Andy Carroll took to Instagram with his new girlfriend Lou Teasdale on Thursday and shared a cozy photo of the couple, months after announcing his split from wife Billi Mucklow.
The footballer, 35, and his former TOWIE star, 36, confirmed their divorce in September after secretly splitting earlier this year after being together for 11 years.
Andy has now gone social media official with Lou as they took a photo on a staircase after going public for the first time just weeks after announcing their divorce at a Halloween party.
Celebrity makeup artist Lou, 41, looked incredible in a black tank top which she tucked into a pair of stylish blue denim flared jeans.
The mother of one wore her long brunette tresses loose and layered with several pieces of gold jewelry.
Andy coordinated with Lou in an oversized black t-shirt which he paired with wide-leg pants.
Andy Carroll took to Instagram with his new girlfriend Lou Teasdale on Thursday and shared a cozy photo of the couple, months after announcing his split from wife Billi Mucklow.
Andy has now gone social media official with Lou as they snuggled up for a series of photographs after going public for the first time weeks after announcing their divorce at a Halloween party.
The footballer also beamed for a selfie with Lou and several friends while enjoying a few drinks in a bar.
He wrote: “Happy people, happy places.”
It comes after Lou shared a gallery of snaps of the couple spending time together over the Christmas period, including a photo of the pair at Winter Wonderland.
While Andy seemed smitten with his new love, he didn’t share snaps with Lou at Christmas and instead posted a slew of beautiful snaps with his kids, proving he spent the holidays with them too.
Meanwhile, his ex-wife Billi posed for an adorable photo with the couple’s children, with the entire family sporting cute Christmas pajamas.
It comes after Andy apparently took a swipe at his ex-wife while breaking his silence about his new romance with Lou.
talking to The times Andy gushed: ‘I’ve seen a different world since I’ve been with Lou. This Christmas, as she does every Christmas, she will go with her daughter to care for the isolated elderly.
‘She is a Choose Love volunteer and LGBTQ+ activist. She says to me, “Why would you hate someone?” He’s someone I need in my life.
Celebrity makeup artist Lou, 41, was also seen posing for a selfie with the athlete and his friends in a pub.
He wrote: “Happy people, happy places.”
It comes after Lou shared several photos of the couple together over Christmas, while Andy posted a host of beautiful photos with his children, showing that he also spent the holiday with them.
His ex-wife Billi posed for an adorable photo with the couple’s children, with the entire family wearing cute Christmas pajamas.
Andy announced his split from the TOWIE star, 36, and mother of his three children in October after secretly splitting earlier this year after being together for 11 years.
It comes after Andy was reportedly caught breaking into his former Essex home without informing his ex-wife.
The athlete is said to have waited until she left before going inside to collect some belongings.
However, the home’s security cameras alerted her to his presence through her phone.
A source said the sun: ‘He He was arrested the moment he entered the property when Billi was alerted to his movements on his home CCTV, linked to his phone.
“She hadn’t realized he had returned from France and was understandably shocked and upset. She watched it all unfold on her phone. She felt it was a hoax.
The couple, who married in 2022 after an eight-year engagement, announced their separation earlier this year and are in the process of selling their £8.5million mansion, once owned by Sir Rod Stewart.
MailOnline has approached Billi and Andy’s representatives for comment.
Andy and his wife Billi confirmed their divorce in September after secretly splitting earlier this year after being together for 11 years.
It comes after Andy apparently took a swipe at his ex-wife Billi as he broke his silence about his new romance with Lou.
She later went public with her new romance just weeks later at a Halloween party (pictured), while Billi’s friends claimed they suspected she was dating Lou before they split.
Andy gushed: “I’ve seen a different world since I’ve been with Lou. This Christmas, like she does every Christmas, she’s going with her daughter to care for the isolated elderly” (Andy and Lou pictured earlier this month). )
‘She is a Choose Love volunteer and LGBTQ+ activist. She says to me, “Why would you hate someone?” He’s someone I need in my life.
Andy said in a statement: ‘Billi and I privately separated earlier this year and are underway with our divorce process.
Despite claims that Billi was “surprised” by the relationship, friends say she “knew Andy had someone” but wasn’t sure who it was. She found out shortly before the romance became public.
Billi’s family are furious with her ex-husband Andy over the footballer’s “complete lack of loyalty” to her, MailOnline can reveal.
His brother, another former reality star, Sam, 32, who now runs a property construction company, completely cut ties with the former West Ham and Liverpool striker after he embarked on a new relationship with Lou following his marriage breakup with Billi.
Sam believes Andy’s actions are particularly hard on Billi, given that she has raised her two oldest children from a previous relationship, Emilie Rose, 15, and Lucas, 14, as her own and will continue to do so despite that the couple will marry in 2022, going their separate ways.