She reckons that ex-husband Peter Andre, 36, and his fans are dying to see her crumble mentally. 

She said: “People can be cruel. I think they are trying to make me have a breakdown and end up in The Priory. 

“But I won’t let it get me down. I know what is right or wrong, and so do my family and friends.” 

Speaking on Radio 1, she added: “I will retire when people are bored of me. But thanks to the public, they’re still keeping me here.” 

But yesterday a new poll by Acriflex Cooling Burns Gel, to discover which  celebs were no longer on 

fire, found nearly half the nation reckon her career is already all washed up. 

A thumping 41% say 2009 has seen Kate’s fortunes decline heavily, with only Kerry Katona, 29, and Prime Minister Gordon Brown, 58, doing worse. 

But Kate said: “I like the knockdowns, they’ve just made me really strong.” 

Yesterday she had children Junior, four, and Princess, two, with her at a book signing in Chelmsford, Essex.

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