Katie Price's estranged husband Lee Andrews says he is looking for a "much younger model" after being released from a Dubai prison on Tuesday.
In a text exchange with the Daily Mail on Wednesday, the 42 year old confirmed he was out of Al-Awir jail and outlined his plans for a new relationship, despite still being married to the former glamour model.
Andrews and Price, 48, separated in early September after eight months of marriage. The split followed her claims that he had fabricated his wealth, prompting her to consult a divorce lawyer.
Search for new partner
Responding to questions about his release, Andrews wrote: "Yes, I am out."
"And as far as relationships go, I'm on the look out for a much younger model," he added in a second message. "As I feel I'd be more appreciated with a partner late 20s early 30s with prospects already on the horizon."
However, he insisted he will not be proposing to anyone new while he and Price remain legally wed.
"However I won't be acting on any proposals as I remain still married but not together with Katie," he wrote. "Wouldn't embarrass us this way as I'd keep all my personal affairs private."
Jail ordeal and shaved head
Andrews confirmed his release earlier on Wednesday by posting a video to Instagram Stories. He appeared with a freshly shaved head, which he said he needed to do to get past his time in the notorious Al-Awir facility, where he has been held twice this year on fraud charges.
"Right, I haven't made a public appearance yet so here we go. They got me, they got me good... look," he said in the video. "I had to get it out of my system. I had to shave it, [my hair] because obviously I am freshly out of jail, aka the most notorious prison in Dubai, Al-Awir."
While Andrews has consistently maintained his innocence in public, he appeared to acknowledge wrongdoing in his video message. "God, don't go against the system guys, they will bury you," he warned.
He denied wearing a wig, stating that his hair will grow back after previously growing several inches in a matter of weeks. "No I don't have a wig or a system, it's just me. It will do for now," he said of his bald look.
Plans to leave Dubai
Andrews stated his intention to leave the United Arab Emirates, despite previously failing to do so because of a travel ban. It is not known if the ban has been lifted following his jail time.
"I'm out of jail now so I can get out of the country. I can't whistleblow from here but I will be doing eventually," he said.
"I need to say something about the terrible ordeal that I was in and in order to get to the person I needed to get to to get out," he added. "I needed to shave my head, to get past it, so there it is, sporting it again."
Reactivated Cameo account
Following his release, Andrews changed his Instagram biography from "Katie Price's Husband" to "Britain's Bad Boy" and unfollowed his wife.
He also joined Katie's daughter Princess in liking a social media post from The Sun regarding Price's upcoming appearance on the television show Celebrity Handcuffed, in which she will be paired with politician Suella Braverman.
In a further move to capitalise on his self professed notoriety, Andrews reactivated his Cameo account. The platform, which he joined in June, allows users to buy personalised video messages.
When he launched the page, Andrews charged £41.74 per video. His reactivated page now displays a "Just Came Back!" banner, charging £40.73 for a personal greeting and £739.89 for a business video.
He also shared a clip of the 2018 song Without Me by Halsey, featuring the lyrics: "Does it ever get lonely? Thinking you could live without me." Despite unfollowing Price and these apparent swipes, her account remains the only one he follows on Instagram.
Split over fabricated wealth
Price discussed the collapse of their marriage during an appearance on Good Morning Britain last month, describing the situation as embarrassing.
"I feel embarrassed because I feel he scammed my heart. Do you know what I mean?" she told hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls. "I feel like he scammed my heart and stole my trust that I had, and me defending a man constantly because he made me believe that, 'Kate, come on, you know I'm not like this'."
She claimed to have discovered he had just $3, or £2.22, in a cryptocurrency account, rather than the $50 million he had claimed to possess. She also revealed that an engagement ring Andrews allegedly said was worth £72,000 was valued at £5,000 when she attempted to insure it.
"He hasn't scammed me for money, but I feel he has scammed me because he fabricated a person that doesn't exist," she said.
Prison voice note
During the same broadcast, a voice note from Andrews in prison was played in which he stated: "Divorce is for the best."
"I never throw Kate under the bus. I do feel that that's happened to me, and it looks like there's profit to be made from her side," he said. He claimed he has funds and that she was exposing the wrong amount in the wrong wallet, adding that personal finances should be between husband and wife.
"And obviously, some things have happened recently while I've been in civil jail. I'm not being convicted of any crimes, nor am I a criminal," he said.
Ending the message, he said: "As far as filing divorce, I think that's probably the best thing for it... I love Kate and always will."
Responding to the message, Price said: "It is exhausting, and I'm sitting here listening and I'm just shaking my head because where do I start?"
She said she believed his claims of love were genuine. "I do believe he did [love me], and I think he's got himself in such a situation where I think where he copy and pastes what he says to women, that he actually did fall from it," she explained.
"I love him, but who is he? I love the man I met, but I just can't take it. I'm not stupid, you know. I've been stupid," Price continued.
"Well, obviously, I was stupid to fall for him. I've heard the same thing. I've heard it for nine months. I've heard it. He's been in prison for two and a half months. I've heard from day one he was being extradited back to England," she said. "I've heard the same story every day. I'm coming out tomorrow. I'm coming out tomorrow... There's only so much I can take."
