Katie Price has married for the fourth time.
The embattled star, 47, has tied the knot to businessman Lee Andrews in a lavish Dubai ceremony following a whirlwind ‘one week’ romance.
The surprise wedding comes just days after the former glamour model announced her ninth engagement, following her recent split from her ‘blindsided’ ex-partner JJ Slater, 32.
The nuptials, which happened on Saturday afternoon with just the two of them present, are said to have left family and friends of Katie’s ‘dumbstruck’ and ‘completely horrified’.
Katie proudly flashed her diamond-encrusted Cartier wedding band as she wore a white cut-out bodycon dress, while Lee wore a linen shirt for the ceremony.
‘Katie and Lee had no one with them when they got married, it was just the two of them, Katie couldn’t stop smiling, she seemed so taken with Lee.’ a source told The Sun.
Katie Price has married for the fourth time. The embattled star, 47, has tied the knot to businessman Lee Andrews in a lavish Dubai ceremony
Katie proudly flashed her diamond-encrusted Cartier wedding band as she wore a white cut out gown for the ceremony
Meanwhile, an insider close to the family has claimed they are reeling from the news.
They told the publication: ‘Kate’s family are dumbstruck. To see she had got engaged after flying to Dubai – literally just after she had arrived was crazy.
‘The fact she has now married him the following day is even more shocking. No one knows who Lee is, they know nothing about him.’
Katie’s mother Amy and her five children – Harvey, 23, Junior, 20, Princess, 18, Jett, 12, and Bunny, 10 – are said to have not known about the wedding.
The source added Katie has ‘a lot of questions to answer to when she comes home’.
Daily Mail has contacted Katie’s representative for comment.
Katie has previously been engaged eight times and has three ex husbands – Peter Andre, Alex Reid and Kieran Hayler.
The TV star was said to have connected with Lee, originally from Manchester, on social media, before she flew out to Dubai.
Katie shocked fans on Friday by revealing their engagement, and later called Lee’my real life Richard Gere’.
The mother-of-five shared a slew of snaps as she posed by a sea of red roses spelling out ‘will you marry me?’
Katie Price paid tribute to ‘my real life Richard Gere’ as she shared loved-up snaps with her new fiancé Lee Andrews on Sunday after their engagement
The model showed off her giant diamond ring on her social media on Friday – blindsiding her ex JJ Slater- a week after their split was revealed
The former glamour model, 47, shocked fans on Friday by revealing her engagement to entrepreneur Lee in Dubai
A final snap saw them holding hands in bed as a bunch of red roses was visible in the background
She also showed off her partner’s hand, which had a fresh tattoo of her name inked on, and revealed the pair were celebrating with champagne, strawberries and chocolate cake.
Lee has been based in Dubai for 21 years and has documented his flash lifestyle on his social media channels.
Lee is a twice-married man who claims to be a multimillionaire – and called his personal trainer ex-wife ‘the perfect woman’ just 18 months ago.
According to his Instagram profile, Lee is CEO of Aura Group Future Urban Travel 2027 as well as an ‘Investor in Space X Hybrid Fitness’.
But before Lee popped the question to Katie, making him her ninth fiancé, he was married for several years to Palestinian-born and Qatari raised health and fitness coach Dina Taji, 41, whom he met in the gym in Dubai at the start of 2020.
Lee, whose mother Trish is from a small mining town in Derbyshire, told pals online that her son was engaged and boasted about how he went all out to lure the beauty by winning over her family.
She said he had called Dina ‘a beautiful human being’ and ‘she’s my person I love her unconditionally’.
Lee revealed that they fell in love when they were both with other partners, and said he admired the ‘kindness’ of Arabic culture and Islamic customs including fasting during Ramadan.
He also claimed he lived next door to a mosque and made plans to visit Mecca.
Less than 18 months ago he was gushing over his former second bride, sharing a series of photos of them together and telling his followers: ‘Whether outside or in the office, who you share life and choose to partner with is sacred. Loving respect for this lady, Dina Taji.’
A friend replied: ‘U 2 are simply beautiful. Wish you a beautiful journey through life and countless blessings.’
Lee, whose Instagram page is littered with photographs of himself working out, claimed in a business forum he stayed in Dubai in a five bedroom villa, and made it his home because ‘the culture grabbed me and I thought you know what there’s some very beautiful Arabic ladies out here’.
Katie’s announcement is said to have come as a ‘massive shock’, with relatives said to be ‘worried’ that things are moving too fast, particularly as they have yet to meet Lee.
A source told The Sun: ‘The family found out about the engagement on Instagram – they were stunned.
The Real Husbands of Katie Price
In the decades since she first rose to fame, Katie Price has enjoyed – and quite likely endured – a decidedly busy love life that has seen her walk down the aisle three times before heading to divorce court in equal measure. Here’s a look at the trio with whom she exchanged ‘I dos’… and ‘I don’ts’:
PETER ANDRE (2005 – 2009)
The nation got to watch love blossom between the pair when they starred alongside one another on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here back in 2004. The flying sparks soon became nuptials, with blushing bride Katie and her erstwhile pop hunk beau tying the knot at Highclere Castle (the grand Berkshire estate of Downton Abbey fame) in September 2005. Katie, who was already mother to son Harvey (born in 2002 following a romance with former footballer Dwight Yorke), soon started a family with her new husband. The couple welcomed son Junior in 2005, while daughter Princess followed in 2007. Creation between the pair also came artistically, with the release of reality programmes, a failed talk show and a foray into the music world. However, after four years of securing their position as the Ken and Barbie of reality TV and glossy magazine deals, the pair announced in 2009 that they were going their separate ways.
ALEX REID (2010 – 2012)
Katie soon switched her romantic allegiance from a onetime ab-bearing pop heartthrob to musclebound MMA fighter Alex Reid. The two met at Michelle Heaton’s 30th birthday party at London’s Cafe de Paris. But shortly after they got together, Katie dumped Alex on live TV, only for him to win her back and the pair go from strength to strength. Weeks after proudly cheering her man on to a win on the 2010 edition of Celebrity Big Brother (also featuring none other than her ex-boyfriend Dane Bowers), Katie jetted off to Las Vegas to tie the knot with her new partner in February 2010 after just seven months of dating – and nine months after divorcing Peter. Following their Sin City sojourn, the pair returned to their native UK, where they had a formal ceremony – which was filmed for a TV series. However, after just 11 months of marriage, the pair announced they were splitting and their divorce was finalised in March 2012. While Katie declared at the time that she married Alex ‘too soon’, she would later go on to reveal that a major factor in their split was his cross-dressing alter-ego Roxanne.
KIERAN HAYLER (2013 – 2021)
Showing herself to be a true woman of the times, Katie embarked on a romance with former stripper Kieran after the two met on the now-defunct Blackberry Messenger service in 2012. And just two months after altering the paths of their lives via those thumb-tapped fateful opening messages, the twosome would go on to exchange nuptials in the Caribbean. Kieran proposed to a thrilled Katie on Christmas Day 2012, and just three weeks later, the pair would be pronounced husband and wife in the idyllic shores of the Bahamas on January 16, 2013. They had their marriage blessed in Weston-super Mare, and in the months that followed, it appeared that Katie had finally found her happily ever after. They welcomed son Jett in August 2013, and daughter Bunny in August 2014. But Katie’s world came crashing down in 2014, when she discovered that Kieran had cheated on her with her close friend of 20 years, Jane Pountney, and was enjoying a fling with another of her pals, Chrissy Thomas. After publicly lashing out at all parties involved (and naming her pet pigs after her friends-turned-foes), Katie appeared determined to make things work when she renewed her vows with Kieran in 2015. But alas, it would not turn out to be third time lucky for Katie, as the pair split in 2018 amid even more cheating allegations. Their ‘amicable’ divorce was finalised in early 2021.
They added: ‘Katie’s family are so worried as it’s all happening so fast. They were upset when she split with JJ and now they haven’t even met this new man and she’s engaged.’
The newlyweds have since revealed their matching tattoos.
It comes after sources told Daily Mail that the engagement news also came as a complete shock to her ex JJ, 32, who is currently in Miami with his family and has been ‘healing his broken heart’.
Last week, the Daily Mail revealed that Katie ended her romance with the MAFS UK star after realising she didn’t see a future with him.
Insiders say cracks in their relationship had become ‘too obvious to ignore’ in recent months, despite Katie insisting they were going strong.
They began dating in February 2024, after JJ rose to fame on E4’s MAFS UK. Katie even spoke of having a child together, her sixth, but in the end, it wasn’t meant to be.
A source previously told the Daily Mail: ‘Katie has had doubts for some time about whether JJ is husband material, but she hoped those concerns would fade.
‘Instead, her fears only grew, and she’s now accepted the relationship will not end with her walking down the aisle for a fourth time.
‘JJ was left disappointed and has already packed his bags and moved back to his home in Essex.
‘He genuinely saw a future with Katie, but it seems she ultimately had a very different outlook.’
The Daily Mail contacted Katie and JJ’s representatives for comment at the time.
Last Wednesday, Katie broke her silence on her split when she shared a cryptic post about meeting the ‘right person’.
Katie’s new fiancé is twice-married man, Lee, who claims to be a multimillionaire – and called his PT ex-wife ‘the perfect woman’ just 18 months ago
The model announced her split from MAFS star JJ just weeks ago (pictured together in March 2024)
Sharing an update to her Instagram Story, she posted a series of poems and quotes about soulmates and relationships.
The first, from Mike Poetry, read: ‘They say falling in love takes time. But it’s not true. Falling in love only takes the right person – the one who knows exactly what you need, without having to ask.’
Another post was about recognising your soulmate and the ‘divine’ signs a person will notice when they meet them.
Finally, Katie shared another quote which read: ‘My mum always says when you meet the male version of yourself is when you meet the love of your life.’
Look back at Katie’s EIGHT engagements
1. Gladiator star Warren Furman
1. Katie’s first engagement was to Gladiator star Warren Furman (pictured 2000)
In 1996, Katie, who was just starting out her career as a glamour model aged 18, got engaged to Warren (better known as Ace).
The Gladiator star, 48, had spent £3,000 on a diamond ring, but they broke up soon after.
He previously said of their relationship: ‘We were both deriving our identities from being relevant in the media.
‘We were both selling stories.’
2. Businessman Scott Sullivan
2. The glamour model then became engaged to Scott Sullivan in 2004
Katie became engaged to businessman Scott Sullivan when he gave her a ring just before she was about to enter the I’m A Celebrity jungle in 2004.
The model previously said she was first attracted to Scott because ‘he ignored her when they first met’.
However, as soon as Katie entered the jungle she fell head over heels for Peter Andre.
Scott is now married to ex Made In Chelsea star Funda Önal.
3. Peter Andre – First Husband
3. Katie fell madly in love with Pete on the show and the pair got married in 2006
Katie fell madly in love with Pete, 48, on the show and the pair got married in 2006.
They went on to have a fairytale wedding and two children, son Junior, 15, and Princess, 13.
They split three years later in 2009.
Pete went on to marry Emily MacDonagh and have two children.
4. Cage Fighter Alex Reid- Second Husband
3. Katie and Alex wed in Las Vegas shortly after her split from Pete
Katie met Alex Reid, 45, eight weeks after her split from Pete.
Alex famously spent £60,000 on Katie’s engagement ring.
The pair wed in Las Vegas in January 2010 but the marriage broke down less than a year later.
Katie previously admitted Alex was a ‘rebound’ after Pete and described the marriage as a ‘mistake’.
5. Argentinian model Leandro Penna
5. Katie met model Leandro, 35, in 2012 at at Elton John’s Oscars party in LA
Katie met model Leandro, 35, in 2012 at Elton John’s Oscars party in LA.
The former couple famously had a language barrier, but that didn’t stop their passionate relationship.
The pair went on to get engaged not long after they began dating but split later that year.
6. Kieran Hayler – Third Husband
6. Katie married Kieran after just five weeks of dating
Katie met her third husband Kieran, 34, in 2012. They married after just five weeks of dating. Katie was pregnant with son Jett, seven at the time. They went on to have daughter Bunny, six.
The couple announced they were to divorce in 2017, three years after Katie discovered Kieran had cheated on her with her friends Jane Poutney and Chrissy Thomas.
However, their divorce wasn’t finalised until March 2021.
7: Kris Boyson
7. In July 2019, Katie announced she was engaged again to Kris Boyson
In July 2019, Katie announced she was engaged again to personal trainer Kris Boyson, 32, after a year of dating.
Their engagement was short-lived however as the couple split in November of that year, with Katie admitting to Kris that she cheated on him.
8. Carl Woods
8. Katie announced her engagement to Carl in April 2021 but they split in 2023
The reality star began dating Carl in July last year and their relationship moved at whirlwind speed.
Within months the pair had moved in together, with Katie expressing her desire to marry and have a baby with Carl.
The couple announced their engagement in April, six weeks after her divorce with Kieran was finalised.
Katie said: ‘It’s refreshing to be with a man that if I decided I never wanted to work again, he’d look after me, I just love him.’
