Andrew Tate has lost his bid to return to Britain after his mother suffered a heart attack, the controversial former professional kickboxer shared today.
‘Rejected. The Romanian state decided she must be alone at Christmas, if she is alive,’ he wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
A spokesperson for Andrew and Tristan Tate told : ‘We regret to inform you that the Romanian court of appeals has denied Andrew and Tristan Tate’s request to travel to the UK over the holidays, which would also include a visit to their mother, who recently suffered a heart attack.
‘Andrew and Tristan have maintained an impeccable record of adhering to all restrictions and have never violated any regulations, affirming their commitment to compliance and proving that they are not a flight risk.
‘Despite this, the decision delivered by the court has left us disheartened.’
Tate revealed his mother, a former school kitchen assistant, had suffered a heart attack and was in hospital on December 21. ‘I am going to court tomorrow to request an emergency visit to London,’ he wrote in a post.
Paramedics were called to Eileen Tate’s home in Luton yesterday, just hours ahead of a crucial court hearing for Tate and his brother Tristan.
The Tate brothers have been forbidden from leaving Bucharest where they are being probed on allegations of people trafficking.
Former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate (L) and his brother Tristan (R) leave the court building after an emergency appeal requesting the right to visit their mother, at the Bucharest Court of Appeal, Romania, 22 December 2023
Andrew Tate checks his mobile phone inside the Court of Appeal building in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023
Andrew Tate at the Bucharest Court of Appeal, in Bucharest, Romania, 22 December
Tate is, according to relatives, essentially, a ‘Mummy’s boy’ whose family is torn between bemusement and pride at how he’s turned out. Pictured: Tate with mother and siblings
A spokesman for the brothers confirmed yesterday: ‘It is with heavy hearts that we share the urgent news that the mother of Andrew and Tristan suffered a sudden heart attack this afternoon and was immediately rushed to the hospital.
‘The situation is ongoing, and at this stage, it is our understanding that she will be undergoing emergency surgery.
‘Her discharge from the hospital is contingent on the success of this critical procedure.’
Andrew and Tristan were told last week by a judge in Bucharest they would have to remain in the country but lodged an appeal which was heard on Friday.
During the two-hour session the judge heard details of Eileen’s failing health and the brothers urged the court to let them travel to the UK for five days to be with her.
But the court rejected their request and called it ‘unfounded’ and they were told they would have to remain in the country and pay 300 Romanian Lei (£52) each as well as legal expenses.
Andrew, 36, and his younger brother Tristan, 34, grew up in Luton and are accused of leading a human trafficking ring with two others as well as rape and organised crime.
They are alleged to have lured women to their £600,000 villa on the outskirts of Bucharest and several were then reportedly forced to perform in sexually explicit videos which were sold online.
The brothers grew up on the infamous Marsh farm estate in Luton, where Eileen still lives in a 1970’s end of terrace house after she divorced their father Emory Tate Jnr in 1997.
In August the brothers – who deny the allegations – were released from house arrest following their initial detention almost a year ago but they were forbidden from leaving Romania.
Earlier this month a court rejected Andrew’s bid to have his seized assets worth £10 million including 15 luxury cars, watches and properties returned to him after they were seized by police.
Eileen Tate – pictured on the right alongside her daughter, Janice – has been admitted to hospital
Pictured: Young Tate with his father and siblings
Former professional kickboxer and social media influencer Andrew Tate (R) and his lawyer Eugen Vidineac (L) leave the court building in Bucharest, Romania, 22 December 2023
A family friend said Eileen is ‘proud of Andrew and Tristan’ but likely has her disagreements over their divisive views shared online.
‘Eileen loves her boys. Most probably she doesn’t like what’s going on. What they’ve been accused of is very serious. I don’t think she is happy with what Andrew says, the misogyny.
‘She says he says these things for the response he gets — for the number of hits on the internet.
‘He’s always going on about fast cars and what a man should be, but Eileen didn’t raise him like that. If you say anything to her about it, she’ll say, “That’s my boys.”‘