Emily Bashforth
Published February 1, 2026 6:15pm
Updated February 1, 2026 6:50pm
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Katie Price’s new husband Lee Andrews seems to have had quite the colourful past (Picture: Instagram/Getty)
More alleged details of Lee Andrews’ past have come to light following his quickie marriage to Katie Price.
The former glamour model, 47, stunned everyone – including her friends and family, according to reports – last week by announcing she and Lee had wed in Dubai.
It’s believed they met just a week earlier, with Lee proposing after two days using a rose petal display before they exchanged vows in a low-key ceremony.
Katie’s kids have yet to meet the businessman, who has lived in Dubai for over 20 years and who already boasts two tattoos of her name, but reports continue to swirl about the life he had before they crossed paths.
According to the Daily Mail, he served time in Dubai’s Al-Awir central prison for suspected fraud, having forged an ex-girlfriend’s signature to take out a £200,000 mortgage in her name.
Personal trainer Dina Taji, whom he dated for two years, is said to have only found out about Lee’s activities after the mortgage company called her.
Lee proposed to Katie after just two days (Picture: @wesleeeandrews/Instagram)
They wed in a quickie Dubai ceremony one week after meeting (Picture: @wesleeeandrews/Instagram)
Taking action, she reported him to the Dubai authorities, who launched an investigation.
An insider said: ‘Dina couldn’t believe Lee had made financial commitments in her name.
‘He forged her signature to take out the mortgage for AED 1million. She only found out when the bank called her to check some details. She had no idea about it.
‘She then went legal and raised a case against Lee, which has resulted in him getting a travel ban.’
It is currently unknown what stage the investigation is at, but Katie might have to be the one flying out for their reunions for the time being because, per Dubai law, those pending criminal investigations, including unpaid debts or civil lawsuits, cannot leave the country.
Lee denies reports that he is unable to leave the country in a series of voice notes to the Daily Mail, where he said there must be some ‘wrong details’.
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Previous Page Next Page‘I don’t know what this is with the debts and lawsuits, and I’ve got good equity here. But there’s no substance,’ he said.
‘My UAE bank account details and latest statement – it far exceeds £200k, so it makes no sense that I would owe that or be on a travel ban for it because they would take it automatically if that was the case, and they hold it.’
On why he didn’t go back home with Katie initially, he says he is ‘house hunting’.
Lee claims he has been ‘travelling over Christmas’ and was due to visit Katie in the UK this weekend. This has not happened, however, and his posts about doing so have been deleted.
‘I stayed behind to purchase and complete, and that’s why I’m joining Katie now, not flying back with her,’ he said.
‘She had things to do as well with her children, and I left her to it, and I was joining her last night, but now it’s today I’m going to be joining her.’
Lee has come under fire for AI social media posts (Picture: @wesleeeandrews/Instagram)
He appears to have edited his appearance (Picture: @wesleeeandrews/Instagram)
Additionally, Lee is reported to have spent three weeks behind bars last October. A man who claims to have shared a cell with him alleges he would ‘beg his fellow inmates’ for cash, vowing to pay them back ‘immediately’ upon his release.
Lee, who now says he is a multi-millionaire, then borrowed money from his ex-wife to cover the minimum amount required for release.
‘At this point, he expected to be released but was then told by Dubai Police that he had three further civil cases with outstanding determinations that he needed to resolve before he could leave,’ the source shared.
Lee spent a further two weeks inside, during which time he was reportedly ‘only interested in what he could benefit from other people’, also getting into a few physical fights.
The former cellmate has continued branding the entrepreneur a ‘scammer’ and a ‘compulsive liar’.
‘Katie Price’s wedding is just another of his scams,’ he vented to The Mirror. ‘All I can say is, I really hope she made him sign a pre-nup.’
The businessman’s exes have come out branding him a ‘liar’. He dated Dina Taji for two years (Picture: LinkedIn)
The individual went on to recall Lee being a ‘compulsive bulls***ter inside’, also casting serious doubt on the claims on his LinkedIn profile about being a member of the Board of Advisors for the Labour Party, calling it ‘utterly absurd’.
A Labour source has further quashed such a thing, denying any association with Lee to The Mirror and saying they do not even have a ‘Board of Advisors’.
Other bold claims Lee has made include being the founder of the Royalton hotel chain’s Blue Diamond Resorts.
Again, a spokesperson said their corporate records do not show Lee has ever been ‘affiliated with the company in any professional capacity’.
Following his romance with Dina, Lee moved on to date Alana Percival, whom he proposed to four months ago in the same style as he did to Katie at the Jumeirah Burj Al Arab with a repurposed Cartier ring.
Alana has also since spoken out against Lee, urging Katie to ‘run for the hills’ via her Instagram Story, where she tagged the reality star and penned: ‘Women look after women. I thought it was all a lie too until I had to find out the hard way… you want proof of everything, it’s waiting for you…’
He now has two tattoos of Katie’s name on his body (Picture: @wesleeeandrews/Instagram)
They each have the other’s name inked on their hand (Picture: @wesleeeandrews/Instagram)
She called Lee a ‘lying swindler’, a ‘narcissist’, and a ‘manipulator’, claiming to have been contacted by his Russian wife and two other exes who echoed her thoughts.
Among those exes was Crystal Janke, who says Lee conned her out of £123k for an investment in his company, promising he could get a £1m return.
Despite all of this, Katie has said nothing but good things about Lee thus far.
After marrying him and branding him her ‘Richard Gere’, her statement said it was all ‘fate’.
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‘I’m just so happy with my person that is just as happy as I am. What we have, they haven’t even invented the words.’
She went on to declare that Lee has ‘the best version of [her]’, which ‘can only grow more, knowing [they] are each other’s’.
He is her fourth husband, following her marriages to Peter Andre (2005-2009), Alex Reid (2010-2012), and Kieran Hayler (2013-2021). Lee was also her ninth engagement.
Lee Andrews has been contacted for comment.
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