Princess Andre’s ITV docuseries changed my mind about her

The Princess Diaries landed on ITV last weekend (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)

‘My ultimate goal in life is to become a successful businesswoman.’

These are probably not words you expected to hear from 18-year-old Princess Andre.

The daughter of Katie Price and Peter Andre, there’s no denying she’s well acquainted with press attention and preconceived notions about her character.

However, by forging a career for herself in show business and committing to a warts-and-all reality TV series, she’s forced all of those stereotypes out the window.

As such, the spoiled, uninspired, idle nepo baby label the public might not have hesitated to brand her with just a few weeks ago is no more.

The Princess Diaries landed on ITV last weekend, undoubtedly to a curious audience all asking the same question: What could she possibly have to say?

The answer? More than you’d expect.

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Comprising four parts and starring brother Junior, 20, pop star dad Peter, 52, and his wife, Emily, 35, The Princess Diaries follows the budding influencer through milestones of her teen years, from passing her driving test to walking in her first fashion show, all before officially celebrating becoming an adult.

Cameras accompany Princess, who has amassed over 800,000 followers on Instagram alone, to brand meetings, photoshoots, industry events, and work trips abroad, leaving no stone unturned for those inquisitive and most likely with snobbish misconceptions about being a social media personality.

I was pleasantly surprised at The Princess Diaries (Picture: Aimee Rose McGhee/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Space NK)

Is it vapid at times? Of course. One of the very first scenes shows her squealing and panicking over her manager’s dog dribbling sausage grease on her Louis Vuitton sliders, and some of the conversations with her friends feel uncomfortably forced.

But do I believe the series is worthy of the ‘tragic’ and ‘awkward’ descriptors assigned to it in some reviews? No.

I went into viewing the series hoping to be pleasantly surprised, and I certainly was. I was taken aback by Princess’s honesty and vulnerability, not to mention her drive and passion to make a name for herself in a saturated industry that her own mum and dad have already monopolised.

The ITV docuseries stars Princess, Junior, and Peter (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

I didn’t anticipate her speaking so openly about her childhood trauma, such as the horrifying carjacking ordeal in South Africa, which saw her, Katie, and Junior held at gunpoint by six men, with authorities saying it was a ‘miracle’ they survived.

I didn’t anticipate her candid admissions about body insecurities, having expressed her ‘anxiety’ about being ‘exposed’ in a bikini for her first runway modelling gig.

I didn’t anticipate her being so frank about moving on from her first heartbreak and navigating the dating scene again after ending things with her boyfriend of two years.