Seeing red! Katie Price opts for bold sunglasses and fluffy slippers as she enjoys day out in the sun with a friend

She recently returned from a sun-filled holiday in the Maldives.

And Katie Price seemingly can't get enough of the sunshine, sporting a large pair of red sunglasses as she enjoyed a day out with a friend in Sussex on Friday.

The former glamour model, 38, opted for a dressed-down look, stepping out with a pair of fluffy slippers on her feet.

Specs appeal: Katie Price sported a large pair of red sunglasses as she enjoyed a day out with a friend in Sussex 

Specs appeal: Katie Price sported a large pair of red sunglasses as she enjoyed a day out with a friend in Sussex 

Complementing the red theme with a Coca-Cola tank top, she completed the casual ensemble with a pair of grey jogging bottoms and a large burgundy handbag. 

Wearing her blonde tresses down in a centre parting, she showed off her tanned complexion during the outing.

Opting for minimal make-up, she accentuated her lips with a rose-tinted gloss, pulling the whole look together with a bright red nail varnish. 

Bold: She continued the red theme by complementing the glasses with a Coca-Cola tank top

Bold: She continued the red theme by complementing the glasses with a Coca-Cola tank top

Keeping it casual: Wearing her blonde tresses down in a centre parting, the 38-year-old showed off her tanned complexion during the outing
Keeping it casual: Wearing her blonde tresses down in a centre parting, the 38-year-old showed off her tanned complexion during the outing

Keeping it casual: Wearing her blonde tresses down in a centre parting, the 38-year-old showed off her tanned complexion during the outing 

Her outing comes after she defended Instagram snaps that she posted of daughter Princess, nine.

The photographs caused controversy after commenters suggested that the youngster was posing 'provocatively'. 

But Katie hit back at the claims, saying on Loose Women on Tuesday: 'People say they’re too sexy. 

Dressed-down: The former glamour model finished the look with a pair of fluffy slippers

Dressed-down: The former glamour model finished the look with a pair of fluffy slippers

Day out: Katie was seen chatting to her pal as they enjoyed a day out together in the sun

Day out: Katie was seen chatting to her pal as they enjoyed a day out together in the sun

'[I]f I said "Don’t pose like that, it’s too sexy," she wouldn’t know what I meant, because she doesn’t know what sexy is.'

Poking fun, she added: 'She's just learnt from the best. The people saying she looks sexy, they should think about themselves.'  

The glamour model had come under fire when she shared a family snap alongside her husband Kieran Hayler and children Harvey, 14, Jett, three and Bunny, two, as well as Princess and Junior.

Princess, who is sandwiched between brothers Jett and Junior, is seen arching her back as she turned her head to the camera.

'Unnatural': Katie's outing comes after she defended Instagram snaps that she posted of daughter Princess, nine, including a family shot of them on a banana boat 

'Unnatural': Katie's outing comes after she defended Instagram snaps that she posted of daughter Princess, nine, including a family shot of them on a banana boat 

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Backlash: She faced similar backlash when she shared a shot of her eldest daughter posing in a floral bikini while on their sunshine break last week

Backlash: She faced similar backlash when she shared a shot of her eldest daughter posing in a floral bikini while on their sunshine break last week

Instagram users claimed she was mimicking her mother, with one deeming the pose 'unnatural for a child of her age'. 

After sharing snaps of Princess in bikinis and later a kaftan, Katie was also accused of oversexualising her daughter.

However, some fans took to social media to defend Katie, with one writing: 'Omg young girls copy off their mam's , big sisters , aunties and celebrities. [sic]

'I constantly see my friends children pose and pout for pictures it's what little girls do...' 

Soaking up the rays: Katie has been posting a series of envy-inducing snaps of their getaway on Instagram

Soaking up the rays: Katie has been posting a series of envy-inducing snaps of their getaway on Instagram

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