Peter Andre wins libel case

PETER ANDRE has been awarded "substantial" damages from a British newspaper that falsely claimed he had cheated on estranged wife Katie Price.

The singer reached an undisclosed sum from The Sunday People over an article published in May that implied he had made inappropriate sexual advances to a Price lookalike.

Speaking outside London's High Court this morning, he said: "This story has led to a lot of speculation about whether I was faithful to my estranged wife, which even led her to mention it on a breakfast television show last week.

"I have never been unfaithful to my wife, not with this girl or any other girl. I'm pleased that The Sunday People have now accepted that their story was untrue and hurtful to myself. I also need to add that if anyone slanders my name, I will not hesitate in taking action against them.

"Now, hopefully, this will bring these rumours and lies to an end and let me move on with my life... The general British public and most of the media have been kind to me and I can't complain about that and I'm grateful for it."

A lawyer for Mirror Group Newspapers, which publishes The Sunday People said: "The defendant wishes to apologise to Mr Andre and is joining in the making of this statement in the hope that it will assist in setting the record straight."