Katie Value’s whirlwind marriage ceremony to Lee Andrews will not be legally binding after it was revealed that the lavish Dubai ceremony was ‘for present.’
The previous glamour mannequin, 47, tied the knot with the businessman in an ultra-quick ceremony this weekend, simply days after confirming their engagement.
Nonetheless, it has now emerged that the marriage itself is unlikely to hold any authorized weight.
The celebrant who performed the ceremony has confirmed that it was purely symbolic.
Talking to The Every day Mail, Darryl Rees, a Swansea-born part-time DJ and MC who has been finishing up weddings in Dubai for the previous 5 years, defined: ‘I’m a showman, you need to go to court docket to have it legalised.’
Rees went on to say that almost all British {couples} who marry in Dubai go for a picturesque ceremony in an unique location, whereas dealing with the much less glamorous authorized necessities both in a Dubai court docket or again in a UK register workplace, both earlier than or after the celebration.
At current, it’s unclear whether or not or not Katie and Lee selected to take action.
The revelation provides one other twist to a romance that has unfolded at startling velocity.
It’s believed Katie met Lee only a week earlier than marrying him, with even her closest pals and household reportedly surprised by how rapidly issues escalated.
Inside days of her arrival in Dubai, Lee proposed with a big diamond ring and rose petals spelling out ‘Will you marry me?,’ with Katie confirming the engagement on social media.
Pictures shared by the mum-of-five additionally confirmed Lee already sporting a ‘Katie’ tattoo on his hand.
Declaring ‘Manifesting does work,’ she gushed that she had been ‘swept off [her] ft’ and in contrast her new companion to Richard Gere.
Simply two days later, the pair have been saying their vows.
Photographs obtained by The Solar confirmed the couple kissing after the ceremony, with Katie carrying a body-hugging white costume whereas Lee opted for a relaxed linen outfit. Katie appeared radiant as she left the venue, a brand new Cartier accent seen on her finger.
In a press release given to The Solar shortly after the ceremony, Katie described the connection as nearly mystical. ‘How I met Lee was esoteric; we related [by] each checking one another’s socials and rapidly realised, “Wow, that is for me.”’
She defined that they initially fell for each other by means of phrases alone earlier than issues rapidly intensified.
‘That advanced deeper as we related additional inside days, [getting] matching tattoos, after which each deciding to purchase rings for the opposite. All this with out even assembly, we let destiny, however you would [say] future, determine.’
Katie added: ‘I’m simply so proud of my individual that’s simply as pleased as I’m. What now we have, they haven’t even invented the phrases.’
She went on to say Lee has ‘one of the best model of [her]’, which ‘can solely develop extra, realizing [they] are one another’s’, describing the ceremony as ‘a marriage at first sight’ and summing it up with the phrase ‘fatale’.
Behind the scenes, nevertheless, the temper is reportedly far much less celebratory. Mates near Katie have claimed they have been left ‘dumbstruck’ by the information, with one supply saying her household have been fully unaware she was planning to get married.
A supply instructed Metro: ‘Katie’s household are blindsided over the wedding, they nearly don’t settle for that it’s actual.
‘They’ve by no means met or spoken to Lee and are involved over how he portrays himself on-line and whether or not he’s who he says he’s. The connection has come out of nowhere.
‘Princess and Junior don’t know who Lee is and the thought of him probably changing into their step-dad is sudden to say the least.
‘Everybody hopes now that Katie is again within the UK they will acquire some readability over what’s going on and what her long-term plans are with him.’
If legally recognised, the wedding can be Katie’s fourth. Her earlier husbands embody Peter Andre, Alex Reid, and Kieran Hayler, whereas Lee can also be her ninth engagement.
The marriage has additionally reportedly come as a shock to her ex-boyfriend, Married At First Sight star JJ Slater, having known as it quits themselves simply weeks earlier.
The pair had been collectively for 2 years and have been stated to have mentioned having kids, however sources declare Katie started doubting whether or not JJ was ‘husband materials.’
‘JJ genuinely noticed a future with Katie, nevertheless it appears she finally had a really totally different outlook,’ a supply stated.
He has since returned to Essex and is believed to have travelled to Miami along with his household to ‘heal his damaged coronary heart.’
For now, whether or not Katie Value is legally married or not stays unsure.
Except the couple quietly accomplished the mandatory paperwork both in Dubai or again within the UK, their sun-soaked ceremony could quantity to little greater than a photograph alternative.
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