Katie Price has reportedly revealed the final text messages her husband, Lee Andrews, sent her before he disappeared for several days. Andrews was scheduled to return to the United Kingdom for a television interview, but when he failed to show up, Price, 47, took to social media to plead for information, stating that he was missing.
Price's Public Plea
In a YouTube video, Price said: 'Lee has been missing for three days. The last time I heard from Lee was Wednesday night at 10 o’clock. He was trying to go through the border in Dubai to get on a flight to me… and this is so, so discombobulating… His location went off at 10:03 Wednesday night; that’s the last contact anyone’s had, his family and myself.' She added that she and his family had contacted the police and expressed concern that he might have been 'kidnapped'.
Texts Revealed
The reported texts, seen by The Sun, show Andrews claiming he had been arrested near a 'black site', a covert government detention centre. The messages were allegedly sent between 12:36 a.m. and 1:01 a.m. local time in Dubai last Thursday. In them, the controversial businessman wrote: 'Been arrested. I’ll be in touch. I’m ok xx.' According to the publication, Price replied within five minutes, asking: 'Where? Why? I’m worried' and told Andrews she loved him. He then reportedly replied that he didn't know where, as his 'other phone' had been taken. Price then asked: 'If they take your phone how will I get hold of you? Should I have your dad’s number?' Andrews reportedly shared his live location with Price and told her to contact the British embassy, saying he was being taken to a 'black site'. The publication reported that the live location ended with the message 'Keep that on babe. Love you.' He then reportedly texted Price: 'It’s a black site, I love you, I sort it. I’m in the van… just being detained wtf.'
Friend's Statement
A friend speaking to the publication said Price has been 'spiralling' since and pointed to the texts as proof that Andrews’s disappearance is not a publicity stunt. They added: 'These WhatsApps prove that she is as blindsided as the rest of us as to Lee’s movements. She is not in on it, whatever “it” is. She wants anyone with information to contact her or the police with information that might help find him.'
Background on Andrews
The publication previously reported that Andrews had actually 'ghosted' his wife and was 'squatting in a slightly run-down villa' in Dubai. He was said to be 'frantically planning a route out of this ginormous hole he appears to have buried himself in'. Andrews has lived in Dubai for decades and boasted about his entrepreneurial successes; however, there has been very little evidence to back up his claims.
Metro contacted Katie Price and Lee Andrews for comment on this story.
