All the burning questions left for Lee Andrews after Dubai arrest

After Lee Andrews went missing, the nation had questions. Now that he’s seemingly resurfaced, we may have even more.

Katie Price’s fourth husband vanished on May 13, the day after he was due to fly to the UK for a joint Good Morning Britain interview, with Katie left to face a grilling alone due to being let down at the last minute.

Over the coming days, numerous claims were made about Lee’s whereabouts. First, he was missing, then he was kidnapped, then he was squatting in a run-down villa, and finally it emerged he had been ‘arrested’.

Katie, all the while, feared he was dead.

To say it’s been a chaotic couple of weeks would be putting it lightly, even for someone with a life as tumultuous as Katie’s.

However, with accusations continuing to fly over what actually happened to Lee, what he’s been charged with, and, quite frankly, who he is, there are several burning issues that remain unaddressed.

What were you really arrested for, and what are the charges?

After days of uncertainty, Katie, 48, revealed on May 28 that she had finally spoken to Lee, and he’d told her he was at Dubai’s Al Awir jail.

The so-called entrepreneur is said to have spent three months in the same central prison last year for suspected fraud, having forged an ex-girlfriend’s signature to take out a £200,000 mortgage in her name.

Lee’s dad put the spouses in touch this week, and they had a two-minute phone call, during which Lee said he was being held on suspicion of espionage.

Katie explained: ‘I have found him. He is alive, and he is OK. I told him how worried I had been and told him I loved him.

‘It was very rushed, but he said the authorities out there thought he was a spy.’

In contrast, though, authorities have since confirmed to The Sun that Lee was not detained over spying charges but instead in relation to a private civil matter.

Reportedly due for release on Monday, he must pay a four-figure fine.

This also came after Katie vehemently denied that her man had been arrested, shutting down his father’s earlier claims with an Instagram Story reading: ‘This is fake newes Lee is still missing and his family know whats going on and working with the authorities involved [sic].’

So, Lee, were you really arrested over spying allegations, or was it something else entirely?

Will you actually be able to fly to the UK after paying the fine?

It’s been five months since Lee and Katie tied the knot after a whirlwind 48-hour engagement the week they met, and while she has visited him numerous times, he has yet to make the trip to her.

In February, reports surfaced claiming that Lee’s 2025 jail stint landed him with a travel ban, preventing him from leaving the country.

Lee repeatedly denied this, as did Katie, both insisting that he would be flying to England to meet her family and children. This never happened.

Eventually, Katie confirmed that Lee did have a travel ban, stating on her podcast that ‘you can get a travel ban for absolutely anything.’

Still, Lee kept up the facade, portraying that he was on his way to the UK hours before disappearing, filming himself in the airport, with Katie later saying ‘visa issues’ held him up.

So, upon your release from prison, Lee, will the travel ban you’ve denied having be lifted, and will you be able to finally visit Katie?

Why did you tell Katie you’d been kidnapped?

Lee’s disappearing act was like watching a true crime documentary unfold in real time, matters only getting more engrossing when she revealed details of their final FaceTime call, shortly after he had been at the airport.

Katie said Lee rang her from an old van with mesh windows, and ‘his hands were tied,’ and he had a ‘hood over his head’.

He told her people were ‘coming back’ for him and he was being taken to a ‘black site’.

Katie liaised with authorities in Dubai, where Lee has lived for 21 years, in the following days, but they told her there was no trace of him anywhere, including in jails.

The former glamour model kept her followers updated via videos and podcasts during the ‘really distressing’ period, during which her messages were not being delivered to him, and neither were his family’s.

Suspicions were raised further, however, when The Sun reported that Lee had been hiding out and using a burner phone to speak to a handful of trusted contacts.

So, Lee, were you actually briefly kidnapped before your arrest, or did you go somewhere else?

How were you able to FaceTime Katie with your hands tied while kidnapped?

The whole story is far-fetched, we know, but we should also point out the glaring flaws in the practicalities.

Lee, how were you able to call Katie if your hands were tied up?

And perhaps more crucially, why did you call her and not the police?

How do you expect to sustain a marriage with Katie if you’re unable to return to the UK?

Long-distance relationships are far from a new concept – they also can work.

However, a key factor in their success tends to be both parties meeting up from time to time – and not just in one place.

Katie has flown back and forth to the UAE many times since January, returning to the UK in early May to care for her family and for work commitments.

At this time, she essentially gave Lee an ultimatum: get to England if you want to see me.

He kept up the ruse, acting as if this was going to happen before something would get in the way, whether it be visa issues or so-called business matters.

So, Lee, if you are unable to fly to your wife’s home country and meet her loved ones, what do you think the lifespan of your marriage really is?

How could you use your phone if you had been kidnapped and then arrested?

Lee’s phone activity sparked further questions when he was supposedly ‘kidnapped’.

He appeared to be active on social media, which most recently included following an American biker babe on Instagram. This is despite telling Katie this week that he was not using his mobile.

Named Mari Sol, the US Navy veteran has a private profile with a bio that describes her as a ‘travel and adventure seeker’, ‘special event planner’, and ‘HD biker babe’.

It was claimed that she’d used an online matchmaking service for millionaires, with a pal saying Katie was ‘furious’ at how Lee had connected with another woman while ghosting her.

After a mere day, Lee was back to following just one person on Insta – Katie. He had been blocked by the mystery woman, who said she did so upon learning of his true identity.

When she finally got to speak to her husband, Katie says she probed him on his social media antics, telling podcast listeners: ‘He hasn’t been on his phone. He hasn’t had his phone. He’s been interrogated. They’ve gone through his phone, and they’ve been mucking about.’

Referring to Mari Sol, she added: ‘What happened with that other woman was apparently she activated her account, and maybe she followed Lee, or Lee followed her years ago. They’ve never exchanged messages.

‘I did try to say to him in that minute, “Apparently you’ve followed another woman.” He’s like, “What?” I said, “Don’t worry. Just know one thing: you’re the most hated man in Britain”.’

So, Lee, do you know this woman, and if you did not have access to your phone, who did?

What’s your response to your ex Alana’s shocking claims?

Personal trainer Alana Percival has been incredibly vocal about her feelings towards Lee since he married Katie.

He proposed to her in identical fashion – rose petals included – just months prior to popping the question to Katie, and she’s revealed other alarming similarities in their romances, including him ‘pretending’ to be boarding a flight to the UK before piling on excuses.

In December 2025, he also told her he was, in fact, in England, sending her a video of himself ice skating, although his face was concealed with a disposable mask.