Katie Price has spoken publicly about her split from Lee Andrews, saying she feels he “scammed my heart” and describing their brief marriage as embarrassing.
The former glamour model, 48, separated from her husband of eight months in early September after learning that he allegedly had only £2.22 in his bank account, despite claims that he was a millionaire.
Price has since sought advice from a divorce lawyer. Andrews, meanwhile, is being held in prison in Dubai and sent a voice note from behind bars in which he said their separation was “for the best”.
Speaking to Susanna Reid and Ed Balls on Wednesday’s edition of Good Morning Britain, Katie said: “I feel embarrassed because I feel he scammed my heart. Do you know what I mean?
“I feel like he scammed my heart and stole my trust that I had, and me defending a man constantly because he made me believe that, ‘Kate, come on, you know I’m not like this.’”
Andrews had reportedly told Price that he held $50 million in a cryptocurrency account. She later discovered that the balance was just $3, or £2.22.
She continued: “He hasn’t scammed me for money, but I feel he has scammed me because he fabricated a person that doesn’t exist.”
Earlier in the interview, Good Morning Britain aired Andrews’ prison voice note, in which he conceded: “Divorce is for the best.”
Katie Price addressed her split from Lee Andrews during a Good Morning Britain interview on Wednesday, saying she felt he had “scammed my heart”.
The programme also played a voice message from Andrews in prison, where he said: “Divorce is for the best.”
He said: ‘I never throw Kate under the bus. I do feel that that’s happened to me, and it looks like there’s profit to be made from her side.
‘And obviously, some things have happened recently while I’ve been in civil jail. I’m not being convicted of any crimes, nor am I a criminal.
‘I have to standpoint that I do have my funds, and Kate was exposing the wrong amount in a wrong wallet, and you can see for yourself.’
He continued: ‘So there’s been no wool pulled over one’s eyes, but that should be between husband and wife.
‘As far as filing divorce, I think that’s probably the best thing for it… I love Kate and always will.’
After hearing the lengthy voice note, Katie said: ‘It is exhausting, and I’m sitting here listening and I’m just shaking my head because where do I start?’
Believing that he does love her she explained: ‘I do believe he did, and I think he’s got himself in such a situation where I think where he copy and pastes what he says to women, that he actually did fall from it.’
She continued: ‘I love him, but who is he? I love the man I met, but I just can’t take it. I’m not stupid, you know. I’ve been stupid.
‘Well, obviously, I was stupid to fall for him. I’ve heard the same thing. I’ve heard it for nine months.
‘I’ve heard it. He’s been in prison for two and a half months. I’ve heard from day one he was being extradited back to England.
‘I’ve heard the same story every day. I’m coming out tomorrow. I’m coming out tomorrow… There’s only so much I can take.
‘And yes, there have been exes who have tried to warn me about him and stuff like that.
‘I’ve read stuff, I’ve taken it onboard, but I have to thank the media as well because they’ve investigated him and as much as I’m like, “No, that’s not true because Lee’s telling me it’s not true.”
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‘It’s come to the point where I have found out stuff myself to be like, yeah, this is a joke.’
Katie said: ‘I feel embarrassed because I feel he scammed my heart. ‘Do you know what I mean? I feel like he scammed my heart and stole my trust that I had’
After hearing the lengthy voice note, Katie said: ‘It is exhausting, and I’m sitting here listening and I’m just shaking my head because where do I start?’
Katie has called it quits with her husband Lee after discovering he had just £2.22 in his account despite claiming to be a millionaire
Revealing what her family think of the situation she added: ‘They said, “Well, it’s your own fault. We have told you,” and they’re right. Everyone has been right, but I had to find out myself because I have got Lee, and I’m the one who’s met him.
‘I’m the one who spent time with him, and it’s so believable. You know, when you’re in Dubai and he’s taking you these places, he’d take you in a jewellery shop, try on rings and stuff.’
Katie concluded: ‘Do you know one positive that’s come out of it is where he has been in Dubai, and so I haven’t been around him a lot, I’ve loved being on my own in my own space without a man in my pocket, and I’m not sitting here like in previous relationships, heartbroken.
‘Like I’m sitting here with a smile on my face because, in a way, he’s done me a favour to make me realise: “Of course you could be on your own, Kate. Look what you can do,” and I’ve loved it.
‘It is a shame it’s come to an end because I can’t let this drag on, and I won’t let it drag on. If only he was honest to me. That’s all I ask.’
Katie’s final message to Lee, 43, on WhatsApp earlier this month is reported to have said: ‘I have been played and you are not who you say you are. Why have you lied to me?’
According to The Sun, he had told Katie he had £37million in a crypto bank account. Lee, who is currently back in a Dubai jail, is thought to be struggling to find the funds to pay the fine for his release. Katie had no plans to see him.
Sources close to the situation said she had ‘come to her senses’ over Lee.
The insider told the publication: ‘It was, of course, an accumulation of many things but the final straw came after Lee had told Katie he had $50million (£37million) in a crypto wallet, and promised her some of the funds.
‘He gave her the “recovery phrase” – the passkey – to get into his account, and on Monday she had a financial expert access the wallet – and, to her shock, discovered it contained just $3, or £2.22.
‘Lee never had $50million; he doesn’t have a bean. The most he ever had on any one day was in March for $14,490 (£10,720) which was sent out the very same day.’
Katie’s marriage to Lee has been tumultuous. Since tying the knot with the controversial business leader following a whirlwind romance, Katie’s relationship has been plagued with drama including Lee’s prison stints, kidnapping, his various lies and accusations of scamming his exes.
Lee remains in jail despite reports he was released last month. The conman business leader was said to have been released in July following his second spell in Dubai’s Al Awir prison after being hit with fraud claims.
Earlier this month, it was claimed Lee was never released, with sources reporting his fellow inmates are ‘fed up with his constant lies’.
The Sun alleged Lee has been telling inmates his exit paperwork is ‘sorted’ each week, but as each new week comes he remains in prison. Katie previously vowed to hold her husband to account for ‘hurting other people’.
In her podcast, Katie said: ‘In fact, I’m going to get Ben [the producer of Katie’s podcast] to interview him and Ben is going to delve in deep and I want to hear everything and it’s too much and I don’t like people hurting people.
‘That’s all I’m saying on it, I’ve not put anything up online, so you’ve heard it here for the first time.’
The Daily Mail reached out to Katie’s reps who declined to comment.