Katie Price has once again ditched her wedding ring as questions continue to swirl around the whereabouts of her husband Lee Andrews.
The former glamour model, 48, was pictured soaking up the sunshine in Ibiza in a tiny bright yellow bikini as she made the most of her summer holiday.
Katie, who is on the Spanish island with her son Harvey, 24, showed off her heavily tattooed body and surgically enhanced curves as she lounged beside the pool before cooling off with a swim.
But one tribute to her controversial husband was still very much on display. The star’s ‘Owned by Lee’ tattoo could be seen among her extensive collection of ink – despite her wedding ring once again being conspicuously absent from her finger.
It is the latest confusing signal about the state of Katie’s whirlwind marriage to Lee, whose whereabouts have become increasingly unclear following his ongoing legal troubles in Dubai.
Katie married the Dubai-based businessman in January, just days after the pair met, but the extraordinary months since have included allegations of scams and dishonesty, prison stints and a travel ban preventing him from leaving the UAE.
Lee has denied accusations made against him, and Katie has repeatedly defended her husband, but he has now been notably absent from social media for more than a month.
That is particularly unusual given how prolific he had previously been online, posting regularly on Instagram, selling Cameo videos and repeatedly promising interviews in which he would tell his side of the story.
His social media activity abruptly stopped on July 9 and he has not publicly posted since.
Reports towards the end of July suggested Lee had been released from prison, although his continued silence has left his current situation unclear.
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Katie herself previously said on an episode of The Katie Price Show, recorded on July 27, that she ‘thinks he comes out’ that day, but offered no confirmation that his release actually happened.
Her wedding ring has meanwhile become something of a barometer for the state of their already turbulent marriage. Katie was pictured without the enormous engagement ring last month amid reports she had consulted a divorce lawyer following Lee’s latest imprisonment.
Then, earlier this month, it unexpectedly reappeared.
Its return appeared to suggest that whatever was happening behind the scenes, she wasn’t quite ready to call time on the marriage.
Now, however, it has disappeared once again.
The latest pictures show Katie enjoying her Ibiza getaway without the ring, even as the permanent tribute to Lee remains inked across her body.
Her latest appearance comes during a lively holiday with Harvey, who has been enjoying the island alongside his mum.
Earlier this week, the pair visited Wayne Lineker’s famous O Beach club, where Harvey received a particularly enthusiastic welcome from fellow holidaymakers.
Wayne, 64, later shared a lengthy tribute to Katie after watching her care for Harvey throughout their day together and described the crowd chanting his name as one of the ‘most special’ things he had witnessed.
‘Yesterday, I saw with my own eyes just how much you adore your special boy, and how much Harvey adores you in return,’ he wrote.
‘People don’t always get to see the mum behind the public face.’
He recalled watching Katie constantly pat sweat from Harvey’s head to keep him comfortable and making sure the chef prepared his favourite carbonara despite it not being on the menu.
‘Those little moments say more than any headline ever could,’ he added.
Katie and Wayne have also been keeping followers entertained during the trip, including with a video filmed as they watched the solar eclipse together on Wednesday.
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The bikini-clad pair recreated a joke from the Noughties comedy White Chicks as Katie blocked the sunlight while leaning over Wayne, prompting him to caption the resulting video: ‘Triple eclipse’.
They later enjoyed a barbecue alongside Harvey and friends.
Despite the turmoil surrounding her marriage, she has continued to publicly defend Lee against some of the allegations levelled at him.
Most recently, Katie addressed claims that her husband had attempted to sell an alleged sex tape involving the couple for £250,000.
She insisted Lee had mentioned the tape as a ‘joke’ in a voice note and maintained that no such video exists.
For now, however, Katie appears to be concentrating on her Ibiza holiday – with Lee’s tattoo still firmly in place, his ring nowhere to be seen and the mystery surrounding her husband’s whereabouts showing little sign of becoming any clearer.