Katie Price was pictured wearing her wedding ring just hours before dumping her husband Lee Andrews by text message.
The former glamor model, 48, reportedly said goodbye to her husband of eight months on Tuesday. The final blow came when she discovered that ‘he only had £2.22 in his account, despite claiming to be a millionaire’.
Hours before consulting a divorce lawyer, Katie was seen laughing with a friend as they walked in the sunshine in Marbella.
The thrice-divorced star traveled to the Spanish party city to party it up with a group of friends, including fellow reality star Chloe Ferry, who celebrated her 31st birthday this week.
On Tuesday, Katie was dressed in a tiny yellow bikini and sarong, showing off her tattooed figure and giving a glimpse of her sparkling engagement and wedding rings as she walked hand in hand with her female friend.
Around the same time, Katie made a telling statement on Instagram, sharing a video of herself walking away from the camera with another gaunt look as she declared she was “walking off to my new adventures.”
Katie Price was pictured wearing her wedding ring just hours before dumping her husband Lee Andrews by text message
The former glamor model, 48, reportedly split from her husband on Tuesday after ‘discovering he only had £2.22 in his account despite claiming to be a millionaire’
Katie’s last message to Lee, 43, on WhatsApp on Tuesday is said to have said: ‘I’ve been played and you are not who you say you are. Why did you lie to me?’
According to The sunhe had told Katie that he had £37 million in a crypto bank account. Lee, who is currently back in prison in Dubai, is said to be struggling to find the money to pay the fine for his release. Katie has no plans to see him.
Sources close to the situation say she has “come to her senses” about Lee.
The insider told the publication: ‘It was obviously an accumulation of many things, but the final straw came after Lee told Katie he had $50 million (£37 million) in a crypto wallet, and promised her a share of the money.
‘He gave her the ‘recovery phrase’ – the key – to access his account, and on Monday she allowed a financial expert to access the wallet – and to her horror discovered there was only $3, or £2.22, in it.
“Lee never had $50 million; he has no bean. The most he has ever received in one day was in March for $14,490 (£10,720), which was sent the same day.”
Katie’s marriage to Lee was tumultuous. Since tying the knot with the controversial business leader after a whirlwind romance, Katie’s relationship has been plagued with drama, including Lee’s prison sentence, kidnapping, his various lies and accusations of scamming his exes.
Although Katie has continued to publicly support him, it seems things have taken their toll as she stated in a recent Instagram post that she had “survived” some tough times.
Hours before consulting a divorce lawyer, Katie was seen laughing with a friend as they walked in the sunshine in Marbella
Dressed in a tiny yellow bikini and sarong, Katie showed off her tattooed figure, including her ‘owned by Lee’ tattoo on her ribcage
She has traveled to the Spanish party city to let off steam with a group of friends, including fellow reality star Chloe Ferry, who celebrated her 31st birthday this week.
Last week, Katie shared on Instagram a photo of a model reading a newspaper, with the words on the newspaper: ‘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 aptly wrote the words “I survived” over another quote, which read, “I will never forget who helped me in hard times, who brought me to hard times and who left me in hard times.”
And while Katie didn’t specify who or what she was referring to, her words suggested that things were not going well in her personal life.
Lee is believed to still be in prison despite reports that he was released last month.
The scammer’s business manager is said to have been released in July after his second stint in Dubai’s Al Awir prison after being hit with fraud claims.
Katie has reportedly called it quits with her husband Lee Andrews after discovering he had just £2.22 in his account, despite claiming to be a millionaire
Katie walked hand in hand with her friend and showed off a glimpse of her sparkling engagement and wedding rings
Since tying the knot with the controversial business leader after a whirlwind romance, Katie’s relationship has been plagued by drama
It is now claimed that Lee was never released, with sources reporting that his fellow inmates are ‘fed up with his constant lies’.
The sun claims Lee told inmates that his departure papers are “sorted” each week, but each new week he remains in prison. Katie previously vowed to hold her husband accountable for ‘hurting other people’.
In her podcast, Katie said: ‘Actually, I’m going to get Ben [the producer of Katie’s podcast] to interview him and Ben is going to dive deep into it and I want to hear everything and it’s too much and I don’t like people hurting people.
‘That’s all I’ll say about it. I haven’t put anything online, so this is the first time you’ve heard it.’
The Daily Mail contacted Katie’s representatives but declined to comment.
