own course. Despite the tabloid narrative, Andre insists her mother’s absence from The Princess Diaries was not a deliberate exclusion. “There was actually no decision, really,” she explains. “But because I’m living with Dad at the moment, he was in it more.” Her management team, which also manages her father, played a role in this. “It was never true that I said I didn’t want her in it,” she asserts, noting that while tabloids “twist the knife,” her mother actually initiated the recent stories about not being invited to her birthday party.
Andre admits to always loving the camera, a passion evident since her toddler days on TV. She describes herself as more reserved than her mother, who is characterized as a “funny, reckless, potty-mouthed force of nature.” Andre left private school in Surrey at 16 to study beauty. She admits to being “quite good at waffling” and passed three GCSEs: Music, Fashion, and English Language.
Andre confesses to feeling self-conscious about her appearance, particularly her nose and lips, a feeling amplified by social media. “When I was younger, I got comments about my appearance,” she shares. Her solution is makeup, enabling her to feel more confident. She notes a generational difference in how online negativity is handled, with her father growing up before social media normalized such comments. As an influencer, Andre understands the power and pitfalls of online platforms, aiming to inspire younger followers organically. She emphasizes her commitment to only promoting brands she genuinely uses and likes, stating, “I would never promote a brand that I don’t like or don’t have an interest in.”
- Princess Tiaamii Crystal Esther Andre, 18, stars in her own reality show, The Princess Diaries.
- She aims for a successful business career, drawing parallels and distinctions with her mother, Katie Price.
- Andre speaks about childhood trauma, including a hijacking incident in South Africa at age 10.
- She prioritizes natural beauty and wants to be an inspiration to her young audience.
- Despite family rifts, Andre expresses a protective sentiment towards her mother.
Andre wishes her childhood had been happier, citing a traumatic hijacking incident in South Africa when she was 10, during which her mother was sexually assaulted. “It’s one of the worst things I’ve experienced in my life,” she says, recounting the terror of being surrounded by six gunmen. The event still impacts her, causing fear of the dark and nighttime driving, with “random flashbacks.”
She also expresses dislike for her mother’s former Sussex home, the “Mucky Mansion,” describing it as a “really scary house” where “a lot went on.” Andre has also lived with her father full-time, a situation stemming from a 2019 family court order. While she acknowledges her father’s stabilizing influence, she’s protective of her mother, stating, “Right now, Mum is completely different to how she was four years ago.” She finds a balance between her father’s quiet, organized home and her mother’s more chaotic environment.
Andre shares a close bond with her seven siblings, including Harvey, her disabled elder brother, from whom she has learned “patience” and “ways of communicating.” Harvey’s love for trains, frogs, rainbows, and food is a bright spot. She remains proud of her mother’s current well-being, emphasizing that “Mum is completely different to how she was four years ago.”
“No matter what I do in my life, I’ll get compared to my mum,” Andre acknowledges. “I guess it’s always going to be a headline.” Her reality show is intended as a stepping stone to a business career, and only time will tell if she can forge her own path beyond the shadow of her famous mother.
The Princess Diaries is available on ITVX.
