Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews cashes in on his kidnapping saga
Lee Andrews has insisted he will answer all of his wife Katie Price's questions about his disappearance, in a subscription-only live stream.
The self-proclaimed 'millionaire', 42, had been MIA for weeks after he was thrown behind bars in Al Awir Central Prison in Dubai on fraud allegations, although he insists he was captured at gunpoint after being suspected of espionage.
Katie, 48, has shown her support for her husband by jetting out to Dubai for an emotional reunion, and it's now thought the couple are planning a money-making stunt to tell all.
Lee shared a poster on his Instagram Story on Thursday night which read: 'THE GRILLING OF LEE ANDREWS BY KATIE PRICE. KATIE NEEDS ANSWERS FROM HER HUSBAND.'
The poster also claimed that the live stream will take place on Thursday June 25 and urged followers to subscribe to the platform 'to get the full uncut answers.'
Lee is also capitalising on his return by announcing plans to launch himself on celebrity greetings website Cameo after trying to offer free video messages on his Instagram Stories before he claims he was blocked by Meta.
Lee Andrews has insisted he will answer all of his wife Katie Price's questions about his disappearance, in a subscription-only live stream
'Thank you so much for the requests, I'm a little bit overwhelmed because there are thousands coming every second, so before I can reply to one, the next one comes and the next one comes,' he explained to followers.
'You're all a priority so I've had to seek advice from Katie who is more in that industry than me. I'm happy to do any message for anyone but this way you guys can send beautiful tailored messages and I will say anything you want to say.'
In another post, he said: 'I'm definitely not a professional at this! I can't reply to anyone's messages, Instagram has blocked me from messaging people. I don't know why. Probably because I'm a convicted felon, no I'm joking, I can't send messages out - I've broken rules, that's what it said - guidelines of the Facebook community and the Instagram community.'
Lee's disappearance set the internet alight, after Katie initially claimed he had been kidnapped before talk of his arrest began.
Despite mounting evidence that fraud was the cause for his arrest, Lee insisted that he was imprisoned on suspicion of espionage 'and held in a state security building' before being taken to prison over 'a civil case in Dubai'.
In an Instagram post shared in the early hours of Wednesday, Lee continued to insist there is 'not one shred of evidence' that he has been charged with fraud, hitting out at his ex fiancée Alana for spreading the story.
Lee claimed he was 'taken to the Qatar border by the men, at gunpoint and was captured by men with assault rifles' before adding: 'They did slap me round a little bit, little s***s.'
The Daily Mail revealed in January, shortly after Katie's shock wedding to the businessman, that Lee took out a £200,000 mortgage in his ex Dina Taji's name without her knowledge.
Lee shared a poster onto his Instagram Story on Thursday night hich read: 'THE GRILLING OF LEE ANDREWS BY KATIE PRICE. KATIE NEEDS ANSWERS FROM HER HUSBAND.'
Lee is also capitalising on his return by announcing plans to launch himself on celebrity greetings website Cameo
She then took legal action against him, resulting in Lee being slapped with a travel ban from Dubai. Dina has refused to talk publicly about Lee, but agreed to meet up with Katie recently to warn her about staying with her husband.
But on Wednesday, Lee posted another update, doubling down on his claims that there are no allegations of fraud against him.
Posting from the back of a car, Lee said he had another thing 'to address'.
'There's not one shred of evidence where I've taken a mortgage in someone else's name, particularly in my ex fiancée's name Dina,' he insisted.
'If I was to take a mortgage in somebody else's name, wouldn't she get that mortgage? How does it work? What would I benefit from signing her name? That's definitely not the case. So, let her bring the mortgage paper.'
Lee went on to call out Alana, who he said had spread the story.
Also on Thursday, Lee insisted Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid should lose her job after she branded him a conman.
On Wednesday's edition of GMB Susanna said 'I think my eyes just rolled out of my head' after hearing Lee's explanation as to why he was missing for a month in Dubai.
Lee has refuted reports he was arrested over fraud allegations and thrown into Al Awir Central Prison, claiming he was captured at gunpoint after being suspected of espionage.
His disappearance drama first started when the self-proclaimed milionaire failed to turn up for a joint interview with Katie on GMB last month.
Lee has now promised he will make it to the GMB sofa soon to 'thrash it out' with Susanna.In a new Instagram video posted on Thursday, in which he tagged GMB and his wife, Lee asked: 'So, what is Susanna Reid rolling her eyes at?
'I'm not going to comment on that because obviously I'll go onto the sofa with Katie at some point and we'll thrash it out and then she can be as forthcoming as she likes.'
Despite saying he would save his reply for the GMB sofa, Lee went on to call for Susanna, who has been presenting on the ITV show for 12 years, to lose her job.
'To actually judge me without any evidence and calling me a conman is ridiculous, she should lose her job for that Susanna,' he continued.
'You're prejudging, you're prejudice towards me without any solid evidence other than an ex is coming forward with a story, and that's all it is.
'If you're an investigative journalist then surely you should know that.'
Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
