Katie Price’s mother Amy has come out to defend her daughter’s reputation, saying that her ex-husband Peter Andre, was often moody and aggressive with her.

She also told The Mirror that Andre was insensitive when Katie suffered a miscarriage earlier this year.

Amy said: “I’m so angry and somebody has to start sticking up for Kate. As much as I don’t want to say anything, people have to hear the truth.

“As far as Pete was concerned, he was like, ‘Come on, it’s happened. You have to move on’. You could see that when they filmed the London Marathon immediately afterwards for ITV, he didn’t seem to give two s**ts about her.

“He was asking why she was upset and things like, ‘Why are you so moody?’ when he knew what had gone on just days before. I thought it was insensitive and his reaction surprised her. She was so upset and couldn’t stop crying.”

On Peter’s behavior in front of the media, Amy said: “He’s a great actor and can turn it on and off. When filming was on, he was always quite bubbly, but I have seen Peter when he’s on one of his lows, especially when he’s manipulative, moody and verbally aggressive.”

A spokeswoman for Andre responded: “This is not worth commenting on.”