Katie Price has gushed over her eldest son Harvey as he celebrates his birthday after previously opening up about his health and concerns about him being at risk of heart attacks

Katie gushed over Harvey(Image: Instagram/katieprice)

Katie Price has gushed over Harvey as he celebrates his 23rd birthday. The former model shares Harvey, who has become a social media star in his own right with former footballer Dwight Yorke – but he has had a strained relationship with his son over the course of his life.

Taking to social media, Katie celebrated Harvey’s birthday by sharing a string of throwback snaps with him over the years as she honoured her eldest child. One image showed Katie, 47, cuddling Harvey as they relaxed in bed, as Harvey planted a kiss on his mother’s cheek.

“Forever love with my son @officialmrharveyprice,” Katie captioned her sweet post. Another image taken at the same time gave fans another angle of Katie and Harvey as they relaxed together.

Katie was seen wearing her pyjamas as Harvey lay shirtless next to his doting mother. “Bank holiday cuddles before lots of celebrations tomorrow,” Katie added. Meanwhile, over on her Instagram Grid, Katie shared a throwback of herself and Harvey while sitting on the This Morning sofa in 2015.

Katie shared a touching tribute to Harvey(Image: katieprice/instagram)

“Can’t believe Harvey’s turning 23 tomorrow,” she said as fans rushed to the comment section. RuPaul’s Drag Race icon Baga Chipz gushed: “Happy Birthday Harvey.” One fan penned: “Happy Birthday Katie to your beautiful boy! He’s such a special lad so handsome so funny.”

A second fan typed: “Harvey, many many happy birthday wishes! You are a young man, sweet, nice, handsome, with your aura you light up the lives of those around you, you are an incredible boy May God bless you always, Italy loves you. We are waiting for you together with mom Katie and your brothers We will all be happy to have you here with us!”

Another typed: “Happy Birthday Harvey, hope you have a great day tomorrow.” Katie’s sweet posts come after she opened up about her concerns for Harvey.

Harvey is today celebrating his 23rd birthday(Image: katieprice/instagram)

She previously disclosed that Harvey, who is blind, has a learning disability, as well as septo-optic dysplasia and Prader-Willi syndrome. Katie has also spoken openly about how Harvey is always hungry, which is a symptom of his condition.

At one point, Harvey weighed around 30 stone, leaving Katie fearing for the 23-year-old due to being at risk of a heart attack. Speaking candidly on The Katie Price Show, her podcast co-hosted with sister Sophie, the mum-of-five didn’t hold back about the reality of their situation. “He’s just under 30st and that’s huge,” Katie said.

“He’s on the verge of a heart attack. He won’t have a long life if he carries on putting more and more weight on.” She explained that she was now working with medical professionals to help aid the situation.

She said: “That’s obviously a massive worry for me, but we’e doing something about it with the doctors,” explaining that he is waiting to begin Mounjaro, which is a type of medication to assist weight loss.

But Harvey’s complex medical needs and existing prescriptions have made it difficult to move forward swiftly. “Because of his complex needs and medications he’s on, things aren’t as easy,” Katie admitted.