“Instantly watchable,” “smart,” “underestimated” – all words used to describe the living brand that is Katie Price.

Estimated to be worth around £45m at the peak of her career, Price is at once in-your-face fake, yet utterly authentic.

If verification of her global celebrity status was needed, Kim Kardashian – a woman who has played the fame game to perfection – tweeted in April 2009: “OMG Katie Price aka Jordan and her husband Peter are on my flight home from NYC!”

Maximising…