Katie Price celebrated her 48th birthday on Friday, just hours after calling off the search for her ‘kidnapped’ husband Lee Andrews.
Taking to Instagram, the star shared a video of her son Harvey, who turns 24 next week, playing Happy Birthday on a piano app on his iPad before sharing a slew of tributes from pals wishing her a happy day.
In the midst of the video and tributes, she shared a quote reading: ‘You can’t break a woman who has survived family issues, financial struggles, career pressure, stress, heartbreak and betrayal, yet still chose not to give up…
‘A woman like that does not fall easily. She rebuilds herself again and again, no matter how many times life tries to shake her.’
The quote appeared to allude to her husband’s dramas, after he went missing last Wednesday in an alleged kidnapping, however Katie announced on Thursday that she is no longer looking for her spouse of five months to avoid stress.
Katie Price celebrated her 48th birthday on Friday, just hours after calling off the search for her ‘kidnapped’ husband Lee Andrews (Katie and Lee pictured together)
In the midst of the video and tributes, she shared a quote reading: ‘You can’t break a woman who has survived family issues, financial struggles, career pressure, stress, heartbreak and betrayal, yet still chose not to give up’
Entrepreneur Jeyda Yeter Yilmaz, with whom Katie collaborates on her JYY London clothing brand, shared a sizzling snap of the star to wish her happy birthday
Katie reposted a number of tributes from friends and family including I’m A Celebrity star GK Barry, Big Brother’s Chloe Khan and her sister Sophie Price, who shared a sweet childhood throwback of the duo, with her as a baby and a fresh-faced Katie.
The star appeared to be focusing on herself with her birthday messages, in the wake of the latest updates about her husband, whom she married in January.
Mystery has deepened around Lee’s absence as he still appears to be active on social media in a latest bizarre twist and has followed a mystery woman on Instagram.
The ‘billionaire’ businessman , 43, has been missing for several days, with the glamour model believing he had been kidnapped after he ‘went dark’ last week.
But now Katie is said to be ‘disgusted’ that he has managed to follow another woman on social media, but has failed to contact her on her birthday.
Lee’s Instagram began following self-confessed ‘biker babe’ Mari Sol, with sources claiming the star is fearful her husband has ‘set his sights’ on a new target.
Lee’s account now shows that he follows two people, after months of only following his famous wife. Mari’s profile, which appears to suggest she is based in New York, features a selfie of the the blonde beaming at the camera.
X Factor star Chloe Khan posted a series of pictures of the duo out on the town
Katie is said to be ‘disgusted’ that Lee has been active on social media
A source told The Sun: ‘Katie is disgusted and appalled. Today is her birthday yet she’s heard nothing from her husband but seeing him follow another woman online is just outrageous’.
Mari’s profile description boasts that she’s a ‘biker babe’, ‘navy veteran’ and ‘Rubicon Disaster Response Team’.
Rubicon is a veteran-led humanitarian organisation that mobilises military veterans and first responders to help communities prepare, respond, and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises.
It reads: ‘NYRican…Boriqua! HD Biker Babe*Navy Veteran*Team Rubicon Disaster Response Team *Travel & Adventure Seeker*Fur-baby mum*Special Event Planner’.
It comes after Katie said she’d given up the search for her ‘kidnapped’ husband before being cut short to answer a phone call from the police.
During the latest episode of her podcast, she said she won’t let the disappearance of Lee ‘ruin her life’ following reports she has been ‘ghosted’ by her husband.
The mother of five initially begged her followers to help her search for Lee, but Katie has now said she will be stepping back ‘for her own sanity’.
Katie said she feared Lee had been taken after a string of garbled messages where he told her he had been cuffed and put in a van before ‘going dark’.
On the latest episode of her The Katie Price Show podcast she said she is now ‘leaving it to the police’.
She said: ‘There’s nothing I can do, nothing more that I can say. And the police are dealing with it. I’m just leaving it to the police.
‘I’m not gonna talk about it anymore, I’m just staying quiet because it’s getting ridiculous now, people just taking the p**s out of everything’.
Katie reposted a number of tributes, including one from her sister Sophie Price, who shared a sweet childhood throwback of the duo, with her as a baby and a fresh-faced Katie
GK Barry shared a snap showing her with Katie at her stage show
She also shared a clip of son Harvey singing her happy birthday
His account now shows he follows two people, after months of only following his famous wife
Katie added: ‘The police are now handling it, the British police, British consulate, the foreign office, Interpol they’re on the case looking for Lee.
‘All I can do is just get on with my life. I’ve got lots of exciting things coming up, and I’m just waiting for a call. What am I supposed to do, sit here and cry and do nothing, stay in bed? No because I’m not that.’
‘We will find out everything I’m sure. That’s not me trying to sound harsh, it’s just how I’m dealing with everything’.
She also said: ‘For my own sanity, I am taking a step back.’
