Lee Andrews’ mum issues desperate plea as she speaks out on son’s ‘kidnapping’
The mother of Lee Andrews has spoken out about her concern for her son's wellbeing amid reports he has disappeared in Dubai.
Trisha, 61, filed a Missing Persons report with the British Embassy after he supposedly vanished last week - and has since pleaded: "Please bring my son back."
While his loved ones have been desperately trying to track down the Brit, social media sleuths have also been joining in the hunt for the 43-year-old.
Andrews, who got hitched to former Page 3 model Katie Price in January just two weeks after they met, has been AWOL since last Wednesday (13 May).
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In a social media post shared on Tuesday (19 May), the mother-of-five said her 'anxiety levels are sky high' as she desperately awaits answers about where her husband could be.
"I just don’t know what to say," Price told fans. "If there is anyone in Dubai or you know anyone in Dubai and you spot him - cause I don’t know where he is."
Discussing an alleged FaceTime call she had with Andrews where he claimed he was being 'kidnapped', Price added: "The last thing I know is his hands are tied.
"He had a hood over his head, not fully over and he was in the back of a van.
"I just want to know someone helped find him. I don’t know where he is. I don’t know what happened to him. And it’s been five days. I’m a survivor, but I’ve never been in a situation like this."
Now, Andrews' mother has broken her silence on the strange saga surrounding her missing son.
Trisha explained that like her daughter-in-law Price, she has not been in touch with her son since last Wednesday and is growing increasingly worried about his welfare.
The travelling medium, who earns a living doing readings, also responded to speculation that Andrews - who has lived in Dubai for more than two decades - could have possibly been 'kidnapped'.
Trisha told The Sun of the claims he may have been abducted: "I don’t know, he could have been. I’ve not seen the video.
"I don’t know the laws out there but I wouldn’t have thought they’d use cables. Wouldn’t they put handcuffs on?"
Police in the UK earlier provided an update on Andrews.
Hertfordshire Constabulary released a statement saying: "We’d like to clarify that Hertfordshire Constabulary received a report in March, however, once it was established the alleged offences happened in Dubai, we referred this case to the relevant authorities as this was outside of our jurisdiction."
Given that they have spoken about reports they received in March, two months ago, these 'alleged offences' would appear to be unconnected to a recent incident where it's been claimed he's gone missing.
In regards to the continued efforts to track Andrews down, Trisha explained that her relatives have been in touch with Price.
Andrews' concerned mother confirmed that her daughter has speaking to the former glamour model - before addressing remarks she made about the Brit star 'exploiting' her son.
Speaking of her son's wife, Trisha continued: "I think she’s exploiting in general, that’s what I meant. She’s always putting things on [social media] isn’t she?
“As I said, I get on with Katie. She puts too much on [social media]. I heard the conversation this morning between my daughter and her. She is worried. They love each other."
Andrews' relationship with Price has raised eyebrows from the start, after people claimed he had used AI to enhance a host of his photos, while questions were also raised in regards to his business credentials.
The Dubai-based Brit then failed to turn up for a scheduled joint interview with his wife on Good Morning Britain, adding further fuel to the fire.
However, in another twist, it was claimed by a journalist - who alleges that Andrews scammed her out of £1,000 - that he is 'simply in hiding' rather than being held against his will.
Numerous former partners of Andrews have also shared similar allegations about him fleecing them out of thousands of pounds, which are claims he has previously denied.
A spokesperson for FCDO previously shared the following statement with LADbible: "We are supporting the family of a British man and are in contact with the local authorities."
Katie Price's missing husband: a timeline
12 May: Missed UK television appearance
The Dubai businessman, originally from Manchester, is supposed to be on an episode of Good Morning Britain alongside his wife.
When asked if Andrews got arrested at the airport, Price says: "No. You know, they just said it to me in there.
"So, I just said, 'Lee, apparently a British man has been detained. Can you just confirm that it's not you?' Because I obviously know it's not him.
"So, he's just done a voice note back and laughing emojis. 'No, it's not me' and a voice note. And he's just sent me pictures."
In a vlog on her YouTube channel, Price shares footage of herself calling Andrews after her GMB appearance, telling him: "None of them believe you're coming at all. The fact is, you've just got to get here and prove everyone wrong.
"They're like, 'Kate, do you know anything about this man?'"
13 May: Last known contact
Price says on her channel that Andrews is 'at the airport going through the border control to get his exit stamp'.
"So, he said he's 100 percent, a billion percent, coming today," she adds.
14–16 May: Communication suddenly stops
Price says she and Andrews are normally in 'constant contact' and it's 'worrying' that she can't get through to him on the phone.
"We're now wondering, as far-fetched as it is, he's a missing person," she adds. "I don't know if he's been kidnapped."
16 May: Price pleads 'please help me find my husband'
Over the weekend, Price says, 'the truth is, Lee has been missing for three days'.
"Lee was trying to get through the border near Hatta and, oh God, this is so discombobulating," she continues. "His location went off at 10:03, Wednesday night, that's the last contact anyone's had, his family and me.
"This is the third day now, obviously, he phoned me before the location went off. He's in the middle of nowhere, obviously, I'm worried."
Price adds that 'the last FaceTime call I had with him… he had ties around his hand and a hood'
"He sounded really worried and said like whispering, ‘They're coming for me now. They're coming for me. I've got to go’,” she explains.
17–18 May: Missing person report filed
According to The Sun, a missing person report has been lodged by his family at the British Embassy in Dubai.
"Lee is officially a missing person now," a source tells the outlet.
"Katie is in constant contact with his family and is desperately worried. And she’s mortified — she’s seen people calling it a stunt and that she must be in on it, but she’s absolutely not.
"This is such a worrying, upsetting situation."
19 May: Accusations emerge that Andrews is on the run
In a lengthy expose published by The Sun, journalist Clemmie Moodie accuses Andrews of scamming her out of £1,000, as well as claiming that he is currently hiding out in Dubai.
"Lee has NOT been kidnapped; he is simply in hiding after also ghosting his devastated wife for the past six days," she claims. "He is not dead. He is not in jail. And he has not been detained."
"He is squatting in a slightly run-down villa, frantically planning a route out of this ginormous hole he appears to have buried himself in, and is understood to be liaising with his few trusted contacts on a 'burner phone'," the report alleges.
This follows claims from numerous partners that Andrews scammed them out of money, which he denies.
Price details final FaceTime call with Andrews, denies 'publicity stunt' accusations
Price says she hasn't spoken to Andrews since Wednesday night, telling fans in a recent YouTube update that he was attempting to leave the UAE.
"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 explains.
Price denies accusations that this is a publicity stunt, calling the claims 'disgusting'.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for FCDO has given the following statement to LADbible Group: "We are supporting the family of a British man and are in contact with the local authorities."
LADbible has contacted Interpol for comment.
Topics: Katie Price, Celebrity, Dubai
Olivia Burke