Katie Price got into character for her stint in the Easter Panto tour of Pinocchio after her recent transformation. 

The model, 46, who is being supported by her close friend Kerry Katona amid a ‘tough time,’ shared an update from backstage. 

Katie has taken on the role of Fairy for the production, performing at Sevenoaks on Saturday before continuing on to Clacton, in EsSєx and Northampton. 

In a selfie shared to Instagram, she dressed in a blue, sequinned dress with dramatic puffed sleeves and a tiara. 

Katie continued to show off her new appearance after people claimed she was ‘no longer recognisable’.

‘Excited for the Pinocchio Panto Show today in Sevenoaks. Tomorrow we’re in Clacton and Monday in Northampton see you all soon. Enjoy the show,’ she wrote. 

Katie Price got into character for her stint in the Easter Panto tour of Pinocchio after her recent transformation

The model, 46, who is being supported by her close friend Kerry Katona amid a ‘tough time,’ shared an update from backstage

Since she burst onto the modelling scene, Katie has had 16 boob jobs – including both augmentation and reduction surgeries – as well as three Brazilian bum lifts (BBLs, a rhinoplasty, and six face lifts. 

Worried fans have urged Katie to ‘get help’ as she continues to spark fears with her weight loss. 

Meanwhile her friend Kerry has reportedly offered Katie ‘a shoulder to cry on’ after a tough time.

The pair have been friends for more than 20 years since meeting on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004. 

They have taken part in a number of projects together, including playing the wicked stepsisters in a production of Cinderella at Northwich Memorial Court in Cheshire last year. 

A source told The Mirror: ‘Katie and Kerry have very different things going on in their lives but they are growing closer over their shared experiences of tough times – they’ve been a shoulder for each other to cry on. 

‘Katie didn’t have the best Mother’s Day, she was working and didn’t see her kids, which was tough for her.

‘Katie’s eldest kids are all grown up now and are really independent, though she spends lots of time with them both. They also spend a lot of time with Pete, so she doesn’t have as much time with them as she used to.’ 

MailOnline has contacted Katie’s representative for comment. 

Katie continued to show off her new appearance after people claimed she was ‘no longer recognisable’  

Meanwhile her friend Kerry has reportedly offered Katie ‘a shoulder to cry on’ after a tough Mother’s Day 

Last week, Kerry and Katie looked as close as ever as they snuggled up for a selfie ahead of their highly-anticipated tour. 

It was revealed last month that the noughties icons plan to travel to 38 venues across the country to share tales of friendship, marriage, divorce and bankruptcy in a new tell-all tour. 

Showing their longlasting friendship – which has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the years – is still in tact ahead of the tour, Kerry shared a collection of sweet selfies of the pair on Instagram on Tuesday. 

‘Back together and it feels sooo good @katieprice got my girl ❤️❤️❤️❤️,’ Kerry captioned the snaps. 

The pair’s show An Evening with Katie and Kerry – On Tour will kick off in Ellesmere Port on Thursday, September 11 and conclude in Hull on Wednesday, October 22.

The duo will share ‘stories of their friendship, marriage and divorce, bankruptcy, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, the importance of family, their constant press attention and turning their lives around.’

Each night will also feature singing, dancing and questions from the audience.

Kerry rose to fame in 1998 as a member of the girl group Atomic Kitten, while Katie gained recognition for her glamour modelling work.

When Katie went on to tie the knot with Peter Andre in 2005, Kerry supported her pal on her big day as one of her bridesmaids.

However, the pair then famously fell out in 2007 when Katie called Kerry a ‘druggie’ and accused her husband at the time, Mark Croft, of being ‘a bully’.

They did not speak for months, until Kerry revealed that Katie had apologised for her comments and they have called a truce. 

However, by February 2008 the two had reignited their feud once more, after Kerry commented on allegations made by Katie’s former nanny about her employer’s abilities as a mum.

The Atomic Kitten singer, 44, and glamour model have been friends for more than 20 years since meeting on I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004 (Pictured)

The pair have taken part in a number of projects together, including playing the wicked stepsisters in a production of Cinderella and will head on tour later this year 

Following Katie and Peter’s split in 2009, Kerry took her revenge by getting very cosy with the Mysterious Girl singer and going on playdates with their kids.

While both insisted they were just pals, Kerry said he would be her ‘ideal’ boyfriend, after they joined the same management company. 

Their closeness reportedly infuriated Katie, but later that year it was alleged that Kerry was hoping to reconcile their friendship. 

Kerry and Mark eventually divorced in 2011, after a relationship marred by cheating allegations from both parties and claims he had an ‘obsession with spending her money,’ that contributed to her bankruptcy.

Kerry went on to admit to her drug abuse and crippling addiction, saying her marriage to Mark was ‘about cocaine’. 

In the wake of the split, Kerry buried the hatchet with Katie again, later admitting that her friend had been ‘right’ when she called her out.

The pair became so close that Kerry invited Katie to be her bridesmaid at her wedding to her next husband George Kay, in September 2014. 

However, Katie pulled out of her official duties last minute because she couldn’t get into the size eight bridesmaid dress, after giving birth to daughter Bunny six weeks earlier. 

Despite this the BFFs seemed to still be on track, appearing together in Instagram posts and at football matches, before making joint appearances on Loose Women, where Katie gushed that the pair had a ‘true friendship’.