Katie Price Announces Ninth Engagement In Dubai Getaway

Katie Price, the British media personality and former glamour model, has made headlines yet again after announcing her ninth engagement—this time to entrepreneur Lee Andrews. The news broke on Friday, January 23, 2026, just one week after her highly publicized split from JJ Slater, a star from E4’s Married at First Sight UK. For those who have followed Katie’s eventful romantic life, the announcement came as both a surprise and, perhaps, a familiar turn in her ongoing quest for lasting love.

The engagement took place during a lavish getaway in Dubai, where Price, 47, was swept off her feet by a romantic proposal staged in their hotel suite. According to Metro and Daily Mail, the scene was set with rose petals and candles spelling out “Will you marry me Katie?” across the floor, chocolate cake and strawberries at the ready, and champagne on ice. Katie shared a series of photos on Instagram, including shots of herself in a bathrobe, clutching a glass of bubbly, and showing off a dazzling diamond ring—this time worn on her right index finger.

The ring itself is a real showstopper: a large, square-shaped center diamond surrounded by a halo of smaller stones, all set on a slender pavé band. But it wasn’t just the ring that caught fans’ eyes. Katie’s new fiancé sported a fresh tattoo on his hand that read “Katie 11.11”—a detail that Price made sure to highlight in her posts. In one caption, she gushed, “My Richard Gere swept me off my feet. Manifesting does work,” likening Lee Andrews to the romantic lead from Pretty Woman and hinting at the whirlwind nature of their romance.

This latest engagement comes at a time of significant transition for Price. Only a week earlier, her breakup with JJ Slater had been confirmed. The pair had been together since February 2024, regularly appearing at red carpet events and even discussing the possibility of having a child together. Yet, as Daily Mail and Extra.ie reported, cracks in their relationship had become “too obvious to ignore.” Insiders revealed that Katie “did not see a future” with Slater, and despite her public insistence that things were going well, doubts had reportedly been simmering for months.

JJ, 32, was said to be “blindsided” by the speed of Katie’s new engagement. According to sources cited by Metro, he had already moved back to Essex after the split, feeling disappointed by how things ended. “JJ was left disappointed and has already packed his bags and moved back to his home in Essex. He genuinely saw a future with Katie, but it seems she ultimately had a very different outlook,” an insider told the publication. On the other side, Katie seemed to take the breakup in stride, sharing cryptic Instagram posts about soulmates and the importance of meeting “the right person.”

Price’s romantic history has long been the subject of tabloid fascination. Lee Andrews is now the ninth man to whom she has said yes. Her three ex-husbands—Peter Andre, Alex Reid, and Kieran Hayler—are well-known figures in their own right, with whom she shares four children: Junior, Princess, Jett, and Bunny. She has also been engaged to Warren Furman, Scott Sullivan, Leandro Penna, Kris Boyson, and Carl Woods, though none of those relationships resulted in a walk down the aisle. As Evoke.ie pointed out, Katie’s pattern of whirlwind romances and high-profile splits has kept her firmly in the public eye for more than two decades.

Beyond her love life, Katie has faced a series of personal and financial challenges over the past year. In 2025, she was forced to sell her infamous nine-bedroom West Sussex home—dubbed the “Mucky Mansion”—for £1.15 million after falling behind on mortgage repayments. The house was repossessed and later purchased by furniture entrepreneur James Mercer, who reportedly saw potential in the sprawling, if rundown, property. The sale was just the latest in a string of financial woes for Price, who was declared bankrupt in 2024. Despite these setbacks, she seems determined to focus on new beginnings, both personally and romantically.

Amid the excitement of her engagement, Katie has also been open about her ongoing health struggles. In recent weeks, fans expressed concern after photos surfaced of her looking noticeably thin during a shopping trip with her daughter, Princess Andre. Addressing the speculation on her podcast, The Katie Price Show, she acknowledged, “I know I look gaunt, I look like I’m ill—hence why I’m going to the doctors tomorrow.” She explained that she had booked a full round of blood tests to investigate her dramatic weight loss, assuring listeners that she was “eating well and drinking lots of water.” Price added, “I just wanna put on weight, I really do but I’m just not. Everyone knows I eat—I eat anything that I want, I’ve never had a problem with what I eat.”

Her candidness about her health has been met with a mix of concern and support from fans and family alike. Katie’s mother, Amy, has reportedly been urging her to seek medical advice, prompting Katie to share updates about her doctor’s visits and tests on social media. She also admitted to getting facial fillers recently, saying, “I’ve given myself a bit of a glow up this week and had filler put in my face because I look so bad it’s had an influence and that’s why I’ve had filler put in my face which I didn’t want to do.”

As for her future with Lee Andrews, little is known about the entrepreneur, who has so far remained out of the spotlight. The couple’s whirlwind romance and engagement have already generated intense speculation, with fans and the press eager to learn more about the man who, in Katie’s words, “swept her off her feet.” For now, the pair are enjoying their time in Dubai, celebrating with champagne and strawberries, and basking in the glow of a fresh start.

Whether this engagement will finally see Katie Price make it down the aisle for a fourth time remains to be seen. But for a woman who has built a career on reinvention and resilience, the possibility of a new chapter—romantic, personal, or otherwise—always seems just around the corner.