Just four months after their whirlwind marriage, Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews has reportedly ghosted her. In late January, the former glamour model, 47, announced she had married the Dubai-based businessman, 41, only a week after they met. However, soon after, reports emerged that his business Aura Group was a farce, while some of his exes publicly urged Katie to 'run for the hills' and claimed he was a 'lying swindler who preys on women.' A few months later, their warnings appear to have come true after it emerged that Lee was missing. A bombshell report published last night claims that although he has not contacted his wife in over a week, he is squatting in a slightly run-down villa and using a burner phone. Meanwhile, he is reportedly wanted by Interpol after Hertfordshire police escalated an investigation involving claims from one of his exes.
Exes Warn Katie to 'Run for the Hills'
In January, Katie shocked the world and her own family by announcing her ninth engagement to a man she had met only days before. After being married to Peter Andre, Alex Reid, and Kieran Hayler, she said Lee had swept her off her feet. However, it then emerged that just four months earlier, Lee had proposed to his ex, Alana Percival, in the exact same way. Alana soon spoke out, telling Katie to 'run for the hills.' Along with Crystal Janke, who dated Lee at the same time last year, the pair claimed he had hoodwinked them. 'Lee is a liar, a narcissist, and I think he's a manipulator. Once I tried to leave him, he told me he had a heart condition and was living on borrowed time. Lee doesn't know what's fact and what's fiction. It's worrying because I think he believes his own lies,' Alana claimed.
Business Claims Exposed as 'Farce'
When Katie announced her engagement, many rushed to learn more about the man who had captured her heart. At the time, his Instagram listed him as CEO of Aura Group Future Urban Travel 2027 and an 'investor in SpaceX Hybrid Fitness.' His profile, with 111,000 followers, was filled with photos of him in the gym and enjoying the high life in Dubai. There were also snaps of him standing next to what appears to be a flying car with Elon Musk and apparent evidence of him rubbing shoulders with Kim Kardashian. But it was soon reported to be a farce, with no information about his company on its website and his snaps with celebrities appearing AI-generated. He also claimed to be the director of philanthropy at the King's Trust, but the charity denied this. Lee had listed himself as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Labour Party, but they confirmed he does not work with them.
Lee 'Banned from Leaving Dubai'
After meeting and marrying in Dubai, Katie flew home to the UK, but Lee could not join her. This was due to an alleged travel ban after serving time in Dubai's Al-Awir central prison for suspected fraud. The Daily Mail reported Lee had forged an ex-girlfriend's signature to take out a £200,000 mortgage in her name. The UAE bans people facing criminal investigations from leaving the country, but Lee denied he was unable to return, saying there must be 'wrong details.' Initially claiming he was staying in Dubai to house hunt, Katie later confirmed on her podcast that Lee did have a travel ban, but did not specify why.
Family 'Fallout' Over Whirlwind Marriage
When Katie first announced her marriage, her loved ones were blindsided. Her daughter Princess, 18, was said to be horrified, though Katie later said she had no plans to introduce her husband to her children, saying they need stability and she would delay a meeting even if it took a year. Princess and her brother Junior, 20, later told The Sun they were shell-shocked by the weird news and said their mum's marriage was impulsive on another level. Lee also got a tattoo dedicated to Katie's son Harvey, 23, despite never having met him. Meanwhile, Katie's sister Sophie said the marriage had been traumatizing for the family, and her best friend Kerry Katona called her bonkers.
Couple Teases Fake Pregnancy
Just four weeks into their relationship, the couple dropped hints they were expecting a baby. Katie posted on social media: 'Please just enjoy watching us build our empire as I'm having his child. I'll enjoy the ride and big d**k energy now I'm in the saddle.' Lee wrote that they were a 'perfect couple soon to be triple.' Katie even urged followers to pay £2.99 to find out the results of a pregnancy test. Despite generating publicity, she later confirmed she was not pregnant.
More Women Come Forward with Scamming Claims
In March, The Sun reported that Lee had been begging women for money just weeks before marrying Katie. 'If you can help me or send Western Union £3,000, that would help me so much. I could just do with a big hug, really,' he reportedly said. When a woman refused to send money, he swore at her and called her a timewaster. His ex Alana shared a post on Instagram calling him the 'Tinder Swindler' and claimed multiple women had contacted her saying he had tried to scam them.
GMB Interview Goes Awry
Last week, Katie and Lee were due to appear on Good Morning Britain for their first live interview, but he never showed up. Host Ed Balls revealed that the UK Foreign Office had said: 'We supported a British man who was detained in the United Arab Emirates.' Katie denied that her husband had been arrested and claimed he just missed the flight. 'He's coming over here to spend quite a few months now, so he's been sorting out my visa, my international driving license and he was flying from Muscat.' She claimed he had things to do and missed the flight because of business. Lee said he was not detained and not a wanted man.
Lee Becomes a 'Missing Person'
Days after Lee failed to come to the UK, Katie issued a plea on social media, claiming her husband was missing. 'Lee has been missing for three days. The last time I heard from Lee was Wednesday night at 10 o'clock,' she said in a YouTube video. 'He was trying to go through the border in Dubai to get on a flight to me... and this is so discombobulating... His location went off at 10:03 Wednesday night; that's the last contact anyone's had, his family and myself.' Katie said she and Lee's family had contacted police, adding she was concerned he might have been kidnapped. 'No one can find him in any prison, police station, any record of it,' she said. However, overnight The Sun reported that Lee had actually ghosted his wife and was squatting in a slightly run-down villa in Dubai, frantically planning a route out of the hole he had buried himself in. Lee, who has lived in Dubai for 21 years, has repeatedly boasted about his entrepreneurial successes, but there has been very little evidence to back his claims. He previously insisted he earns between $2-5 million annually from the US stock market, among other ventures, but several lies on his CV have been exposed, along with claims from women saying he scammed them.
