Andy Carroll seen on 'date' with celeb hair stylist Lou Teasdale after split from TOWIE's Billi Mucklow

Billi and Andy
-Credit: (Image: billimucklow/Instagram)


Footballer Andy Carroll was spotted out for lunch with hair and make up artist Lou Teasdale on Thursday 26 September, shortly after his split from wife Billi Mucklow was made public. The Premier League star was photographed with Lou at a restaurant in Spitalfields Market in London the day after his separation from TOWIE star Billi was announced. Lou, who is a close friend of Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson’s sister Lottie, has also reportedly visited Andy at his club grounds in France.

Fans were shocked when Andy announced his split from Billi after just two years of marriage and a romance that lasted 11 years. Their relationship wasn’t without its share of drama, beginning when the couple almost didn’t make it down the aisle following Andy's stag do antics in Dubai. However, he was later cleared of the allegations that were widely shared on social media platforms. Despite the initial buzz around their relationship issues, chatter soon quietened as the pair settled into married life.

Andy and Lou
Andy was spotted out in London with Lou last week -Credit:dmg media Licensing

In recent months, the couple had continued to share photos together on social media, including some at the wedding of Newcastle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie and his wife Sally in June. Andy was the one to release the statement that his marriage to Billi was over. He said: “Billi and I have privately separated earlier this year and we are under way with our divorce proceedings. It has been a hard few months for our family and we continue to move forward amicably for our children."

READ MORE:MAFS UK star Charlie's TV past revealed as bride appears on huge reality show with Lindsay Lohan

READ MORE:MAFS UK's Emma shares what horror honeymoon with Caspar was really like - as pair rowed in paradise

Andy has two teens from a previous relationship while he and Billi share three children – Arlo aged nine, Wolf, aged six and four year old Marvel. An insider told The Sun : "Andy and Billi care about each other a lot and have made some great memories together, but decided it was best for the family if they went their separate ways having grown apart." The source added: "They're still focusing on the kids and being the best parents they can be and being respectful of each other."

Sign up to OK!'s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free

Andy Carroll and Billi Mucklow
Andy announced his split from Billi after two years of marriage -Credit:Instagram/billimucklow

While Billi has remained in Essex, Andy relocated to France earlier this year, where he plays for FC Girondins de Bordeaux. It has been reported that his salary dropped from £23,000 a week in the UK to just £750 a week at his new club, but in an interview with RMC Sport he revealed the most important thing to him was playing the game.

He said: "To be honest, it's even costing me money to come and play for Bordeaux but I'm playing football and I am simply happy to be playing football. I want to be a part of this club's history and to be frank, it wasn't a question of money. In my career, it's never been a question of money."