Kerry Katona Speaks on Lee Andrews Kidnapping Drama

's pal has shared her scathing reaction to the star's husband ' kidnap saga, declaring she wished her friend 'had stayed single.'

Katie declared on Wednesday she is 'giving up the search' for her spouse a week after he vanished, despite previously sharing fears he'd been kidnapped.

Now, Katie's longtime friend Kerry has shared her thoughts on the storm surrounding Lee's disappearance.

She said that while they are still waiting for answers, she realised it's not a 'nice situation' for her pal.

Kerry had unfollowed Lee on social media last month after it was claimed he punched her boyfriend Paolo Margaglione during a furious row in .

Kerry said: 'As I write this, we're still no closer to figuring out what's happened to Lee Andrews, Katie Price's husband who's been missing in Dubai.'

Writing in her column for new! magazine, she added: 'I can't comment on the ins and outs of this because the tour's in full throttle and it's really hard to keep up with all the drama. It's not a nice situation for anyone involved, let alone Kate and Lee's family. 

'I wish she'd stayed bloody single after things ended with JJ. But love is blind! Now we'll just wait for the Netflix series to come out – working title: ''Where's Wally?''

Kerry had previously flown to Dubai for a holiday with Katie and Lee in February, but the trip turned sour when it was alleged the businessman punched her boyfriend Paolo. 

The altercation was said to have happened when Paolo deemed Lee to be talking to Katie in an 'aggressive manner'.

Kerry wasn't said to be present when the alleged row took place but heard about it from Paolo.

'Lee was having some cross words with Katie. Paolo then appeared and stepped in. Lee seemed to be very angry and was shouting at him,' a source told The Sun.

'It all got very heated and Lee threw some punches and one of them landed Paolo square on the head. It was crazy to see this play out. The situation seemed to be pretty heated but then it erupted very quickly. It all happened so fast.'

Kerry and Katie's 22-year friendship was said to have become strained by the bust-up between their partners, after being close since their 2004 I'm A Celeb appearance and last year went on tour together.

Katie, who married Lee in January after a whirlwind ten-day romance, revealed her devastation at the weekend as she declared Lee had been missing since Wednesday.

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'.

But 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 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.'

Katie went on to say she no longer knows what to believe after the latest bizarre twist in her shotgun marriage.

As scepticism grows regarding the motive behind his sudden disappearance, Katie says even she doesn't know what's true after relentlessly defending her beleaguered husband from his army of critics.

She said: 'There's only one person I need to look after and that is myself, I've still got to work, there's exciting things coming up, but for my sanity... I don't know what's true, what's not true. I'm like that now, I don't know. 

'Like I said, my tentacles are up now, my antennas are up and I've decided to take a step back from everything, assess everything my way, and just continue with my life, and what will be will be.'

In another telling move, Katie titled the podcast: 'My tentacles are up, I am not stupid.'

The podcast came to an abrupt end when Katie received a call from the police.

She was asked a question from her sister Sophie, who could be heard saying: 'I can't hear her…'

The show was then paused and Sophie returned alone and told listeners the show would be ending early as Katie had received a phone call from the police.

Sophie said: 'Right guys, sorry about that little intermission.

'Kate has had to shoot off because she's taking a call from the police, so that is it for today's episode. Come back next week. Hopefully next week will be a bit calmer. We'll keep you posted.

'As Kate said, she's taking a step back which is for the best given the circumstances at the minute.'

Hours before the release of the podcast, Katie shared posts about 'focusing on herself' a week after her husband's apparent disappearance.

She posted several cryptic messages including one about 'knowing her worth', but gave no further explanation for the posts.

Just yesterday, Katie uploaded a new vlog begging her fans and the media to help her find her husband.

However, just hours after the emotional video about Lee's disappearance, Katie reposted a statement about 'having to accept a situation.'

Katie has said she believes Lee has been kidnapped, after he 'went dark' mid-conversation last week.  

The model released her last communication with Lee in the hope it will help track him down.

In the messages, which were sent from 12.36am to 1.01am early last Thursday morning in Dubai time, the so-called 'businessman' told her: 'Been arrested. I'll be in touch. I'm ok xx.'

Trying to get more details, Katie replied within five minutes asking him: 'Where? Why? I'm worried' and told her husband she loved him.

Lee then revealed he didn't know where he was being taken as they had his 'other phone'.

Katie asked: 'If they take your phone how will I get hold of you? Should I have your dad's number?'

Lee shared his live location and told her to contact the embassy and that he was being taken to a 'black site'.

It was reported on Monday that Lee has not been kidnapped as Katie feared and is instead squatting in a run-down villa in . 

He is said to be only talking to a few of his trusted network on a burner phone and 'frantically planning a route out of this ginormous hole he appears to have buried himself in'.