Apprentice star 'on mission' to find Katie Price's missing husband Lee Andrews says his social media was active today
A former Apprentice contestant who has said she's on a 'mission' to find Lee Andrews has said his social media was active today.
The quick version of this is that Katie Price says Andrews, her new husband, is no longer in contact with her and has been missing since 13 May.
She said she last spoke to him during a facetime call where he said he was trapped in a van in Dubai and people were 'coming' for him, with her saying that he's now been listed as missing.
"Cause 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," Price said.
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His mum has also pleaded to 'please bring my son back', while former Apprentice contestant Luisa Zissman has said she'll try and locate him out in Dubai because she wants to help 'national treasure' Price.
Day one of the amateur sleuth's investigations have come to an end and Zissman says she reckons Andrews' social media was active just hours ago.
"It’s the end of day one of looking for Lee Andrews in this missing persons case. I’m trying to bring Katie Price’s husband home," Zissman said on her socials.
"So, discovered a few things. He was seen as active on Facebook Messenger six hours ago which does indicate that his kidnappers are definitely letting him have access to social media.
"Makes you wonder why he hasn’t reached out to ask for help. Who knows?"
Zissman started her search in the Emirates lounge of her airport and then looked in the toilet on board the plane in a video where she played Raye's absolute banger of a tune 'Where the Hell Is My Husband'.
Meanwhile, a journalist for The Sun has claimed that Andrews isn't actually missing and has just started 'ghosting' Katie Price.
Clemmie Moodie claimed: "Lee has NOT been kidnapped; he is simply in hiding after also ghosting his devastated wife for the past six days.
"He is not dead. He is not in jail. And he has not been detained."
She alleged that he was instead 'squatting in a slightly run-down villa' and 'frantically planning a route out of this ginormous hole he appears to have buried himself in'.
Time will tell what's actually happened.
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."
Topics: Katie Price, Dubai, Celebrity
Joe Harker