Katie Price stepped out on her own after husband Lee Andrews failed to make his flight to the UK to appear on Good Morning Britain with his wife. The pair had been due to appear together for the first time on television on Tuesday, but former Labour MP Ed Balls explained that the businessman "didn't make his flight."
This left the 47-year-old mother of five needing to chat to the ITV hosts alone and defend her man once again. Lee claimed he was at the airport ready to join Katie but had not been able to make the show. Now, as further questions are asked about a potential travel ban, which Lee denies, Katie was seen wearing lycra leggings and a white shirt with her midriff showing, paired with chunky oversized black sunglasses and a designer bag draped over her arm.
Defending Lee's Absence
Katie had been forced to defend Lee's absence on the breakfast show after claims he had been detained at the airport. Both Katie and Lee denied this, with Lee claiming to be waiting for another flight to the UK from Muscat, Oman. However, online sleuths pointed out that his videos appeared to be from Dubai Terminal 2, not the Oman airport he mentioned.
On Good Morning Britain, host Susanna Reid warned Katie about her new husband's behaviour and apparent lies. The exasperated presenter told viewers: "Katie and her husband Lee were booked to appear and up until yesterday that was still the case. Lee posted to social media to say he was 'attending to business' in Dubai where he lives." Susanna revealed that the GMB team had contacted the Foreign Office to check if Lee had any travel ban. The Foreign Office responded: "We supported a British man who was detained in the UAE."
Katie's Response
When Ed Balls asked Katie if that was regarding Lee, she hit back: "No, I feel like they just said it to me in there [backstage] so I just said to Lee, 'Apparently a British man has been detained, can you confirm it's not you?' and he's done a voice note back and said it's not him and sent laughing emojis." She went on to tell Susanna that Lee wasn't "unreliable," at least not to her. Susanna told the star: "What I love about you Katie is that you're very open, but I just wonder if he's telling you everything."
Katie responded: "I know no one believes me, your face says it all, Susanna. I can't keep going to Dubai because I've got work and my kids here. He pays for it anyway but I can't keep going to Dubai so he's shifting over here. I said 'I keep flying to you, you've got to come to England now.'"
