Lee Andrews’ mother Trisha has been seen publicly for the first time since making an emotional plea for her missing son to return home — while also accusing Katie Price of “exploiting” the terrifying saga online.
The worried mum, 61, was spotted in Nottinghamshire alongside her daughter after filing a missing persons report with the British Embassy following Lee’s mysterious disappearance in Dubai. The self-proclaimed millionaire has now been missing for seven days, with Katie insisting her husband may have been kidnapped after allegedly being “detained in a van with his hands tied”.
Speaking about her son’s disappearance, visibly distressed Trisha pleaded: “Please bring my son back.”
When asked whether she believed Katie’s theory that Lee had been kidnapped, she admitted she was unsure, saying: “I don’t know, he could have been. I’ve not seen the video. I don’t know the laws out there but I wouldn’t have thought they’d use cables. Wouldn’t they put handcuffs on?”
The dramatic situation has spiralled even further after Trisha appeared to publicly criticise Katie for how much of the ordeal had been shared online.
Under a Facebook post promoting her clairvoyance show, a supporter defended Trisha from online backlash and blamed Katie for the chaos. Trisha responded: “Thank you, Jane. It’s Katie exploiting and I get all the backlash.”
She later clarified her comments, insisting Katie simply “shares too much” on social media, but confirmed her daughter has remained in contact with the former glamour model since Lee vanished.
Meanwhile, Katie’s close friend Luisa Zissman has launched her own search mission in Dubai and claimed Lee was recently seen “active” on Facebook Messenger — a bizarre twist that only deepened the mystery.
Giving fans an update, Luisa said: “Guys its 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.”
She added: “He was seen as active on Facebook Messenger six hours ago, which does indicate his kidnappers are definitely letting him have access to social media.”
Katie previously shared alarming WhatsApp messages allegedly sent by Lee shortly before he disappeared. In the texts, he claimed he had been arrested near a hostile “black site” in the Emirates and told her: “Been arrested. I’ll be in touch. I’m ok xx.”
Moments later, he allegedly shared his live location and instructed her to contact the embassy, before sending another chilling message saying: “It’s a black site, I love you, I sort it. I’m in the van… just being detained wtf.”
But the mystery took another dramatic turn after reports emerged suggesting Lee may not have been kidnapped at all. Instead, sources claimed he is allegedly hiding out in a run-down villa in Dubai while attempting to escape mounting legal trouble.
According to reports, Lee is also wanted by Interpol after Hertfordshire Police reportedly escalated an investigation connected to allegations made by an ex-girlfriend.
Katie, who married Lee in January after a whirlwind ten-day romance, has since described the entire ordeal as a “soap opera” as concern continues to grow over his whereabouts.
