Katie Price has reportedly dumped her husband Lee Andrews by text after discovering he had just £2.22 in his bank account despite claiming to be a millionaire.
The former glamour model, 48, has allegedly consulted a divorce lawyer to end her whirlwind eight-month marriage after a financial expert inspected her husband's cryptocurrency wallet and exposed his wealth claims as false.
According to reports in The Sun, Katie sent a final WhatsApp message to 43-year-old Lee stating that she had been played and asking why he had lied to her.
Lee, who is currently back in a Dubai prison, is believed to be struggling to find funds to pay a fine for his release, while Katie reportedly has no plans to see him again.
Price rose to prominence as a glamour model under the pseudonym Jordan in the late 1990s before building a media career across reality television, publishing, and business.
Cryptocurrency wallet check
An insider told The Sun that the breakdown of the marriage followed an accumulation of issues, culminating when Lee told Katie he had $50 million (£37 million) in a crypto wallet and promised her some of the funds.
Lee provided Katie with the recovery phrase, a passkey consisting of a secret sequence of words used to access and manage digital asset wallets on the blockchain network.
When Katie instructed a financial expert to access the wallet on Monday, the check revealed a balance of just $3 (£2.22).
The source stated that Lee never had $50 million and did not have a bean, noting that the highest amount ever held in the account on any single day was $14,490 (£10,720) in March, which was sent out the very same day.
Party trip to Marbella
Katie was seen wearing her wedding ring at Manchester Pride, an annual festival held in North West England, but sources close to the situation said she has come to her senses over Lee.
Days after the Manchester event, Katie ditched her wedding band while enjoying a late summer trip to Marbella, a resort town on Spain's Costa del Sol famous for its beach clubs and nightlife.
She travelled to the Spanish party town to let her hair down with a group of friends, including 31-year-old Chloe Ferry, a reality television star best known for appearing on MTV's Geordie Shore.
In a clip reposted from her friend Ryan Mira's Instagram, Katie danced to the 2006 pop hit Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado while wearing a skimpy silver dress.
As Ryan lifted Katie in the air to spin her around, her ringless finger was clearly visible, prompting Katie to caption the video by noting that sometimes you have got to let your hair down.
Tumultuous marriage background
Katie's marriage to business leader Lee has been fraught with drama since the couple tied the knot following a whirlwind romance eight months ago.
Their time together has been plagued by Lee's prison stints, kidnapping, various lies, and accusations of scamming his former partners.
While Katie previously continued to support her husband publicly, recent social media posts indicated that the situation had taken a heavy toll on her personal life.
On Instagram last week, Katie shared an image of a model reading a newspaper with text stating that her side of the story did not matter anymore, adding that she had healed and learned who deserved a seat at her table.
She tellingly wrote the words "I survived" over another quote stating that she would never forget who helped her in difficult times, who put her in difficult times, and who left her.
Imprisonment in Dubai
Lee remains in custody despite reports claiming he was released in July following a second spell in Dubai's Al Awir prison, a central correctional facility in the United Arab Emirates, where he was hit with fraud claims.
Sources now report that Lee was never released and that fellow inmates are fed up with his constant lies regarding his release status.
The Sun alleges that Lee has been telling inmates his exit paperwork is sorted each week, but as each new week arrives, he remains in prison.
Katie previously vowed on her podcast to hold her husband to account for hurting other people, stating she intended to have her podcast producer Ben interview him directly to delve in deep.
Representatives for Katie Price were contacted by the Daily Mail but declined to comment on the report.
