Peter Andre is going to spoil his kids this Christmas.

The 'Behind Closed Doors' hitmaker is excited about having custody of stepson Harvey, nine, son Junior, six, and four-year-old daughter Princess Tiaamii - his kids with ex-wife Katie Price - over the festive period and has been secretly buying them gifts all year.

He wrote in his column for new! magazine: "I'm hoping to have all three kids on Christmas Day this year as it's my turn. I'll hopefully be spending New Year with them, too, and I'd love to take them away for a few days.

I've got all their presents, but, to be honest, I've been buying them stuff all year.

"Basically every time they've said they want anything, I've secretly bought it for them and then kept it back until now. So they're going to be getting a lot of things they said they wanted months ago.

"They've probably forgotten they ever said they wanted half of it!"

Peter - who split from Katie in May 2009 - has also recently said relations between them have got better and they are now trying to put their differences behind them and are getting on well.

Peter said: "My ex, Kate, said on Loose Women last week that I was the only partner she's ever had who's bought her presents. It's really nice that she said that about me. We did have some really good times together and we are talking at the moment and trying to be friends."