Katie Price regrets not being able to be with Gareth Gates, the man she lost her virginity to, after 24 years have passed.

Katie Price's love life has been quite eventful, with a lot of twists and turns just like the ever-changing lineup of the Sugababes. But amidst all the chaos, it seems that she still has a soft spot for one particular ex - Gareth Gates. Their short-lived romance has become a part of British pop culture history, known for being one of the most scandalous and talked-about moments of the 00s.

It all began in 2002, when the then 24-year-old glamour model, known as Jordan at the time, took the virginity of Pop Idol singer Gareth Gates. What made it even more scandalous was the fact that she was pregnant with her first child, Harvey, at the time. This fling came just after Katie's relationship with Harvey's father, Dwight Yorke, had ended.

Gareth, who was only 17 at the time, initially denied the affair, but it later came to light that he did indeed have a night of passion with Katie. Fast forward to present day, and Katie has revealed that it was actually Gareth who "ghosted" her, leaving her and her family to wonder what could have been. At the launch event for her docuseries, Katie shared, "Imagine meeting someone 25 years ago and then they sort of ghost you.

You don't know why, and then 25 years later, you finally get the answers. He had thought I'd done something which I didn't do, and now he finds out the truth." Gareth, on the other hand, had initially denied their fling, claiming that he didn't want his family to find out and was also worried about the impact it would have on his career. He believed that Katie had sold the story, and at the time, it was a lot to handle for a young teenager.

However, in an interview for her docuseries, Gareth is said to reveal new details about their fling. Katie also spoke about the whole situation with a laugh, saying, "The shock on his face and the shock on mine... Everyone was like, 'You and Gareth, that was the one that got away!'" This conversation takes place in a later episode of the four-part Sky series, Katie Price: Nothing to Hide, produced by Louis Theroux's company.

Although Gareth rarely speaks about his past with Katie, he did open up about it on The Big Reunion, saying, "I denied the whole Jordan thing because I was 17, and I didn't want my family to find out about my sex life. If I hadn't lied, it wouldn't have been a big deal. My family, friends, and fans wouldn't have felt as let down.

For me, I was very young, and I had to say that I didn't want a long-term relationship at that age. So she sold the story, and I said it was all lies." Since then, Katie has also rarely discussed her past with Gareth, but she did defend her decision to sleep with him, pointing out that much of the controversy was because she was pregnant. In a podcast interview, she calmly stated, "Yes, I took his virginity when I was six months pregnant." In response to a disapproving head shake, she joked, "Just because I'm pregnant, don't say I can't have a boyfriend." Gareth is one of a few of Katie's former flames who have decided to speak out for the docuseries, which was commissioned before her recent saga with ex-husband Lee Andrews.

Her fourth marriage has been quite tumultuous, with a whirlwind wedding and a husband who ended up in jail in Dubai. It's clear that Katie's love life has been anything but ordinary, and it's always interesting to see what new details will surface.