The 39-year-old TV star began her tour in September, but recently opted to cancel a number of scheduled shows after her 15-year-old son Harvey became part of a kidnap plot, and itโs now been revealed that the remaining seven dates of the tour have also been postponed until 2018.
Katie was poised to appear in Birmingham, Folkestone, Hays, Brighton, Southampton and Newcastle, before ending the tour in Southend on December 16.
But those dates have now been scrapped, with a number of appearances being rescheduled for spring next year, with Katieโs return being planned for the Theatre Royal in Brighton on March 4.
The decision was taken in light of the ยฃ50,000 kidnap plot against Harvey, who is autistic and also suffers from Prader-Willi syndrome, an incurable genetic disorder that can lead to behavioural problems.
An insider told The Sun Online: โKatie puts on a brave face, but sheโs actually very shaken up by the whole thing.
โSheโs very vulnerable right now with everything thatโs been going on.
โSheโs paranoid that something could happen while sheโs onstage and sheโd never forgive herself. Katie doesnโt want to let people down, but sheโs frantic with worry over this whole incident.โ
The former glamour model previously cancelled an appearance in Manchester, England, after an anonymous email warned her that unless she paid ยฃ50,000 in cash, they would โsmash inโ Harveyโs face.
The same email called on Katie โ who also has Bunny, three, Jett, four, Princess, 10, and Junior, 12 โ to deliver the cash to an address in London.
The email is currently being investigated by the police, and a source close to the situation said: โThe thought of anyone harming the kids sickens her to the core, and until the police have caught the perpetrator, she feels she just canโt leave them.
โKatie is really shaken by this and is hoping against hope that the police catch this person as soon as possible. She knows they will be living in fear until they do.โ
