Katie Value’s household reportedly have ‘not met’ her new fiancé Lee Andrews and are involved in regards to the velocity of their relationship after discovering out about their engagement by way of social media.
This comes after reviews that the previous glamour mannequin’s ex-boyfriend JJ Slater has additionally been ‘blindsided’ by the engagement, simply weeks after he and Katie parted methods.
Katie, 47, took to Instagram on Friday night time to unveil her huge new diamond ring and romantic proposal in Dubai, initially leaving it unclear who her new betrothed was.
However later posts – together with from the person himself – revealed her new fiancé to be Dubai-based British entrepreneur Lee Andrews.
He seems to have gotten down on one knee in a swanky lodge room with sizzling tub and rose petals on the ground spelling out: ‘Will you marry me Katie?’
Posing alongside a chocolate cake and two glasses of champagne, Katie confirmed off her new ring on social media, alongside Lee’s hand, tattooed along with her identify and ‘11.11’. Later images from him revealed that Katie additionally has an identical, reciprocal tattoo.
However regardless of the dedication of matching ink, her household was apparently at midnight as to their relationship replace.
‘The household discovered in regards to the engagement on Instagram – they had been shocked,’ a supply instructed The Solar, including that it ‘got here as an enormous shock to all of them’.
‘Katie’s household are so apprehensive because it’s all taking place so quick,’ the insider continued.
‘They had been upset when she cut up with JJ and now they haven’t even met this new man and he or she’s engaged.’
This got here alongside reviews that Katie’s ex JJ, 32, has additionally been ‘blindsided’ by the information.
In response to The Day by day Mail, sources claimed that it had been an entire shock to the fact star, who’s at present in Miami with household and has reportedly been ‘therapeutic his damaged coronary heart’.
Nevertheless he’s but to make any remark himself whereas on vacation.
In response to reviews, Katie cut up with JJ after issues of their relationship grew to become ‘too apparent to disregard’, with the information popping out solely earlier this month.
The pair started courting in 2024, commonly showing at one another’s sides on purple carpet occasions, and so they had even spoken about having kids collectively.
When their cut up got here to mild after nearly two years collectively, a supply claimed Katie had given JJ an ‘ultimatum’ after ‘pushing for marriage and safety’.
In addition they urged that JJ had ‘checked out’ after he had ‘lots of stress placed on him’.
Nevertheless Katie denied that and revealed the true purpose for his or her break-up on her podcast, The Katie Value Present.
‘I didn’t give him an ultimatum in any respect. To be trustworthy guys, so me and JJ, our relationship for months wasn’t proper, however he’s such a pleasant man. I can’t fault him in any approach attainable. There was no ultimatum,’ she mentioned on the January 15 episode.
She additionally referred to as it ‘absolute garbage’ that they’d cut up over disagreements relating to getting married and having kids.
‘If I’m trustworthy I like the man, however I’m not in love with him. And what’s the purpose of carrying on a relationship?’ she continued. ‘Yeah the household love him, all of the household love him. However I’m the one going out with him.’
Katie additionally insisted: ‘There’s no laborious emotions, there’s no animosity. I do love JJ although. I’m additionally older and I don’t need to waste his time, or my time.’
She additionally confirmed in the identical dialog that she and JJ had ‘truly cut up up just a few months in the past’, leaving a window for her new relationship with Lee to develop.
This marks I’m A Superstar star Katie’s ninth engagement, whereas Lee can be her fourth husband, following on from Peter Andre, with whom she shares kids Junior, 20, and Princess, 18.
She then married Alex Reid only a yr after her 2009 cut up from Peter, earlier than they referred to as it quits in 2012, after which moved on with Kieran Hayler, whom she wed in 2013.
They had been collectively till 2021, welcoming kids Jett, 12, and Bunny, 11, throughout their time collectively.
Katie additionally has her eldest son, Harvey, 23, whom she shares with ex Dwight Yorke.
Her former fiancés additionally embody Warren Furman (often known as Gladiator Ace), Scott Sullivan, Leandro Penna, Kris Boyson and Carl Woods.
Metro has contacted reps for Katie Value and JJ Slater for remark.
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