Katie Price admits she believed her marriage to Lee Andrews was ‘for real’, after airing an unseen spat from before the pair’s dramatic split.
The whirlwind eight-month romance included a Dubai wedding, adopting a dog, getting tattoos dedicated to each other, and Lee going ‘missing’ before winding up in prison.
Katie, 48, was recently spotted cosying up to another man and Lee, 43, has now unfollowed her on Instagram – she was the only account he followed.
She later clarified that Felix Henderson, who she was seen with at the Glamour Awards, is just a work colleague but has now given more insight into her love life.
‘Just to address my situation,’ the reality star wrote in an Instagram story. ‘I’ve been married, had the family life. I thought my last marriage was for real and my final destination.’
Lee marked her fourth marriage – following Peter Andre, Alex Reid, and Kieran Hayler – and ninth engagement.
While fans and family members had been sceptical of the Dubai businessman from the start, Katie had repeatedly defended him.
Even after he ‘went missing’, turning out to be banged up in Al Awir prison, Katie continued to invest in their relationship until she couldn’t anymore.
The final straw appeared to be when he failed to turn up for a joint interview with Good Morning Britain, with Katie confessing, ‘I love him but who is he?’
In her post, she asserted that she is ‘not interested in meeting anyone else, engaging with anyone, messaging anyone, or going on any dating apps or dates.’
Katie added: ‘I’m content, happy, and love my own company and have fantastic friends and family.’
She also released a behind-the-scenes from filming her Sky documentary, which included mentions of flying out to Dubai to see Lee.
In one clip, she was on the phone to him and the then couple appeared to be locked in an argument about her ‘not having time’ for him.
‘I hate it when you say [that],’ Katie replied. ‘When I’m working, I’m in my professional mode.’
Later in the chat she asked him to ‘please smile because wifey’s coming to Dubai’ before the call cuts out and she puts her head back, looking fed up.
‘Just remember you should never have to overexplain yourself to someone,’ a voice off-screen tells Katie, to which she responds, ‘Yeah and I’m not going to.’
Katie added: ‘If someone can’t bear the fact that when I’m working, I’m working, then I’m not the one.’
The marriage reportedly ended in September with Katie dumping him over WhatsApp, amid claims she discovered Lee had just £2.22 in his bank account.
She made a point of removing photographs of Lee from her Instagram, while he seemingly returned the sentiment by unfollowing her.
The exes have steered clear of each other since then, with Katie focusing on family, including supporting Princess and Junior on Celebrity Race Across The World.
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