Katie Price has revealed the full extent of her dramatic black eye after undergoing forehead filler just one day before she was due to walk the red carpet at the National Television Awards.

The former glamour model, 48, left fans stunned when she appeared at Tuesday evening’s ceremony with an unusually heavy makeup look, after apparently undergoing a cosmetic procedure in Brussels only hours before preparing for one of the biggest nights in the British television calendar.

But the extent of the bruising was only fully revealed the following day, when makeup artist Mitchell Halliday shared a video showing Katie before the transformation.

With her face bare and the dark bruising around one eye clearly visible, Katie explained that she had given her makeup artist a particularly difficult challenge by choosing to have filler injected into her temples immediately before the awards.

“He’s [Mitchell] got his work cut out because yesterday I decided to have filler put in my temples,” Katie said.

“I had no idea of the swelling, and today it is the NTAs red carpet. He’s got to work extra hard to transform this.”

The candid admission offered a glimpse behind the glamorous appearance Katie presented on the red carpet, where the extensive bruising was almost impossible to spot beneath layers of carefully applied makeup.

Mitchell subsequently talked viewers through the process of disguising the bruising, using products from his own beauty brand, Made by Mitchell.

Rather than allowing the injury to stop her from attending, Katie and her makeup artist decided to turn the problem into part of the overall look.

According to Mitchell, the inspiration came from a dramatic pair of sunglasses, with the finished makeup designed around bold black eyeliner and strong highlights.

The result was a striking appearance that drew attention for very different reasons from the bruising visible just hours earlier.

Katie’s determination to make it onto the red carpet came despite returning from Brussels after undergoing another cosmetic procedure.

Earlier on the day of the NTAs, she had shown followers her swollen face and black eye while also revealing the aftermath of another breast operation.

Katie explained that she had travelled to Brussels because one of her breasts remained slightly larger than the other following her previous surgery.

“So, I went to Brussels because one of my boobs was still slightly bigger than the other,” she explained.

According to Katie, a new implant was inserted, but she then decided to increase the size of both breasts.

“So, they put a new implant in and while they were there, I said, ‘Oh, go on, just put a bit more in both of them,’” she said.

The television personality has undergone numerous breast procedures over the years and has spoken openly about her long history of cosmetic surgery.

She has reportedly had around 17 breast augmentations, with her most recent increase in cup size coming only earlier this summer.

But the breast surgery was apparently only part of the reason Katie looked so bruised and swollen before the awards.

While undergoing the procedure, she also opted to have filler placed in her face to address areas that had become hollow after weight loss and as she had grown older.

Katie explained that the filler had been injected deeply beneath the muscle.

“Where my face was hollow here as you get older and lose weight, he put filler in for me, obviously while I was asleep,” she said.

“He does it under the muscle right into the bone.”

However, Katie admitted that she was less than impressed when she first saw the result.

“I’ve woken up this morning, I didn’t have anything put here, nothing, but I think the swelling has dropped so I look like a hamster and it’s sore,” she said.

Despite the discomfort, the former glamour model remained determined to get herself ready for the National Television Awards.

She appeared to treat the entire situation with her trademark humour, showing followers the reality behind the polished red-carpet appearance while preparing for hair and makeup.

“So everyone it is National TV Awards. What did Price do yesterday?” she joked.

By the time she arrived at the ceremony, very little of the bruising could be seen.

Katie wore a long-sleeved white shirt with a daring pair of nude and black lace hot pants, teamed with black tights and heels.

She also slicked her hair back into a wet-look style and completed the outfit with large diamond Valentino earrings.

The revealing ensemble ensured that attention remained firmly on Katie despite the physical aftermath of her latest cosmetic procedures.

Her daughter Princess joined her for the evening, providing an almost complete contrast to her mother’s provocative look.

Princess, 19, looked elegant in a shimmering blue ballgown that appeared perfectly suited to her name.

The teenager wore her blonde hair in loose curls and looked every inch the glamorous awards guest as she posed alongside her mother.

Their contrasting outfits gave the mother-and-daughter pair two very different red-carpet styles, with Katie opting for a daring, fashion-forward look while Princess embraced classic evening glamour.

The NTAs also marked Katie’s first major public appearance since reports emerged that her marriage to Lee Andrews had broken down.

The couple reportedly split after Katie allegedly discovered that Lee had only £2.22 in his bank account despite claims that he was a millionaire.

According to reports surrounding the breakdown of their whirlwind marriage, Katie subsequently contacted a divorce lawyer and ended the relationship via WhatsApp.

Her alleged final message to Lee, 43, was reported to have included the words: “I have been played and you are not who you say you are. Why have you lied to me?”

The claims have added another layer of drama to Katie’s already turbulent period, making her decision to attend the NTAs particularly notable.

Rather than retreating from public view, she arrived at one of the biggest television events of the year dressed for maximum impact.

Her appearance also came after the release of Katie Price: Nothing To Hide, a four-part Sky documentary exploring her life and career in the public eye.

The programme examined three decades of Katie’s experiences as a television personality, model and celebrity, including the extraordinary level of media attention that has surrounded her throughout her career.

Katie has never shied away from discussing her cosmetic procedures, and her latest appearance comes after she recently spoke candidly about just how many operations she believes she has undergone.

Last month, Olivia Attwood’s ITV programme Price Of Perfection featured Katie as a guest, where the subject of cosmetic surgery inevitably became part of the conversation.

Katie has undergone an extensive list of procedures, including multiple facelifts, breast augmentations, dental work and a fox-eye operation.

She has previously estimated that she may have undergone between 30 and 40 surgeries in total.

When Olivia asked her how many procedures she thought she had actually had, Katie admitted that the exact number was difficult to calculate.

“Oh my god, that’s really hard,” she said.

“Maybe about 30 or 40? I must have done.”

The number left Olivia visibly surprised, particularly when the conversation turned to the amount Katie had actually spent.

Katie has received numerous cosmetic treatments for free over the years because of her celebrity status, something she openly acknowledged during the discussion.

When Olivia asked whether her procedures had been a mixture of free and paid treatments, Katie gave a surprisingly low estimate for the total amount she had personally spent.

“I’ve probably paid £40,000 all in,” she said.

Olivia reacted with disbelief.

“In total? Is that it?” she asked.

Katie, however, insisted that the relatively small amount did not reflect whether she could afford to pay for procedures herself.

“I could pay for it if I wanted to get it done,” she replied.

That attitude has become an important part of Katie’s public relationship with cosmetic surgery.

She has repeatedly spoken about her decisions without pretending that her appearance has remained untouched by years of procedures.

Her latest experience illustrates just how far she is willing to go to maintain the look she wants, even when the timing creates an obvious challenge.

Having filler injected into her temples the day before an awards ceremony might have resulted in Katie cancelling her appearance altogether.

Instead, she relied on Mitchell Halliday to conceal the swelling and bruising and transformed the potential disaster into a dramatic beauty look.

The makeup artist’s work was clearly central to the final result, particularly because Katie’s bare face revealed a much more dramatic aftermath than viewers would have guessed from the red carpet photographs.

The contrast between the two appearances was striking.

One moment Katie was showing fans a swollen face, black eye and bandaged breasts from her latest procedures.

The next, she was dressed in an elaborate outfit, with her hair slicked back, dramatic eye makeup and jewellery, posing for photographers at the NTAs.

It was another example of Katie’s determination to continue with her public life despite whatever complications happen behind the scenes.

Her appearance also came at a particularly turbulent time personally, with the reports surrounding Lee Andrews adding further scrutiny to her private life.

Yet there was no sign that she intended to let the reported marital problems overshadow the evening.

Instead, Katie focused on getting ready, walking the red carpet and appearing alongside Princess.

For someone whose career has been built around living much of her life in public, the decision was perhaps unsurprising.

Katie has spent decades documenting everything from relationships and family life to career highs, personal struggles and cosmetic transformations.

Her latest appearance simply provided another chapter in that unusually public story.

The black eye that initially threatened to become a red-carpet disaster was ultimately concealed beneath a carefully planned makeup look, while the swelling and soreness remained largely hidden from view.

But by allowing fans to see the reality before the transformation, Katie also made clear just how much work can go into creating a seemingly effortless celebrity appearance.

Behind the glamorous photographs was a woman recovering from multiple cosmetic procedures, dealing with bruising and swelling and relying on a makeup artist to work around the aftermath.

And rather than hide that reality completely, Katie chose to show it.

Her decision to undergo filler immediately before the National Television Awards may have left her with a particularly difficult beauty emergency, but she ultimately made it to the red carpet.

With Princess by her side, a dramatic outfit and an even more dramatic makeup transformation, Katie once again ensured that she remained one of the most talked-about figures of the evening.

For a celebrity who has spent years making cosmetic surgery part of her public story, the latest black eye may have been an unexpected complication.

But it certainly did not stop Katie Price from putting on the makeup, stepping in front of the cameras and carrying on with the show.