Jordan And Pete - A Love Story For The Modern Age (Jordan: A Whole New World - Katie Price)

Member Name: cherwaite

Product:	Jordan: A Whole New World - Katie Price
Date:	02/10/06 (825 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fast Paced, Easy Read, Lots of Juicy Inside Information .

Disadvantages: Expensive, Not Intellectually Stimulating In The Least .

I love reading anything celebrity wise. Trashy magazines that churn out drivel week in week out is my prey. I read far too many much to the disappointment of my OH, he keeps telling me to put a £1 in a jar anytime I have the urge to buy a mag. This does make sense as I'm on somewhat of a money saving drive at the moment but then I see the latest headlines. Models in Size 0 shocker, Posh eats a hamburger and Jade seeing Sexy new man? Once I have spied the bait, I'm biting faster than a cod. I recycle though.. Just in case your wondering.


Who Jordan Is ~~

Jordan (Real name Katie Price) has been about the Celebrity circuit for a while now. Known as one of those celebrities for no apparent reason other than her massive knockers, she has quickly become one of the most successful Female glamour models in the UK. I'm sure everyone has heard of her exploits, seen her photos in national newspapers or seen any of her merchandise in stores across the country.

She has had a few (ahem..) wild and highly publicised relationships with other well known celebrities such as ;

Dane Bowers - Ex Boy Band singer in the group 'Another Level' Together for a year, They both fell in love with each other and got engaged quickly. Unfortunately cracks began to show, as Jordan claims, Dane was hugely jealous of her fame and her being the higher money earner. He frequently argued with her and put her down regards revealing outfits she would wear and suffocated her in the relationship. She got pregnant and he demanded she have an abortion. This was ultimately the end of them as a couple. Although she claims she still loved him at the end. However soon after Dane released a song called 'Shut up and forget about it' based on their time together. Harsh!

Dwight Yorke - Manchester United Football Player.
Amid claims he was a womaniser Jordan has a brief fling with Dwight which resulted in the pregnancy and subsequent birth of her son, Harvey. Since the birth of Harvey, Dwight hasn't been of great support to Jordan. Jordan has made no secret of the fact that she dislikes him with a passion but he still is in contact with his son however rare his visits may be!

Gareth Gates - Pop Idol Runner Up.
When she was around 5 months pregnant with Harvey these two had a brief affair which was kept secret from the public for some time after. Meeting in hotel rooms as not to get in the tabloids Jordan claims he was besotted with her whilst Gareth claimed she pursued him! He was 17 at the time and she was 25. He told all to the tabloids before Jordan had chance to in the publication of her first Autobiography 'Being Jordan'.

Peter Andre - One hit wonder (sorry he was!!) in the 1990's with song 'Mysterious Girl'. They met in the Australian outback on the set of the reality show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. At the time Pete was single and Jordan was engaged to Scott Sullivan. It quickly became a reality TV executives dream as they fell in love with each other on screen, we all lapped it up thinking there would be no future to it. Apparently we were wrong!. They are now married and have a son, Junior who was born on June 13th 2005.

What You Can Expect To Find In The Book
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This book is a follow up to her previous autobiography 'Being Jordan' and takes the story from when she met Pete to their subsequent courtship, wedding and birth of Junior.

Written in a highly fast paced way Jordan quickly describes the moment she fell in love with Pete; Love at first sight <sigh> and how their love was very Romeo and Juliet with obstacles preventing them from getting together at each turn. Petes' management were not keen on them getting together due to Jordans reputation in the papers as a foxy 'get your baps out' siren and this clashed with Petes sweet natured, innocent, wholesome image. But true love knows no bounds and Jordan pursued him with all her gusto and bravado until he was in her claws.

Unfortunately for Jordan she was not alone in having a fair few high profile Ex's. In his hay day Pete was quite the stud. We all remember that greasy six pack and his gelled to high heaven hair like it was yesterday, urm don't we? Back then he was quite the player and womaniser with a carefree attitude to sex with as many ladies as he could lay his greasy hands on. This was quite a new set up for Jordan as she was used to being the 'cock' as one would say, of her relationships. Now she knew how her past OH's felt! Petes Ex, Spice Girl Mel B even got in touch with Jordan on the phone soon after she met Pete to warn her about his possessive jealous nature. She didn't take kindly to this. Hearing from a new blokes ex is hardly a great start to the relationship. But luckily Jordan is also jealous and possessive ::cue whoop of joy:: so as she wisely says they are a perfect match.

Throughout the book you quickly pick up on the fact that their relationship is a feisty one. Around every 10 pages there is a bust up which is usually based upon their jealous nature and Petes ex's popping up at every corner. This is mildly amusing for the sadistic types amongst us. Some great arguments include;

1 - Jordan despises Petes Ex who is a flight attendant/trolley dolly. Unfortunately this trolley dolly is a family friend of Petes so she is invited to every family occasion herein. This includes Pete & Jordans wedding. Arf arf. After much hair flicking, arguing and flouncing Jordan eventually gets her own way and the trolley dolly is sidelined from the event. I would have loved to have seen the fireworks if she had gone!

2 - Pete loves to dangle his Ex's in front of Jordans face. For example he was watching an old music video of his and called Jordan into the room to show her his Ex, Kimmy, dancing in the background. Smart move wide boy. He then goes on to reveal that quite often in his music videos (this astounded me as I only thought he had the one song) he picked ladies who he fancied and would hump after shooting. Katie, unsurprisingly, goes off her rocker.

3 - The love/hate relationship with Peters family. Pete was brought up in Greece with a strictly religious family. They are Jehovah's Witnesses and devout Christians. I can only imagine what they thought when they found out Pete has fallen for the biggest fake plastic bimbo in the UK. Before they met they had even heard a rumour that Jordan was a porn star. Cue awkward meeting from hell. They have a very unsteady relationship and never really see eye to eye. You get the feeling Jordan sees them as a pain in the bum.

There are other subjects raised in the book too. Jordans entry into the Eurovision song contest was quite a mystery to me. But all is revealed in the book. Jordan was promised a recording contract with Sony but her manager, Claire, on the sole requirement that she entered the running to be the UK's entry for Eurovision. Unfortunately things didn't go as planned, as usual with Jordan. She loathed her song with a passion and then midway through rehearsals she found out that she was pregnant with Junior. She kept this a secret as she was determined to go ahead with the contest and get this lucrative deal as she thinks she has a good singing voice. Note the 'thinks'. Her main competition was Javine Hilton and Gina G. It all got quite bitchy as they were making remarks in the press about Jordan getting her mammaries out a lot and relying on that rather than any singing talent to win the competition. Now Jordan is not one to make comments behind your back so she had an open argument with Javine on the set of a children's television show before it was broadcast. Classy eh. I loved this part of the book as it gives you a glimpse into the undercurrent of the celeb world. I wont reveal what happened in the competition but let me just say Jordan wore a PVC cat suit whilst she sung her song being 5 months pregnant. The girls got guts!

Another topic which I think goes widely overlooked by the public is Harvey, Jordan's disabled 4 year old son. He was born completely blind and then started having further medical complications. He has a rare growth disorder which means he is in clothes meant for a child aged 11 and although he hardly eats anything he has such a slow metabolism that he continues putting on weight. He also has diabetes so Jordan has to inject him daily with insulin, as she has a phobia of needles this is a big trauma. In the book Jordan goes into great depth over her daily routine with Harvey, his basic needs and the constant worry that she has over him. She suspects that he also has Autism as he seems to be in a world of his own all the time and doesn't respond to her a lot. He is in Great Ormond street hospital regularly for tests and treatment and Jordan finds this hard. She also tackles peoples reaction to Harvey and the way they treat him differently to other children.

There is also a revelation in the book that after the birth of her Son, Junior, Jordan suffered from PND, Post Natal Depression. Due to the emergency caesarean section delivery of him and the illness and weakness she had afterwards she didn't experience the initial bonding of giving birth naturally and holding him straight away. Once transferred home Peters' Cypriot family were over in full force over powering her and molly coddling the baby. They didn't allow her any personal space even though she was still very weak from the operation and arrived every morning at 8am for 2 weeks after the birth. God the poor lass, I could truly empathise with her feelings. It sounds like a complete nightmare.

Towards the end of the book Jordan goes into great depth about her and Petes wedding. The wedding to end all weddings! In true Disney princess style Jordan was decked out in the hugest pink Swarovski crystal covered diamond studded wedding dress I have ever seen. Covered by OK! Magazine and paid thousands for their exclusive pictures her and Pete lavishly splashed out on every minute detail of the ceremony. But did being under the media glare ruin the day? I will let you find that out.

What I liked about this Book ~~

It was a stomper of a read and I finished it within 3 days. It was hard to put down and very addictive. If you are a fan of trashy celebrity gossip this is a must for you to look at. Jordan is very open and refreshingly honest about the flaws in her character. She is a diva, lets admit it. She also has more money than any of us can dream of so she is living life to the full. I think she would like her own life to be like a fairy tale hence the Cinderella style wedding and she is living any girls dream. You warm to her and Pete and by the end of the book it is sad and you feel like your losing a friend. Super stuff, A huge big thumbs up from me. But if you despise all things celebrity wise avoid this at all costs!

What I didn't like about this Book ~~

Nothing much, I am shamefully easy to please obviously. The fact that Jordan has made 2 Autobiographies at such a young age screams rip off to me. The publishers have cottoned on to the fact there is a huge market for Jordan and have exploited that by making people fork out twice for something which could have been culminated into one book. Only suckers like me would fall for this!

The Cover Design

The book is very simple and stylish in its design. A portrait photography of Jordan with seemingly no top on is on the front. Full make up - Check, Pout - Check. The words Jordan - A whole new world are in white large bold font. On the back is another photograph of Jordan laid upside down in a more provocative pose. With pearl necklace (oi) and well not a lot of clothes on. I suppose this is trying to pull in the male readers.

Other Details

ISBN 1846050367
www.jordanfanclub.com for more Jordan information
Price £16.99
Although a quick kelkoo search has revealed you can get it for £12.99 at play.com

Thank you for reading!
Copyright cherwaite 2006 x

Summary: My humble opinion on Jordans 2nd Autobiography - Who needs Romeo & Juliet with these two?!