Katie Price advanced to the next stage of Celebrity MasterChef during Monday’s pre-recorded episode, just hours after reports emerged that she had been rushed to the hospital with an eye injury following an alleged incident.

In the episode, after wowing judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace with her toad in the hole, 43-year-old Katie shared her excitement with the cameras, saying, ‘I’m really happy that I’m still in, really happy. I’m excited and nervous. Never underestimate the Pricey.’

The competition saw the mother of five facing off against celebrities such as Joe Swash, former footballer Dion Dublin, actor Melissa Johns, and furniture expert Will Kirk, the latter of whom was eliminated by the end of the episode.

Katie also offered a glimpse into life at home with her five children during the pandemic, comparing herself to ‘a school dinner lady’ when it comes to feeding her brood.

‘Because it’s COVID I have spent more time in the kitchen, but the trouble with this show is you’re not allowed to use tinned stuff,’ Katie quipped.

She added: ‘You have to make it from scratch. I’m like a school dinner lady. Big pots, five kids, and I just chuck it all in.’

Her appearance on the show comes after it was revealed she was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Monday morning with an eye injury following an alleged attack.

Police were called after the incident occurred at a property in Essex, who called for paramedics.

The Sun report that a man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and is currently being held in custody. 

In a statement to MailOnline, Essex police said: ‘We were called by colleagues in the ambulance service to reports of an assault in The Meadows, Little Canfield, shortly after 1.30am this morning, Monday 23 August.

‘We arrived and found a woman had sustained a facial injury which required hospital treatment. A man was arrested a short time later on suspicion of assault. He remains in custody.’ 

Neighbours heard ‘loads of shouting and screaming’ on the night Katie was rushed to hospital. 

One neighbour told MailOnline ‘There was something kicking off because I heard loads of shouting and screaming. It was definitely going off.

‘It was anti social and sounded like a load of p***heads coming back from the pub. There was a real kerfuffle.  

‘Then I saw a car parked across the road for ages. Around half an hour after that I heard loads of talking.

‘I came downstairs to see what was going, but I don’t know what time it was because I didn’t have my phone with me. I didn’t see or hear any cops. I didn’t see any blue lights.’

Another said: ‘We heard an argument at about 11pm. I didn’t hear anything at 1.30am when the police were supposed to have been called because I was asleep.

‘I know that Katie Price had been living next door. I don’t think I had heard any big arguments before last night.’