Katie Price kisses Hugh Hefner in throwback snap as she recalls 'dream' Playboy cover

Katie Price has recalled being on the cover of Playboy two decades ago, with her reflecting on the experience after photos of her and its late founder Hugh Hefner resurfaced.

The former glamour model, now 44 - who was once known as Jordan - appeared in the magazine in 2002 and is said to have briefly lived in the Playboy Mansion around that time.

She has now recalled the opportunity in a post this week, after having discussed the experience in the past. Katie has described being on the cover as a "dream come true".

The reality TV star made the admission after a fan account on Instagram shared throwback photos of Katie and Hugh - who passed away back in 2017, at the age of 91.

Katie Price (right), pictured kissing Hugh Hefner (left), appeared in Playboy two decades ago (Getty Images)

She modelled for an issue in 2002 (Getty Images)

The post included a number of photos, some of which are understood to have been taken whilst the pair were promoting the issue of the magazine that featured Katie.

One of the photos showed Katie and Hugh kissing. It was alongside this photo that the I'm A Celebrity alum wrote her caption, whilst sharing the post on her Instagram Story.

She wrote: "The dream [came] true when I did the cover of American playboy and lived with Hugh Hefner and toured America with him promoting my cover and shoot."

She was referred to as Jordan at the time (Broadimage/REX/Shutterstock)

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Katie appeared in the September issue of the men's lifestyle magazine in 2002. She shared a photo of the cover with her followers on Instagram this afternoon too.

She had been referred to as Jordan by the magazine at the time of the issue's publication. And she was described on the front of Playboy as "London's legendary bad girl".

Katie has previously spoken about living at the Playboy Mansion around that time (Getty Images)

She had promoted her cover of the magazine with its founder Hugh, who died in 2017 (AFP via Getty Images)

The former glamour model - who was around 24 when she modelled for the magazine - has spoken about the experience in the past, including in a post shared in 2020.

Katie - who's said she lived at the Playboy Mansion for about six weeks - wrote that she would pose for Playboy again, saying: "I feel I've bettered with age and sexiness."

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