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Katie Price and Peter Andre's pals forced to take sides

The bitter shouting match between Katie Price and Peter Andre is forcing their friends to choose sides. Katie's make-up artist Gary Cockerill is the first to make the awkward decision — as he is to renew his wedding vows with partner Phil Turner at the beginning of August.

Vows: Gary Cockerill and Phil Turner have to decide whether to invite Katie

The ceremony, at west London's Chiswick House, will be a star-studded affair and is being filmed for Living TV. The couple have spent hours agonising over the guest list. Gary and Katie are close but he and Phil are also friends with Pete. Yet Pete has not been invited.

A source said: "Katie and Pete's mutual friends can see them separately but, as they can't be in the same room together, their friends have the terrible decision to make.Gary is really close to both Katie and Pete. He has styled them both for years and has even lived with them in the past when he was in high demand.

"It was a tough decision to make, but they decided as a couple that their loyalties lay with Katie, and they didn't want their big day to be overshadowed by a showdown between the two."

Gary, 39, and Phil, 40, married in December 2005 in a lavish ceremony at The Grosvenor in Park Lane. Katie and Peter both attended as newlyweds after their own marriage that year at Highclere Castle.

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