The Foreign Office has confirmed it is supporting the family of a British man in Dubai after Katie Price revealed her husband Lee Andrews is “missing”.
The former glamour model and reality TV star said on Saturday that she had not heard from Mr Andrews, who lives in the UAE, for days.
Price - who married Andrews in January days after meeting him - said they last spoke on Wednesday night as he tried to leave Dubai and has been unable to reach him since.
She shared her fears that he has been “kidnapped” and claimed he was “detained in a van with his hands tied”.
The Dubai-based controversial businessman failed to turn up to their joint Good Morning Britain interview in the UK last Monday, claiming he had “things to do” but was on his way.
Now a Foreign Office spokesperson has said: "We are supporting the family of a British man and are in contact with the local authorities."
It was reported on Monday that Andrews’ family had filed a missing persons report at the British Embassy in Dubai.
What has happened to Lee Andrews?
Mystery surrounds Mr Andrews’ whereabouts after Price said she had not heard from him since Wednesday.
She said that her husband said in a voicenote that he needed an “exit stamp” to leave Dubai to get a flight to see Price.
She last spoke to him on Wednesday when she says he had “ties around his hand and was in a van” and his location tracker subsequently went off.
At the weekend, Katie said: “I know there is all this speculation but something really serious has happened.”
The Dubai Criminal Investigation Department is reportedly searching for Andrews, but no record of him being detained in any prison or police station has been found, leading Price to speculate about a kidnapping.
In a further development on Tuesday evening she released her final exchange of texts with Mr Andrews in which he described being taken to a “black site.”
Who is Lee Andrews?
Andrews, who lives in Dubai, married Price in a whirlwind ceremony in January .
The pair became engaged before tying the knot days later, formally registering their marriage on February 17.
According to his Instagram, Lee Andrews is the CEO of Åura Group, which according to LinkedIn - is all about sustainable vehicles.
He faced claims of using fabricated images of Kim Kardashian And Elon Musk to promote his business.
He has face allegations he is a conman, that he has strenuously denied.
He has been branded a “liar and a narcissist” by two of his exes.
Andrews has been the subject of reports that he is unable to leave the United Arab Emirates.
The Daily Mail previously reported that Andrews was banned from leaving Dubai after allegedly spending three weeks in a UAE jail over claims he forged an ex-girlfriend’s signature to secure a £200,000 loan. It was further alleged that he applied for a mortgage in his ex’s name without her consent. Andrews has denied the claims.
She has reportedly filed a legal case against him.
