Lee Andrewsâ mother Trisha has been seen publicly for the first time since making an emotional plea for her missing son to return home â while also accusing Katie Price of âexploitingâ 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 Leeâs 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 âdetained in a van with his hands tiedâ.
Speaking about her sonâs disappearance, visibly distressed Trisha pleaded: âPlease bring my son back.â
When asked whether she believed Katieâs theory that Lee had been kidnapped, she admitted she was unsure, saying: âI donât know, he could have been. Iâve not seen the video. I donât know the laws out there but I wouldnât have thought theyâd use cables. Wouldnât they put handcuffs on?â
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: âThank you, Jane. Itâs Katie exploiting and I get all the backlash.â
She later clarified her comments, insisting Katie simply âshares too muchâ on social media, but confirmed her daughter has remained in contact with the former glamour model since Lee vanished.
Meanwhile, Katieâs close friend Luisa Zissman has launched her own search mission in Dubai and claimed Lee was recently seen âactiveâ on Facebook Messenger â a bizarre twist that only deepened the mystery.
Giving fans an update, Luisa said: âGuys its the end of day one of looking for Lee Andrews in this missing persons case. Iâm trying to bring Katie Priceâs husband home.â
She added: âHe was seen as active on Facebook Messenger six hours ago, which does indicate his kidnappers are definitely letting him have access to social media.â
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 âblack siteâ in the Emirates and told her: âBeen arrested. Iâll be in touch. Iâm ok xx.â
Moments later, he allegedly shared his live location and instructed her to contact the embassy, before sending another chilling message saying: âItâs a black site, I love you, I sort it. Iâm in the van⌠just being detained wtf.â
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 âsoap operaâ as concern continues to grow over his whereabouts.
