Katie Value reveals remaining texts Lee Andrews despatched earlier than going lacking as police communicate out

Katie Value has shared the ultimate messages she acquired from husband Lee Andrews, as he stays ‘lacking’ in Dubai.

The previous glamour mannequin beforehand revealed that she hadn’t heard from Andrews, who she married earlier this yr in a whirlwind ceremony, since 13 Might, resulting in issues that he’d been kidnapped within the Gulf nation.

Andrews’ household are additionally understood to be involved concerning the self-proclaimed businessman’s whereabouts, submitting a lacking particular person’s report with the British Embassy in Dubai.

Value has now launched the ultimate texts she acquired from Andrews to The Sun, which she believes show that he is been kidnapped.

The textual content thread, which occurred between 12.36am and 1.01am on Thursday (14 Might), begins with Andrews telling Value that he’d ‘been arrested’ and could be in contact shortly.

“The place? Why? I am anxious,” learn Value’s reply, which was despatched inside 5 minutes of receiving the primary message.

Nevertheless, Andrews then seems to be confused about whether or not or not he’d truly been arrested, telling Value that he was ‘detained’ at a ‘black website’.

“It’s a black website, I like you, I type it. I’m within the van… simply being detained wtf,” he stated, earlier than instructing the truth star to maintain monitoring his stay location.

Andrews additionally despatched Value his father’s quantity at one level in the course of the trade, after she raised issues about with the ability to get in touch with him, writing: “In the event that they take your telephone how will I pay money for you? Ought to I’ve your dad’s quantity?”

A supply who claimed to be a pal of Value’s then added that she’d been fully ‘blindsided’ by final week’s occasions and reiterated that it was not a publicity stunt.

“That is NOT a publicity stunt – as if she wants any extra PR – and it doesn’t matter what Lee has or hasn’t carried out, she nonetheless loves him,” the pal informed the outlet.

“These WhatsApps show that she is as blindsided as the remainder of us as to Lee’s actions. She isn’t in on it, no matter ‘it’ is.”

The most recent replace follows a earlier expose from The Solar, by which a journalist claimed that Andrews wasn’t truly lacking in any respect however as an alternative hiding out in a ‘run-down villa’ after ‘ghosting’ Value.

In the meantime, UK police have since clarified reviews that they’d ‘escalated’ a case involving Andrews to Interpol.

“We’d prefer to make clear that Hertfordshire Constabulary acquired a report in March, nonetheless, as soon as it was established the alleged offences occurred in Dubai, we referred this case to the related authorities as this was outdoors of our jurisdiction,” learn a press release from Hertfordshire Constabulary.

“The terminology of ‘escalate’ isn’t right as we have now adopted regular process.”

It is not clear what the investigation pertains to, nonetheless Andrews has beforehand been accused of scamming former companions – claims which he has denied.

Katie Value’s lacking husband: a timeline

12 Might: Missed UK tv look

The Dubai businessman, initially from Manchester, is meant to be on an episode of Good Morning Britain alongside his spouse.

When requested if Andrews obtained arrested on the airport, Value says: “No. You recognize, they only stated it to me in there.

“So, I simply stated, ‘Lee, apparently a British man has been detained. Are you able to simply affirm that it is not you?’ As a result of I clearly know it is not him.

“So, he is simply carried out a voice be aware again and laughing emojis. ‘No, it is not me’ and a voice be aware. And he is simply despatched me photos.”

In a vlog on her YouTube channel, Value shares footage of herself calling Andrews after her GMB look, telling him: “None of them imagine you are coming in any respect. The very fact is, you have simply obtained to get right here and show everybody improper.

“They’re like, ‘Kate, are you aware something about this man?'”

13 Might: Final recognized contact

Value says on her channel that Andrews is ‘on the airport going by means of the border management to get his exit stamp’.

“So, he stated he is 100%, a billion p.c, coming at the moment,” she provides.

14–16 Might: Communication all of the sudden stops

Value says she and Andrews are usually in ‘fixed contact’ and it is ‘worrying’ that she will be able to’t get by means of to him on the telephone.

“We’re now questioning, as far-fetched as it’s, he is a lacking particular person,” she provides. “I do not know if he is been kidnapped.”

16 Might: Value pleads ‘please assist me discover my husband’

Over the weekend, Value says, ‘the reality is, Lee has been lacking for 3 days’.

“Lee was attempting to get by means of the border close to Hatta and, oh God, that is so discombobulating,” she continues. “His location went off at 10:03, Wednesday night time, that is the final contact anybody’s had, his household and me.

“That is the third day now, clearly, he phoned me earlier than the placement went off. He is in the midst of nowhere, clearly, I am anxious.”

Value provides that ‘the final FaceTime name I had with him… he had ties round his hand and a hood’

“He sounded actually anxious and stated like whispering, ‘They’re coming for me now. They’re coming for me. I’ve obtained to go’,” she explains.

17–18 Might: Lacking particular person report filed

Based on The Sun, a lacking particular person report has been lodged by his household on the British Embassy in Dubai.

“Lee is formally a lacking particular person now,” a supply tells the outlet.

“Katie is in fixed contact together with his household and is desperately anxious. And she or he’s mortified — she’s seen folks calling it a stunt and that she have to be in on it, however she’s completely not.

“That is such a worrying, upsetting scenario.”

19 Might: Accusations emerge that Andrews is on the run

In a prolonged expose revealed by The Sun, journalist Clemmie Moodie accuses Andrews of scamming her out of £1,000, in addition to claiming that he’s presently hiding out in Dubai.

“Lee has NOT been kidnapped; he’s merely in hiding after additionally ghosting his devastated spouse for the previous six days,” she claims. “He’s not lifeless. He’s not in jail. And he has not been detained.”

“He’s squatting in a barely run-down villa, frantically planning a route out of this ginormous gap he seems to have buried himself in, and is known to be liaising together with his few trusted contacts on a ‘burner telephone’,” the report alleges.

This follows claims from quite a few companions that Andrews scammed them out of cash, which he denies.

Value particulars remaining FaceTime name with Andrews, denies ‘publicity stunt’ accusations

Value says she hasn’t spoken to Andrews since Wednesday night time, telling followers in a latest YouTube replace that he was making an attempt to go away the UAE.

“The final time I heard from him, he FaceTimed me, he had a hood on and stated, ‘I’ve simply been captured or arrested’ and had ties round his hand, not handcuffs, and stated ‘they’re coming again for me’,” she explains.

Value denies accusations that this can be a publicity stunt, calling the claims ‘disgusting’.

In the meantime, a spokesperson for FCDO has given the next assertion to LADbible Group: “We’re supporting the household of a British man and are in touch with the native authorities.”