In a surprising development, Katie Price is officially married after tying the knot with Lee Andrews in Dubai.
This marks the former glamour model’s fourth marriage, as her ex-husbands are Peter Andre (2005-2009), Alex Reid (2010-2012), and Kieran Hayler (2013-2021). Lee was also her ninth engagement.
It’s believed she met the businessman merely one week ago, with even her closest friends and family members stunned by the quickie nuptials.
Lee then popped the question with a blinding ring and heaps of rose petals spelling out ‘Will you marry me?’ just two days ago, with Katie taking to social media to confirm the news.
Images shared by the mum-of-five displayed a ‘Katie’ tattoo already inked on Lee’s hand, as she likened him to Richard Gere and declared, ‘Manifesting does work’, having been ‘swept off [her] feet’.
Katie, 47, and Lee locked lips in images obtained by The Sun after exchanging vows this weekend, the reality star wearing a body-hugging white dress while he sported a linen set.
She beamed upon leaving the ceremony, a dazzling new Cartier accessory added to her finger, just two days after she got engaged.
Shortly after, Katie shared a statement with the publication, saying: ‘How I met Lee was esoteric; we connected [by] both checking each other’s socials and quickly realised, “Wow, this is for me.”
‘In the old-fashioned way, first by words, which captured us both.
‘That evolved deeper as we connected further within days, [getting] matching tattoos, and then both deciding to buy rings for the other.
‘All this without even meeting, we let fate, but you could [say] destiny, decide.
‘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’.
‘On the wedding, all I can say is “fatale,” and this was a wedding at first sight.’
An onlooker added that ‘Katie and Lee had no one with them when they got married’ and it was ‘just the two of them’.
‘Katie couldn’t stop smiling; she seemed so taken with Lee.’
The spectator said that it was ‘sweet to watch’ the pair say ‘I do’.
However, Katie’s loved ones reportedly have a different view, as a close friend said they have been left ‘dumbstruck’.
‘To see she had got engaged after flying to Dubai – literally just after she had arrived – was crazy.’
‘No one knows who Lee is; they know nothing about him,’ they added, with neither Katie’s mum nor her children made aware that she was getting married.
‘She has a lot of questions to answer when she comes home.’
Others say her family are ‘horrified’ by recent events and ‘concerned’ for Katie’s state of mind.
‘It’s all total chaos at the moment, and no one has a clue what is happening.’
What’s more, it’s been reported that Katie’s ex-boyfriend, Married At First Sight star JJ Slater, 32, has also been left ‘blindsided’ by her new relationship, having called it quits themselves just weeks earlier.
They are believed to have broken up for good after problems became ‘too obvious’ for Katie to ignore, having been together for two years, walked various red carpets, and even planned to have kids.
‘Katie has had doubts for some time about whether JJ is husband material, but she hoped those concerns would fade,’ a source claimed after their split.
‘Instead, her fears only grew, and she’s now accepted the relationship will not end with her walking down the aisle for a fourth time.
‘JJ was left disappointed and has already packed his bags and moved back to his home in Essex.
‘He genuinely saw a future with Katie, but it seems she ultimately had a very different outlook.’
JJ has since jetted off to Miami with his family to ‘heal his broken heart’.
Meanwhile, Katie opened up about her brief stint as a single woman on her podcast, The Katie Price Show, saying defiantly: ‘I don’t wanna waste my time.
‘You know, if I’m not loved up and it’s not going, these are mistakes I’ve made in the past.
‘You stay, just go along, and then it ends up getting nasty.’
Katie Price's nine engagements
- Gladiator star Warren Furman, aka Ace – 1996
- Businessman Scott Sullivan – 2004
- Australian pop star Peter Andre – 2005
- MMA fighter Alex Reid – 2010
- Model Leandro Penna – April 2012
- TV personality Kieran Hayler – December 2012
- Personal trainer Kris Boyson – 2018
- Car salesman Carl Woods – 2021
- Entrepreneur Lee Andrews – 2026
As for Lee, it’s claimed he is a twice-married man who says he is a multi-millionaire.
His Instagram profile states that he is the CEO of Aura Group Future Urban Travel 2027 and an ‘investor in Space X Hybrid Fitness’.
He also shares photos from his life of luxury in Dubai, where he’s brushed shoulders with the likes of Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian.
Prior to meeting Katie, he spent several years married to 41-year-old fitness coach Dina Taji, who was born in Palestine and raised in Qatar. They also met in Dubai in early 2020 at the gym.
Reps for Katie Price have been contacted for comment.
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