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The new husband of former glamour model Katie Price boasts of rubbing shoulders with Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian, having a PhD as well as being a 'global magnate and philanthropist'.
Katie, 47, tied the knot for the fourth time to Lee Andrews in a lavish Dubai ceremony on Saturday after a whirlwind 'one-week' romance.
And after the surprise nuptials, the Daily Mail can now reveal many of his claims seem, rather like parts of his 'wife's' famously-enhanced body, to be… distinctly artificial.
Nottinghamshire comprehensive-school educated ex-pat Lee is from a jet-setting business tycoon with a PhD from Cambridge.
In fact, his creative social media and LinkedIn profiles are mostly just hot air.
Katie's new husband claims to be the CEO of Aura Sustainable Vehicles & Energy.
The new husband of Katie Price boasts of rubbing shoulders with Elon Musk (pictured). But the Daily Mail can reveal many of his claims seem artificial and photos are AI generated
Katie, 47, tied the knot for the fourth time to Lee Andrews in a lavish Dubai ceremony on Saturday after a whirlwind 'one-week' romance
Photos of the 'company's' various products appear to be AI-generated, including one supposedly alongside billionaire Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
His Instagram also features an AI generated clip of Kardashian signing some of his company's merchandise, a baseball cap.
Surprisingly, there's also no actual website for this supposedly huge firm headed by the 'businessman'.
That doesn't stop him running on about 'Overseeing the Latest implementation of vehicles manufacturing & green tech infrastructure.'
Lee says Aura has 'already reached a Market Cap of $1.3Bn', and that he has 'two successful companies already listed on the NY stock exchange & the London FTSE'.
A 'market cap' is the market capitalisation or value of a publicly-traded company. He presents Aura as privately held, yet there is no listing for Aura on either the New York or London stock exchanges.
In 2021, a genuine project to develop an electric car called an Aura was launched by auto designer Carsten Astheimer Ltd in the UK, but there does not appear to be any connection to Andrews in any of the company documents. The Mail has contacted Astheimer.
It's not clear where 'Dr' Andrews received his supposed 'PhD in biotechnology science', but it wasn't Cambridge, despite liberal mentions of 'Cambridge University' on what appear to be AI-generated profiles on websites calling themselves 'Formidable Men Monthly' and 'Polo and Lifestyle'.
Then he claims to be 'director of philanthropy' at King Charles' charity the Princes Trust, now called the King's Trust, which told us he is not registered with them.
In May last year, he posted an AI photograph of him with a giant cheque for $150million which he appeared to be handing to Sheikh Ahmed bin Faisal Al Qassimi to invest in sustainable energy
Nottinghamshire comprehensive-school educated ex-pat Lee is from a jet-setting business tycoon with a PhD from Cambridge
His Instagram also features an AI generated clip of Kardashian signing some of his company's merchandise, a baseball cap
His LinkedIn profile describes him grandly as 'associate member and supporter of His Majesty's Government'
It comes as it was revealed Lee proposed to ex Alana Percival just four months ago - and recreated the exact same set up when he got down on one knee to Katie (pictured)
As well as rose petals and tealights spelling out 'Will you marry me' on the floor of a luxurious spa, both women were presented with a bouquet of roses, wrapped in the same brown paper
Sir Keir Starmer will no doubt be reassured to learn that Lee sits on the 'Board of Advisors' of the Labour Party, and has done for nearly 11 years, even though no such body appears to exist.
His LinkedIn profile describes him grandly as 'associate member and supporter of His Majesty's Government'.
On his LinkedIn page, he refers to a 'patronage memorandum agreement with the Al Qassimi Royal office'.
The Al Qassimi family have ruled the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, neighbouring Dubai, for centuries.
In this case, his assertions are neither independently verified, nor backed up by any formal press releases, government announcements or business news sources.
On Meta's Threads in May last year, he posted an AI photograph of him with a giant cheque for $150million which he appeared to be handing to Sheikh Ahmed bin Faisal Al Qassimi to invest in sustainable energy.
Yet no such corresponding announcement was issued by the Sheikh's own office.
He also appeared to have used the same ring - predicted to cost around £40k - to propose to the star as he used on his ex-wife Dina Taji
The only place where this supposed Royal tie-up is discussed is what appears to be a poorly-spelt, self-written (or possibly AI-generated) article on Polo and Lifestyle Magazine, in which he is quoted as saying: 'I've been most fortunate to partner with the UAE royal family office adding brand value to the county (sic) and increasing our company exposure particularly in line with sustainable incentives of being net zero carbon emissions by 2030 in the this region.
'This works extremely well together as we each share the same vision and wish to solve a problem for humanity as we extend past country boarders (sic) strongly.'
Then there's his alleged involvement with gigantic US firm MacAndrews & Forbes Inc, whose interests run from beauty, entertainment and gaming to biotech, and military equipment.
Katie's new husband's description of himself as either majority shareholder or shareholder in the company are demonstrably false as the MacAndrews & Forbes website says it is 'Wholly owned by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ronald O. Perelman'.
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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.
He says elsewhere that he's a 'senior board member' or 'seated board member' of TopBuild Corporation.
In this entry, he even appears to award himself a knighthood, posting on LinkedIn: 'Sir Weslee PJ Andrews maintains majority shares.'
Yet there's no sign of him on the company website or its list of directors submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington DC.
It's a similar story with his claim to be the founder of Blue Diamond Group Hotels & Resorts, but the company says it is and always has been Canadian owned and operated.
Lee boasts of winning many prestigious awards for business and achievement, but a closer look reveals that these too are bunkum.
That Leader of the Year at the 2016 National Business Awards which he claimed? That accolade went to Greene King boss Rooney Anand.
He says he came third in the Top Male & Female Internet of Things Influencers by Onalytica, 2018. In fact he didn't appear in the top 100.
Likewise, there's not a trace of him on the list of the Top 100 most creative people in Business 2018 compiled by Fast Company, but he said there was.
As for the Veuve Clicquot Businessman of the Year 2017 award? The bad news is that Veuve Clicquot don't even hold an award for men - only for women - in business. That year it was won by Whitbread's Alison Brittain.
The level of easily disprovable nonsense on Lee's various profiles has prompted some on social media to wonder if the whole 'wedding' announcement is a huge prank, dreamed up by Katie with her new friend.
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