KATIE Price has found Lee Andrews, The Sun can reveal.
The under-fire conman – who has become subject to an international manhunt over the past two weeks – called his wife in a two-minute phone call from prison earlier this morning.
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Katie Price has revealed she’s found her ‘missing’ husband Lee AndrewsCredit: mistraesthetics/Instagram
She said he’s in a prison in Dubai after being arrestedCredit: Getty
Lee claims he was arrested and detained on suspicion of espionage, and has been held at Dubai’s notorious Al Awir prison.
It came after Lee’s dad, Peter, texted the glamour model to explain his whereabouts, and set up the call, which Katie claims came from the prison’s call box.
Katie said: “I have found him – he is alive, and he is ok.
“I told him how worried I had been and told him I loved him. It was very rushed, but he said the authorities out there thought he was a spy. I don’t know much more than that right now.”
It is understood Lee was arrested on Wednesday 14th May after previously hiding out and keeping a deliberately low profile.
In the days before that he had moved his stuff out of his rental apartment, and had moved in briefly with his father, staying in his villa.
Lee must now pay a four-figure fine, and is expected to be released on Monday.
Lee disappeared two weeks ago and Katie and his family were unable to get hold of him.
His family filed a missing person‘s report at the British embassy in Dubai, where he resides full time.
Just last week, Katie admitted she was “giving up the search” for Lee after deleting a social media update about his situation.
Lee disappeared over two weeks agoCredit: wesleeeandrews/Instagram
She previously admitted she was giving up the search for himCredit: @KatiePriceYoutube/Backgrid
She previously expressed her fears for his safety after he claimed he had been “arrested” and taken to a “black site” in his last text messages to her.
But while speaking on the latest episode of her podcast, The Katie Price Show, she said she was now “leaving it to the police“.
The former glamour model said: “There’s nothing I can do, nothing more that I can say.
“And the police are dealing with it. I’m just leaving it to the police.
“I’m not gonna talk about it anymore, I’m just staying quiet because it’s getting ridiculous now, people just taking the p**s out of everything.”
Katie added: “The police are now handling it, the British police, British consulate, the foreign office, Interpol they’re on the case looking for Lee.
“All I can do is just get on with my life.
“I’ve got lots of exciting things coming up, and I’m just waiting for a call.
She revealed their last text messages where he claimed he’d been arrestedCredit: Instagram/@wesleeeandrews
The couple got married in JanuaryCredit: Instagram/@wesleeeandrews
“What am I supposed to do, sit here and cry and do nothing, stay in bed?”
She also said: “For my own sanity, I am taking a step back.”
Lee’s dad Peter had claimed his son was being held by police as he told Daily Mail: “Lee is OK.
“He has not been kidnapped but he is under arrest. I don’t know on what charge.
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She says she’s found Lee. He claims he’s been arrested and detained for espionage.
“I’m not sure where he is being held. But he will call me later today. He is not at my house.”
However, Katie disputed these claims as she hit back on social media, adding: “This is fake news.
“Lee is still missing. Me and his family know what’s going on and working
with the authorities involved.”
A police insider told the publication: “Lee Andrews has been arrested.”
Katie Price’s relationship history
We take a look back at the highs and lows of Katie Price’s relationship history.
1996-1998: Katie got engaged to Gladiators star Warren Furman – aka Ace – with a £3,000 ring. But their relationship didn’t make it as far as ‘I do’.
1998-2000: Katie described Dane Bowers as ‘the love of her life’ but she broke up with the singer after he allegedly cheated on her.
2001: Footballer Dwight Yorke is the father of Katie’s eldest child Harvey. He has had very little to do with his son throughout his life.
2002: Rebounding from Dwight, Katie famously had one night of passion with Pop Idol star Gareth Gates, allegedly taking his virginity.
2002-2004: Katie was dating Scott Sullivan when she entered the jungle for I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!. He threatened to “punch Peter’s lights out” when chemistry blossomed between her and Peter Andre.
2004-2009: The jungle romance resulted in Katie marrying Aussie pop star Peter. They had two kids, Junior and Princess, before their bitter split in 2009.
2010-2011: Fresh from her break-up with Peter, Katie enjoyed a whirlwind relationship and marriage with cage fighter Alex Reid. They split 20 months after their Las Vegas wedding.
2011: Katie briefly dated model Danny Cipriani… but it ended as quickly as it begun.
2011-2012: They didn’t speak the same language, but Katie got engaged to Argentinian model Leandro Penna in 2011. He later fled home to South America.
2012-2018: Wedding bells rang once more after Katie met Kieran Hayler in 2013. They eventually called it quits after a rocky marriage.
2018-2019: Katie moved on quickly with Kris Boyson. They had an on-off romance for one year and even got engaged. They split for good in 2019.
2019: Katie was linked to Charles Drury during her on-off relationship with Kris. Charles, who also dated Lauren Goodger, has always denied being in “official relationship” with her.
2020-2023: Car salesman Carl Woods took a shine to Katie in 2020. Their relationship was up and down for three years. They broke up for a final time last year.
2024-2026: After weeks of rumours, Katie confirmed her relationship with Married At First Sight star JJ Slater in February 2024. The pair split in January 2026 after two years together.
2026: Katie shocked fans when she revealed she had married Dubai-based businessman Lee Andrews after a 48-hour engagement and only knowing him a week.
The drama started earlier this month when Lee was scheduled to fly to the UK for his first interview with Katie on Good Morning Britain.
But he failed to turn up, leaving her to face the music on her own.
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After he was caught in a lie about being at Muscat airport, Lee went off grid and was unable to be reached by Katie.
She told her fans in a YouTube video that he had his hands tied up and was in the back of a van after being “arrested”.
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