Katie Price has called it quits with her husband Lee Andrews after discovering he had just £2.22 in his account despite claiming to be a millionaire, a new report claims.
The former glamour model, 48, has apparently consulted a divorce lawyer about pulling the plug on their whirlwind eight-month marriage.
Katie’s final message to Lee, 43, on WhatsApp, 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, Lee had told Katie he had £37million in a crypto bank account, but it seemingly turns out he has just pennies.
Lee, who is currently back in a Dubai jail, is thought to be trying to find the funds to pay the fine for his release, but is struggling to do so. Katie has no plans to see him.
Katie was wearing her wedding ring at Manchester Pride but sources close to the situation said she has ‘come to her senses’ over Lee.
Katie Price has called it quits with her husband Lee Andrews after discovering he had just £2.22 in his account despite claiming to be a millionaire, a new report claims
Katie is currently holidaying in Marbella in with her friend Chloe Ferry amid the split
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.’
The Daily Mail reached out to Katie’s spokesperson and they declined to comment.
Days after Pride, Katie ditched her ring while enjoying a wild late summer trip to Marbella, partying with pals.
She has travelled to the party town to let her hair down with a group of friends, including fellow reality star Chloe Ferry, 31.
In a clip reposted from her pal Ryan Mira’s Instagram, a giddy Katie dances to Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado and Timbaland dressed in a skimpy silver dress.
As Ryan lifts Katie in the air to spin her around, Katie’s ringless finger can be seen.
‘Sometimes you’ve got to let your hair down!’ Katie captioned the clip.
Katie is enjoying a wild late summer trip partying with pals and ditching her wedding ring
Katie’s eight-month marriage to Lee has been tumultuous to say the least.
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.
While Katie has publicly continued to support him, it appears things have taken their toll on her as she declared in a recent Instagram post that she had ‘survived’ difficult times.
Taking to Instagram last week, Katie shared a snap of a model reading a newspaper, with the words on the paper reading: ‘My side of the story doesn’t matter anymore.
‘Life happened, it hurt, I healed, but most importantly, I learned who deserves a seat at my table and who will never sit at it again.’
She then tellingly wrote the words ‘I survived’ over another quote which stated: ‘I will never, ever forget who helped me in difficult times, who put me in difficult times, and who left me in difficult times.’
And while Katie didn’t specify who or what she was referring to, her words suggested all was not well in her personal life.
It is thought Lee continues to remain in jail, despite reports he was released last month.
The former glamour model, 48, has travelled to the party town to let her hair down with a group of friends, including fellow reality star Chloe
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.
Now, it has been claimed that Lee was never released, with sources reporting his fellow inmates are ‘fed up with his constant lies’.
The Sun alleges that Lee has been telling his 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.’
