Katie Price’s family say they have been ‘left in the dark’ over shock marriage as photos reveal how new husband popped the question to ex with IDENTICAL room, ring and flowers just four months ago
Katie Price’s family have reportedly been left in the dark over her shock marriage to Lee Andrews following the pair’s whirlwind ‘one-week’ romance.
The glamour model, 47, tied the knot with the businessman on Saturday, after he popped the question with the exact same Dubai hotel, flowers and ring he used on his ex just four months ago.
A source told Daily Mail that Katie’s family had not spoken to her since she walked down the aisle.
In comparison snaps Lee’s almost identical proposal to former flame Alana Percival last year are clear for all to see.
As well as rose petals and tealights spelling out ‘Will you marry me’ on the floor of the luxurious spa at the Jumeirah Burj Al Arab, both women were presented with a bouquet of roses, wrapped in the same brown paper.
Alana, who is the spitting image of Katie with tattoos, long hair extensions and fake tan, is understood to have invested in one of Lee’s companies, according to the reports.
Katie Price’s family have reportedly been left in the dark over her shock marriage to Lee Andrews following the pair’s whirlwind ‘one-week’ romance
The glamour model, 47, tied the knot with the businessman on Saturday, after he popped the question with the exact same way to his ex (pictured with ex Alana Percival)
She later reportedly called off the engagement after growing suspicious of Lee’s intentions.
A source told The Sun of Katie: ‘Her friends hope she’s smart enough to question his motives.’
Lee has been based in Dubai for 21 years and has documented his flash lifestyle on his social media channels.
According to his Instagram profile, he is CEO of Aura Group Future Urban Travel 2027 as well as an ‘Investor in Space X Hybrid Fitness’.
He is a twice-married man who claims to be a multimillionaire – and called his personal trainer ex-wife ‘the perfect woman’ just 18 months ago.
Before Lee popped the question to Katie, making him her ninth fiancé, following her recent split from ‘blindsided’ ex-partner JJ Slater, 32.
Her new husband was married for several years to Palestinian-born and Qatari raised health and fitness coach Dina Taji, 41, whom he met in the gym in Dubai at the start of 2020.
Lee, whose mother Trish is from a small mining town in Derbyshire, told pals online that her son was engaged and boasted about how he went all out to lure the beauty by winning over her family.
She said he had called Dina ‘a beautiful human being’ and ‘she’s my person I love her unconditionally’.
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A source told Daily Mail that Katie’s family had not spoken to her since she walked down the aisle (His ex Alana’s proposal)
In comparison snaps Lee’s almost identical proposal to former flame Alana Percival last year are clear for all to see (Katie’s proposal)
As well as rose petals and tealights spelling out ‘Will you marry me’ on the floor of a luxurious spa, both women were presented with a bouquet of roses, wrapped in the same brown paper
Alana, who is the spitting image of Katie with tattoos, long hair extensions and fake tan, is understood to have invested in one of Lee’s companies, according to the reports
He also treated both women to exactly the same celebratory dessert with Alana (L) and Katie (R)
It was hard to ignore the almost identical set up (Alana’s proposal pictured)
Lee has been based in Dubai for 21 years and has documented his flash lifestyle on his social media channels
Alana later reportedly called off the engagement after growing suspicious of Lee’s intentions (pictured with Alana)
According to his Instagram profile, he is CEO of Aura Group Future Urban Travel 2027 as well as an ‘Investor in Space X Hybrid Fitness’
He also appeared to have used the same ring – predicted to cost around £40k – to propose to the star as he used on his ex-wife Dina Taji
Before Lee popped the question to Katie, making him her ninth fiancé, he was married for several years to Palestinian-born and Qatari raised health and fitness coach Dina Taji, 41, (pictured) whom he met in the gym in Dubai at the start of 2020
Lee revealed that they fell in love when they were both with other partners, and said he admired the ‘kindness’ of Arabic culture and Islamic customs including fasting during Ramadan.
He also claimed he lived next door to a mosque and made plans to visit Mecca.
Less than 18 months ago he was gushing over his former second bride, sharing a series of photos of them together and telling his followers: ‘Whether outside or in the office, who you share life and choose to partner with is sacred. Loving respect for this lady, Dina Taji.’
Lee, whose Instagram page is littered with photographs of himself working out, claimed in a business forum he stayed in Dubai in a five bedroom villa, and made it his home because ‘the culture grabbed me and I thought you know what there’s some very beautiful Arabic ladies out here’.
He wrote: ‘I fell in love with a woman first of all the perfect woman you know before I even entered into the realm of Islam and things like this.
‘I was accepted by the family, they’re very forward thinking. They’ve got the most beautiful hearts, they would help anyone, any type of race or individual person.
He is a twice-married man who claims to be a multimillionaire – and called his personal trainer ex-wife ‘the perfect woman’ just 18 months ago (pictured with Alana)
Pictured with ex Alana in Dubai last year
The Real Husbands of Katie Price
In the decades since she first rose to fame, Katie Price has enjoyed – and quite likely endured – a decidedly busy love life that has seen her walk down the aisle three times before heading to divorce court in equal measure. Here’s a look at the trio with whom she exchanged ‘I dos’… and ‘I don’ts’:
PETER ANDRE (2005 – 2009)
The nation got to watch love blossom between the pair when they starred alongside one another on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here back in 2004. The flying sparks soon became nuptials, with blushing bride Katie and her erstwhile pop hunk beau tying the knot at Highclere Castle (the grand Berkshire estate of Downton Abbey fame) in September 2005. Katie, who was already mother to son Harvey (born in 2002 following a romance with former footballer Dwight Yorke), soon started a family with her new husband. The couple welcomed son Junior in 2005, while daughter Princess followed in 2007. Creation between the pair also came artistically, with the release of reality programmes, a failed talk show and a foray into the music world. However, after four years of securing their position as the Ken and Barbie of reality TV and glossy magazine deals, the pair announced in 2009 that they were going their separate ways.
ALEX REID (2010 – 2012)
Katie soon switched her romantic allegiance from a onetime ab-bearing pop heartthrob to musclebound MMA fighter Alex Reid. The two met at Michelle Heaton’s 30th birthday party at London’s Cafe de Paris. But shortly after they got together, Katie dumped Alex on live TV, only for him to win her back and the pair go from strength to strength. Weeks after proudly cheering her man on to a win on the 2010 edition of Celebrity Big Brother (also featuring none other than her ex-boyfriend Dane Bowers), Katie jetted off to Las Vegas to tie the knot with her new partner in February 2010 after just seven months of dating – and nine months after divorcing Peter. Following their Sin City sojourn, the pair returned to their native UK, where they had a formal ceremony – which was filmed for a TV series. However, after just 11 months of marriage, the pair announced they were splitting and their divorce was finalised in March 2012. While Katie declared at the time that she married Alex ‘too soon’, she would later go on to reveal that a major factor in their split was his cross-dressing alter-ego Roxanne.
KIERAN HAYLER (2013 – 2021)
Showing herself to be a true woman of the times, Katie embarked on a romance with former stripper Kieran after the two met on the now-defunct Blackberry Messenger service in 2012. And just two months after altering the paths of their lives via those thumb-tapped fateful opening messages, the twosome would go on to exchange nuptials in the Caribbean. Kieran proposed to a thrilled Katie on Christmas Day 2012, and just three weeks later, the pair would be pronounced husband and wife in the idyllic shores of the Bahamas on January 16, 2013. They had their marriage blessed in Weston-super Mare, and in the months that followed, it appeared that Katie had finally found her happily ever after. They welcomed son Jett in August 2013, and daughter Bunny in August 2014. But Katie’s world came crashing down in 2014, when she discovered that Kieran had cheated on her with her close friend of 20 years, Jane Pountney, and was enjoying a fling with another of her pals, Chrissy Thomas. After publicly lashing out at all parties involved (and naming her pet pigs after her friends-turned-foes), Katie appeared determined to make things work when she renewed her vows with Kieran in 2015. But alas, it would not turn out to be third time lucky for Katie, as the pair split in 2018 amid even more cheating allegations. Their ‘amicable’ divorce was finalised in early 2021.
‘They’re such beautiful human beings really, they are, that’s the first thing and I fell in love with them as well so it’s not like I fell in love with my wife I also fell in love with the family package deal.’
After his split from Dina, Lee proposed to Alana.
It comes after Katie shared the first snap with her new husband Lee, just hours after the couple stunned fans by tying the knot.
The former glamour model is said to have left her family ‘completely horrified’ by her shock fourth marriage, with her said to have only met the businessman just days before the wedding.
Taking to her Instagram Stories on Sunday night, Katie posted a loved-up selfie cosying up to her new husband, both sporting coordinating leather jackets, and captioned: ‘Happiest Mr and Mrs.’
The couple’s whirlwind romance comes just days after it was revealed that the mother-of-five had split from her boyfriend, JJ Slater, after two years of dating.
And JJ, 32, also took to his Instagram on Sunday to show his reaction to his ex getting hitched so soon after their break-up.
Sending a clear signal that he was unbothered and taking his mind off the drama, he posed for a shirtless mirror selfie onboard a boat in Florida, while flashing a wide grin and peace sign.
The couple’s whirlwind romance comes just days after it was revealed that the mother-of-five had split from her boyfriend, JJ Slater, after two years of dating (seen in 2024)
Sources told the Daily Mail that the news also came as a complete shock to the MAFS UK star, who is currently in Miami with his family while ‘healing his broken heart’.
Last week, the Daily Mail revealed that Katie ended her romance with JJ, which began in February 2024, after realising she didn’t see a future with him.
Insiders say cracks in their relationship had become ‘too obvious to ignore’ in recent months, despite Katie speaking of them potentially having a child and the pair spending Christmas together.
A source previously told the Daily Mail: ‘Katie has had doubts for some time about whether JJ is husband material, but she hoped those concerns would fade.
‘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.’
Meanwhile, Katie connected with Lee, originally from Manchester, on social media, before she flew out to Dubai – with her family said to be ‘blindsided’ by the whirlwind romance.
Announcing the news of their engagement, the reality star said they bought their wedding rings – hers a diamond Cartier band – before they even met.
She told The Sun: ‘How I met Lee was esoteric, we connected [by] both checking each others’ 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.’
The TV personality added that Lee ‘has the best version’ of herself.
However, an insider close to the family has claimed they are ‘completely horrified’ by the news, with her mother Amy and five children – Harvey, 23, Junior, 20, Princess, 18, Jett, 12, and Bunny, 10 – all left completely in the dark about her wedding (Junior and Princess seen)
However, an insider close to the family has claimed they are ‘completely horrified’ by the news.
The source added Katie’s mother Amy and her five children – Harvey, 23, Junior, 20, Princess, 18, Jett, 12, and Bunny, 10 – were all left completely in the dark about her wedding.
They told the publication: ‘Kate’s family are dumbstruck. To see she had got engaged after flying to Dubai – literally just after she had arrived was crazy.
‘The fact she has now married him the following day is even more shocking. No one knows who Lee is, they know nothing about him.’
They added Katie has ‘a lot of questions to answer to when she comes home’.
Katie has previously been engaged eight times and has three ex husbands – Peter Andre, 52, Alex Reid, 50, and Kieran Hayler, 38.
The wedding is said to have only increased concern about Katie’s well-being following her dramatic weight loss.
Last week, fans begged the former glamour model to get help after she was pictured looking ‘worryingly thin’ while reuniting with daughter Princess for a shopping trip.
Speaking on the latest episode of her podcast The Katie Price Show, she told her sister Sophie that she is now having tests to get answers to her recent weight loss.
Reacting to the photos, Katie said: ‘I know I look gaunt, I look like I’m ill – hence why I’m going to the doctors tomorrow.
Last week, fans begged the former glamour model to get help after she was pictured looking ‘worryingly thin’ while reuniting with daughter Princess for a shopping trip
‘I don’t know how many times I have to say to people, “Yes I know I’ve lost weight,” and there’s obviously a reason, I said it to the doctor. We all know that we’re trying to sort it all out and as soon as I know then I’ll let everyone know.’
Katie added: ‘I just wanna put on weight, I really do but I’m just not. Everyone knows I eat – I eat anything that I want, I’ve never had a problem with what I eat.’
Earlier in the podcast, the mother-of-five had revealed she had booked a doctors appointment and blood tests.
But on Friday, she shocked fans even further by revealing her engagement, and later branded Lee ‘my real life Richard Gere’.
The reality star shared a slew of snaps as she posed by a sea of red roses spelling out ‘will you marry me?’
Katie also showed off her partner’s hand, which had a fresh tattoo of her name inked on, and revealed the pair were celebrating with champagne, strawberries and chocolate cake.
