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Big Brother Star Katie Price Says Husband Missing After Van Detention Mystery

Big Brother Star Katie Price Says Husband Missing After Van Detention Mystery
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Katie Price says her husband Lee Andrews vanished after being detained in a van near the Oman border at Hatta on Wednesday night — and despite authorities’ efforts, there’s still no trace or official record of where he is.

This is a wild one: Katie Price says her husband, Lee Andrews, vanished after being detained near the Oman border, and authorities in Dubai say they have no record of him. It is exactly as unsettling as it sounds.

What Katie says happened

  • Wednesday night: Andrews, 43, was detained in a van near Hatta, the Dubai exclave by the Oman border, according to Price. She says he was trying to make it through the Dubai-side border to catch a flight to her.
  • Final call: During their last FaceTime on Wednesday, May 13, she says he had a hood over his head, his hands were tied (not handcuffed), and he said something like he had been captured or arrested. He told her, "they are coming back for me," and then the call ended.
  • 10:03 p.m.: That is when his phone died, per Price. Phone location tracking also stopped at exactly that time.
  • The van: She describes it as an old, dirty vehicle. That is the last place she thinks he was seen.
  • Since then: Nothing. Her messages stopped delivering (if you use WhatsApp, think one gray tick). She says neither she nor his family has heard from him.
  • Saturday, May 16: Price, 47, posted a YouTube video laying out everything and saying she has been in constant contact with Dubai authorities — local police, the embassy, and the head of the Dubai Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The part that makes this extra strange

Price says she has checked prisons, police stations, and official channels in Dubai, and no one has any record of Andrews being held. That is the piece that takes this from scary to truly baffling.

"He is definitely a missing person now. I do not know if he has been kidnapped. No one can find him in any prison, police station, anything, anywhere in Dubai. The police just can not find any record of it."

Her concerns, in her words

Price says she is terrified he is being held somewhere against his will — she even wonders if he is being tortured — and she is debating whether to jump on a flight to Dubai herself. She describes the whole thing as deeply unsettling, which tracks.

A quick refresher on Katie Price for TV folks

If you recognize the name from TV, that is because Price is a reality star and Celebrity Big Brother UK alum. She and Andrews got married in January. He is her fourth husband; she was previously married to Peter Andre (2005–2009), Alex Reid (2010–2012), and Kieran Hayler (2013–2021).

Where things stand

As of her Saturday video, Andrews has been missing for three days with no official paper trail. Price is pressing authorities and waiting for any sign of him.