Katie and Peter: The Next Chapter Stateside, Thursday 9pm, ITV2

Posted by Jane Murphy

They're back! This fascinating new series sees the notoriously reclusive Katie Price and Peter Andre allow us a rare but revealing glimpse into their lives. Apparently, they've spent the past three months in Los Angeles - although this is really the only kind of thing you'd know if you'd recently picked up a tabloid, turned on the TV or... erm... read Orange's celebrity blog.

Joking aside, the couple's new series does allow us to see what they've been up to from a slightly different angle. For example, whereas we're used to seeing paparazzi shots of the pair going about their daily business while being filmed by a reality TV crew, now we get to see them doing the same stuff but with the paparazzi in the background instead. It's an absolute must-see for the Katie and Peter completist.

Highlights from last night's first episode? In a pre-Hollywood trip to the Daily Mirror's offices, Katie admitted she'd never really been friends with Kerry Katona (although nobody thought to ask her why Kezza had been a bridesmaid at her wedding). And in another poignant confession-to-camera, Peter - kind of - apologised for 'Insania'. What he actually said was: "I think five years is long enough for the public to have forgiven me." Give it another five, Pete - then we'll talk.

As we've come to expect from the "UK's hottest celebrity couple", there was also a hell of a lot of tedious bickering - most notably when Katie accused Pete of having an affair. Her evidence? "He's been going to the gym a lot and he doesn't leave his mobile phone lying around any more." For heaven's sake, woman - that's just insania!

Eventually, the family arrived at their new Malibu mansion, and set about unpacking their 22 suitcases. And then they went to the supermarket, with the paparazzi in tow - so we got lots of fascinating footage of photographers crowding round the doorway to take snaps of Katie eyeing up the cantaloupes. TV doesn't get much better than this!

Ultimately, Katie and Peter's reality show is for diehard fans only - although, that said, they're both still pretty likeable and occasionally very funny (sometimes intentionally, sometimes not). If you couldn't give a monkey's about either of them, however, you can have pretty much the same experience by turning off the TV and listening to your neighbours squabbling instead.

Picture: ITV

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Comments

[Gaz]

Petes a nice guy, but Katies got some mouth on her. She can't talk like that in front of the kids.Underneath all that gob, I am sure she is a nice girl. I wonder which persona is the gob- Jordan or Katie?

[ANN]

I Just love every thing about them fabualous

[nne]

mrs price has not shown that she is not a virtious wife.i see nothing she has done better than jade Goddy

[nne]

why do celebrities think people are intrested in their personal lives.Mrs price in her stateside has shown that she is a virtious wife but a nagging,controlling insecure woman.i think she has an enduring husband.i hope she does not frustrate him soon.pls hide ur dirty linen from the public.

[Scarlet]

get a life and return to what really matters. Watching two hedonistic beings doing what they think is normal living is an insult to us all. If we all spent time observing normal people we may learn what really matters in life and start to live! Not to mention think of others more.

[Alia]

It is very romantic blog.

[juliw]

Just watched Katie and Peter, I am a die hard fan of both of theirs and watch every programme,felt the need to comment on Katie she seems so insecure and needs to trust peter he loves her to bits and is such a brilliant, loving, caring dad she is so very lucky to have what she has, chill out relax and enjoy your family katie otherwise you will drive peter away. Junior is soo cute.

[charlotte]

dont be so harsh on them!