Katie Price fails to attend court hearing as she is pictured on holiday in Thailand

Former glamour model accused of threatening behaviour in incident outside primary school

Katie Price outside Bexley Magistrates' Court after she was banned from driving following her drink-driving conviction last month. (PA)

Katie Price has failed to turn up to a court hearing over allegations of threatening behaviour outside a primary school as pictures emerge of her on holiday in Thailand.

The former glamour model was due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday morning – but she was not in the country.

While the reason for Ms Price’s absence has not been confirmed, yesterday the 40-year-old was pictured taking part in a Thai boxing lesson in Thailand, according to photos shared by the Mirror.

District judge Amanda Kelly said Ms Price's failure to turn up showed "a lack of respect" for the court system.

Ms Price is facing two charges of using threatening and abusive words or behaviour in Shipley, West Sussex, on 6 September last year.

Sussex Police said there had been a verbal altercation outside a primary school in the village.

At the hearing, which was adjourned to 20 March, Judge Kelly said: “She hasn't bothered to turn up today.

"Apparently she has something more important to do.”

Ms Price had been sent a postal requisition on 7 February informing her of the need to attend the hearing, the court heard.

She would have known about the case but had not turned up to police interviews about the matter.

In response, Judge Kelly said: “This shows a lack of respect for the whole court system”, adding that while it would be “tempting” to consider an arrest warrant, she was not going to do that as the penalty for the offence was a fine.

She said she would “reluctantly” adjourn the hearing until next week when Ms Price is back in the country,

This is the third time this year Ms Price has been in court. Last month she was given a driving ban after being convicted of being nearly twice the limit while in charge of her pink Range Rover.

In January she received another driving ban after admitting driving while disqualified and without insurance. She was also ordered to pay fines for the unrelated offences.

Additional reporting by PA