There’s more drama surrounding Katie Price and her new husband, Lee Andrews, amid fears that the Dubai-based businessman has been “kidnapped”.
His disappearance comes just days after he failed to appear on GMB alongside Katie for a joint interview last week.
From missing GMB to being ‘kidnapped’, here’s a full timeline of Lee’s eventful week.
Tuesday, May 12 – Lee misses GMB interview alongside Katie
Despite promoting the interview on his own Instagram the day before, Lee was nowhere to be seen on Good Morning Britain last week.
Katie’s Dubai-based husband was meant to appear alongside her for their first joint TV interview since getting married. However, Katie was forced to appear alone. During the interview, Katie was forced to deny allegations that Lee had been arrested at Dubai airport.
In a video that was shown during the interview, Lee claimed he was at the airport but had missed his flight due to work commitments.
“I just said to Lee: ‘Apparently a British man has been detained, can you confirm it’s not you?’ and he’s done a voice note back and said it’s not him and sent laughing emojis,” she said.
“He’s flying from Muscat and he had things to do, he didn’t make the flight but he’s at the airport now,” she also added.
Wednesday, May 13 – Katie Price reveals huge row with Lee
On Wednesday, during an episode of her podcast, which she hosts with sister Sophie, Katie revealed she’d had a bust-up with Lee following his GMB no-show.
“I feel like he is massively mugging you off. And he’s done it on live TV,” Sophie said.
“I have said to him: ‘You’ve made me look like a [bleep], you’ve made yourself look like a massive [bleep],” Katie said. “It’s now become a soap opera, something from EastEnders of ‘is he coming, isn’t he?’ It’s all been built up. This is why I want relationships – normally – more private.
“At the end of the day, it’s between me and him, not really anyone else. But he hasn’t made it to the UK, and I’ve said to him he needs to make it to the UK, because if he doesn’t, then there’s obviously something not right going on,” she then added.
Thursday, May 14 – Katie removes wedding ring
In a snap shared on her Instagram on Thursday, May 14, Katie was seen without her wedding ring.
The star uploaded a picture of herself and son Harvey, lying in bed with their pets. Harvey can be seen holding his mum’s hand, which is noticeably free of any wedding rings.
“Goodnight from me and my Harvey bear,” she wrote.
Friday, May 15 – Katie issues statement
On Friday, Katie issued a statement on her Instagram, explaining that Lee would be taking a break from social media.
“Due to all the madness of trolling, people’s speculation and media frenzy that as a married couple we have both decided @westleeeandrews is taking a break from social media and we are keeping things between us for now as it’s our life and our marriage, and are very happy,” she wrote.
However, this later proved to be untrue.
Saturday, May 16 – Katie Price reveals real reason Lee didn’t make his flight
On Saturday, in a video posted on her Instagram, Katie revealed the real reason that Lee didn’t make his flight earlier that week.
During a shopping trip, filmed the day before the GMB interview, Katie received a voice note from Lee. Her husband explained that he was at the airport but he was having travel issues.
“So, I need to wait for this exit [permit]. It’s going to put me back by till tomorrow, babe. It’s not good. I paid it and I fast-tracked it of course, but like everything it’s always tomorrow,” he said.
“I need to go and get the entrance stamp. Go all the way back, it’s very [bleep]ing far, to re-enter the country to exit again, which is a [bleep]ing farce,” he then continued.
“I didn’t plan this because I’ve been at it since this morning and since last night. It’s going to put us back at least till tomorrow afternoon. I can exit between Oman and the UK and UAE that’s fine. And I’ve got my scheduled flight. It’s just that I need the exit permit now. And I need to show that I entered. Which I haven’t got because I did it online with the visa and then when I got stamped now with the border control to exit,” he then explained.
‘I didn’t plan this’
Lee then continued, saying: “I can give you my live feed as well to show you that I’m up and down like a blue [bleep] fly now that I’m going to go all the way back to the UAE just to get an entrance stamp and back in.
“And I don’t even know who can help me so quickly. There’s one that can actually have that kind of pull. So, please just call me back when you can and when you’re free. Because I want to get this sorted out, babe. I am on my way to you, so don’t think that. And I don’t want to be letting you down.”
Sunday, May 17 – Katie Price reveals she thinks Lee has been ‘kidnapped’
On Sunday, in a video posted on her YouTube, Katie revealed that she’s worried that Lee has been “kidnapped”.
In the video, she explained that her statement earlier in the week about Lee’s social media break was because he’d gone missing.
“I’ve been forced that I have to say this now. It was put up on my Instagram that Lee was taking time out of socials because of all the trolling and speculation. I put that up because the truth is, Lee has been missing for three days,” she said.
“The last time I heard from Lee was Wednesday night at 10pm; he was trying to go through the border in Dubai to get on a flight to me.”
Her messages stopped going through to him at 10.03pm on Wednesday. She has since contacted his family, who have heard nothing, and the CID in Dubai. However, the police haven’t been able to track him, sparking concerns that he has been kidnapped.
“I’m wondering if he’s been kidnapped because he was by the border. The unsettling thing for me, the last time I heard from him, he FaceTimed me, he had a hood on and said ‘I’ve just been captured or arrested’ and had ties around his hand, not handcuffs, and said: ‘They’re coming back for me,’” she said.
Monday, May 18 – Lee’s mum speaks out
On Monday, Lee’s mum spoke out, slamming Katie in the process.
“Surprised you’re not more worried that your son seems to have been kidnapped,” one fan wrote on Facebook.
Replying, Lee’s mum, Trisha, wrote: “Don’t be a hypocrite and believe all the media.”
“I think everyone needs to leave her alone as she’s not responsible for Price’s drama queen antics,” another fan wrote.
“Thank you [fan] it’s Katie exploiting [Lee]. And I get all the backlash,” she then added.
Tuesday, May 19 – Foreign Office share statement
Early on Tuesday, the plot thickened as the Foreign Office shared a statement on Lee. It confirmed that it is “supporting the family of a British man”.
The full statement, given to ITV News, read: “We are supporting the family of a British man and are in contact with the local authorities.”
The Sun, meanwhile, claims Lee is not missing. Instead, it’s reported he is hiding out at a “run-down villa” speaking with a few trusted friends via a burner phone.
Katie’s update: ‘We need to find him’
Later on Tuesday, Katie shared a Lee update. She told her followers: “This is a really difficult time for me at the moment. Um, it’s been five days now since I’ve heard anything from Lee. This is not a publicity stunt. This is real. And anyone who thinks that I’m part of this is disgusting.”
She then pleaded for help in finding him: “I’m now relying on the media to help me put out there that Lee is missing. If someone knows where he is, then please come to me or come to the newspapers and we can find him. If there’s anything I can say more to the press or the public, just get it everywhere that Lee is missing. We need to find him.”
His ex-fiancée Alana Percival then got in on the act.
She said she thinks Lee could be trying to “illegally cross the border into Muscat”. She also gave Katie a warning: “If I was Katie, I’d leave Lee now. This is where things start to become dangerous and volatile, as she’s beginning to catch him out. I’m so scared of what he’ll do to Katie next. I know this is where it all goes downhill.”
‘I’m starting to believe he’s been kidnapped’
Reality star Luisa Zissman also shared a video from Heathrow, revealing she was off to Dubai to look for Lee!
“I’m going to go and find Lee Andrews for Katie Price because I really like Katie Price. I initially thought he was AI. I genuinely thought Katie Price had done an experiment with all of us. But now I’m starting to believe Lee Andrews has been kidnapped.”
