Andy Carroll can't keep his hands off of bikini-clad Lou Teasdale

Andy Carroll has taken his relationship with Lou Teasdale to the next level - whisking her away for a romantic holiday.

The new couple have been pictured cosying up on the beach in Mallorca to celebrate Influencer Lou's 41st birthday.

They enjoyed a day at Balneario Beach Club, where they could be seen drinking cocktails and glasses of rose and had icereams delivered to their sun loungers.

Former Newcastle and Liverpool striker Andy couldn't keep his hands off of Lou, who looked gorgeous in a bright pink bikini as they frolicked in the sea.   

The pictures will come as a blow to Andy's ex whife Billi Mucklow who has been 'blindsided' by Andy Carroll’s new romance, MailOnline revealed last week.

The TOWIE star, 36, and the footballer, 35, tied the knot in June 2022, but last week confirmed they are set to divorce after secretly separating earlier this year. 

Friends of Billi say she is still grieving their split and is devastated that Andy moved on so quickly, having been together for 11 years.

Andy has been growing close to makeup artist Lou - who is friends with Harry Styles - since their separation and she’s even visited him in Bordeaux, France where he now plays.

His new romance grew while Billi was enjoying her own holidays with the pair’s five children, including eldest two - Emilie Rose, 15, and Lucas, 14 - Andy’s kids from a previous marriage whom the reality star brought up as 'her own'.

A source told MailOnline: 'Billi was upset the marriage ended, but accepts it had run its course.

'They had plenty of ups and downs but she doesn’t regret a thing, because it’s given her three children and two more from Andy’s previous relationship, who she’s grown incredibly close to and still live with her full-time.

'Andy is currently based in France, but comes back to see them as much as possible. Billi will continue bring up Emilie Rose and Lucas.'

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On his new romance, the source added: 'It was a shock for Billi, given they only split months previously.

'It left her blindsided initially but he’s single now, so he can do what he wants.

'But what she doesn’t want to do is cause any fallouts between herself and Andy for the sake of the kids.

'They intend to co-parent them and continue to provide a loving family unit.'

MailOnline contacted Billi and Andy’s representatives for comment.

Billi and Andy - who also share children Arlo, eight, Wolf, five, and Marvel Mae, two - set up a family home in Rod Stewart old house in Epping, which they bought for £4.1million in 2019.

The pair married in June 2022 in a lavish Hampshire ceremony and days later, threw a Coachella-themed party for their friends and family.

The build up to the nuptials was overshadowed by Andy’s debauched stag do, when he was pictured lying in bed asleep next to glamorous bar manager Taylor Jane Wilkey in a Dubai hotel room.

Taylor also posed for snaps wearing one of his personalised bathrobes.

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Speaking to The Sun, Taylor said the photos were 'a joke.'

She explained: 'It was an afterparty. We all went back to his hotel. There was me, Andy and my female friend.

'I didn’t sleep with him, it wasn’t like that, there was three of us in the room.

'It was a full day and night of drinking, we’d been at Cove Beach since 12, it was a really boozy day. Andy was steaming, we were all drunk.'

She added: 'We went back to Andy’s hotel suite and we played some music and he got into bed and passed out.

'I was there with my friend until the early hours and took the photo as a joke.

'My mates back home were goading me for the lowdown so I took that picture for a laugh and sent it to them.

'Nothing sexual happened. It was just a bit of banter.'

Andy flew to Dubai to gatecrashed Billi’s hen do, but stayed on with his pals as she jetted back home.

Although she gave him a frosty reception upon his return, Billi forgave the striker and the wedding went ahead as planned.

Following his notorious stag do antics, Andy has managed to reinvent himself as a devoted family man, posing up for wholesome snaps which Billi has posted on her Instagram page to her 400,000 Instagram followers.

The pair announced their split last month, having quietly separated in the summer.

In a statement, Andy 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.'

The following day, his new romance with Lou was revealed and the pair have since been spotted enjoying a date in London’s Spitalfields.

A source told MailOnline: 'Lou is really cool and arty, Andy is a former footballer who has got himself in many a scrape but they have met and get on really well.

'They have been seen together on more than one occasion and she has also been to France to see him.

'Billi is aware and has been telling her friends about them.

'You do have to wonder what Andy and Lou have in common, they come from completely different worlds, but they get on really great.

'Whatever you say about Andy, he is a very handsome man so it's not surprising that Lou wants to spend so much time with him.'