Billi Mucklow and Andy Carroll shocked fans when they announced they were divorcing after secretly splitting earlier this year.
The former TOWIE star, 36, and the footballer, 35, tied the knot in June 2022 in a lavish ceremony in Hampshire, shortly after the groom was photographed passed out in bed between TWO blondes during his raucous stag do in Dubai.
After confirming the news of their split this week, Billi seemed to be doing her best to keep her issues under wraps as she continued to share loving snaps on social media.
Meanwhile, it was revealed that Andy, who once played for Liverpool and Newcastle, among other top-flight English sides, had signed for French fourth-tier club Bordeaux, despite admitting the move had “cost him money”.
talking to RMC sportwho estimated his salary at about 3,500 euros a month, said: “It’s simply because I love football.” Honestly, even going to play for Girondins has cost me money.’
Billi Mucklow and Andy Carroll kept their split a secret from fans for many months, with the TOWIE star continuing to share loving snaps with the footballer.
The TOWIE star and footballer tied the knot in June 2022, shortly after the groom was photographed passed out in bed between two blondes during his stag do.
He continued: “But I play football and I’m just happy to play football.” I want to be part of the history of this club and, to be honest, it’s not a question of money. In my career it has never been a question of money.
Meanwhile, as she left for France, Billi continued sharing loved-up posts on her Instagram.
In a June 21 update, the couple were all smiles while attending the wedding of Newcastle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie and his wife Sally.
Andy, who shares three children with his ex-wife, said in a statement: “Billi and I privately separated earlier this year and are underway with our divorce process.”
“It has been a difficult few months for our family and we continue to move forward amicably for our children.”
Meanwhile a source said the sun: “Andy and Billi care deeply about each other and have made great memories together, but they decided it was best for the family if they went their separate ways after growing apart.”
It was confirmed on Saturday that the couple are set to divorce, with sources claiming they had “split” after 11 years together.
Andy and Billi tied the knot shortly after the groom was photographed passed out in bed between TWO blondes during his raucous bachelor party in Dubai (pictured)
Andy, who shares three children with his ex-wife, said in a statement: “Billi and I privately separated earlier this year and are underway with our divorce process” (pictured from their 2022 wedding).
‘They still focus on the children and are the best parents they can be and respect each other.
Before adding: ‘They want the process to be simple for everyone involved. “Andy has been throwing himself into football.”
MailOnline has contacted Billi and Andy’s representatives for comment.
Ahead of their wedding, Andy blushed after a photo was revealed in The Sun showing him lying in bed with Dubai-based bar manager Taylor Jane Wilkey, 29, from Scarborough.
Before more pictures emerged revealing he was also asleep in the same bed alongside a second woman – Taylor’s friend Phoebe Robb, 28, a personal trainer from Leeds after a 17-hour drinking session.
The photographs showed the footballer passed out and Taylor wearing his personalized bathrobe with ‘Andy Carroll’ embroidered on the chest.
Billi reportedly fled the couple’s home after the antics and took refuge in her parents’ house, removing her £200,000 engagement ring in the run-up to the big day.
The publication reported at the time that the reality star was demanding Andy “hand over everything” regarding the photos ahead of their wedding.
He said: “It has been a difficult few months for our family and we continue to move forward amicably for our children.”
Meanwhile, a source said: “Andy and Billi care a lot about each other and have made great memories together, but decided it was best for the family if they went their separate ways after growing apart.”
Saying, ‘They still focus on the kids and are the best parents they can be and respect each other.’
They also added that Billi wanted to see every image from the night in question to fully understand what happened.
A friend told MailOnline with her permission: ‘Billi thinks he’s an idiot, his whole group of friends feel the same.
“They can’t believe he got into that situation and are convinced it’s a trap.”
They added: “She currently has no plans to cancel the wedding, it is still on.”
But if something else comes to light, that could change.
“Andy is certainly in the doghouse, that’s for sure.”
The couple are parents to sons Arlo, nine, and Wolf, six, and daughter Marvel, four, along with Andy’s children Emilie Rose, 15, and Lucas, 14, from a relationship former.
They tied the knot at Hampshire’s five-star Four Seasons hotel, followed by a Coachella-themed party, which they named Carroll Chella.
New bride Billi swapped her flowy wedding dress for a white feather minidress and silver cowboy boots as she let her hair down and danced with her husband during the second day of their wedding festivities at a festival-style party.
It came after the couple chose a traditional all-white theme for their lavish wedding ceremony at the five-star hotel and exchanged vows surrounded by white roses during the ceremony, which took place in a spectacular 16th-century walled garden.
Rows and rows of £100 champagne bottles were discreetly lined up on trestle tables behind a high hedge as cheers echoed through the congregation as the happy couple were pronounced husband and wife.
Billi found fame on the reality show The Only Way Is Essex in 2011, but quit reality TV two years later to run a Bikram yoga studio in Essex.
She began dating the Geordie footballer in the summer of 2013, but they kept their relationship secret until the following February.
They tied the knot at Hampshire’s five-star Four Seasons hotel, followed by a Coachella-themed party, which they named Carroll Chella.
It came after the couple chose a traditional all-white theme for their lavish wedding ceremony at the five-star hotel and exchanged vows surrounded by displays of white roses.
= New bride Billi swapped her flowy wedding dress for a white feather minidress and silver cowboy boots as she let her hair down for the second day of her wedding festivities (pictured with sister Giorgia)
It would be a transformative period for the footballer, who was by then on loan at London club West Ham United after moving from Newcastle to Liverpool in a £35m deal.
With Billi’s stabilizing influence playing a major role, the drunken off-field antics that threatened to overshadow a career already hampered by a catalog of injuries were curtailed.
In fact, the nightclub brawls, drunken nights, and off-field assault accusations were soon relegated to memory as Andy underwent a rebrand of sorts, a change that is largely due to his partner.
He even followed suit by taking up yoga and, speaking in 2019, the footballer credited Billi with helping him change his lifestyle.
“I have no doubt I was foolish when I was here, and I have no doubt I was foolish a couple of years later,” he told nufc.co.uk.
‘But I met my wife and now we have four children living at home, we have animals, we have responsibilities. There’s no more behavior like before, you know? I was stupid, I was young and I got carried away by the lifestyle I had.
‘Now it’s completely different. In fact, I’m a father, I grew up and I have responsibilities, so… I have a purpose.’
