Katie Price was branded 'unrecognisable' when she appeared on new documentary What Harvey Did Next after recent changes to her face via surgery.
The 43-year-old mum-of-five featured in the controversial new doc which aired on BBC One on Monday night and followed 19-year-old son Harvey as he was enrolled in a specialist school for those with learning difficulties.
Earlier this year, Katie revealed she had gone under the knife again to get more surgery on her face – having also enjoyed procedures last year.
Fans tuning in to the BBC show were shocked to see how different she looked from the fresh faced topless model she was when her career began in the 90s.
One shocked fan wrote: "#katiepricewhatharveydidnext did next is quite interesting although #katieprice is no longer recognisable!! #bbcone."
And another questioned: "#katieprice how much work has she had done around here eyes shes only 43."
And one other alarmed fan wrote on Twitter : " Katie Price has done somethin proper weird to her face I can’t look at her without getting the creeps."
But some fans hit out at those who judged Katie on a superficial level.
One supportive viewer tweeted: "It is easy to belittle people like Katie Price. But her devotion to Harvey (when his a****le father walked away) is genuinely impressive. Many of us could not do what she does. I couldn't."
Another agreed, tweeting: "Those who criticise her couldn't walk a mile in her shoes. Don't judge."
And another fan tweeted: "#WhatHarveydidnext Superb @KatiePrice continues to be an advocate for single parents of children with complex additional needs like me. Highlighting the reality many don’t see."
Katie's latest documentary has been released amid a cloud of controversy, however, with many taking issue with the fact the documentary was made amid Katie's legal issues last year.
She famously crashed her car in a drink-drive incident last September and was sentenced to a 16-week suspended sentence, 100 hours' community work and a two-year driving ban last December after she pleaded guilty.
Some viewers took issue with the fact licence fee payer money was used to fund a documentary in light of her criminal conviction.
One tweeted: "what an utter waste of license money. Why are we funding this drink driving criminal."
Ahead of the show airing on BBC One on Monday night, a spokesperson for the Corporation defended the documentary from the criticism that had erupted before the one hour special had even aired.
They said: "Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next is a documentary that aims to explore and shine a light on a side of disability that is not often shown.
“The film highlights the experiences of Harvey Price, who lives with a range of complex medical and behavioural conditions, as he enters a new phase of adulthood and the difficult decisions that he and his Mum make along the way as he enrols at college.
"This film is very much focused on Harvey, and we believe that his is an important story to tell. This BBC programme does address Katie Price’s arrest, following her car accident, in the context of how Harvey’s life would be impacted if something had happened to his Mum."
However, they refused to reveal how much licence fee money has been spent as a fee for Katie to appear on the program.
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