Andy Carroll 'growing close to Harry Styles' close pal Lou Teasdale' after wife split

Footballer Andy Carroll is said to be getting to know makeup artist and Harry Styles' friend Lou Teasdale following his split from TOWIE star wife Billi Mucklow this summer

Footballer Andy Carroll is reportedly growing close to One Direction’s makeup artist Lou Teasdale following his split from his wife two months ago.

The former England star, 35, has been spending time with Lou, 40, in recent weeks, according to reports. Back in July, Andy and TOWIE star Billi Mucklow split after two years of marriage. She is reportedly aware of Andy's new friendship with Lou. The makeup artist worked on the X Factor and Britain's Got Talent and has remained close to singer Harry Styles.

It has been claimed Lou has visited Andy in Bordeaux, where he now plays for French team FC Girondins de Bordeaux. In a statement confirming his split from Billi, the footballer 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 dad-of-five is now said to be getting on "really well" with Lou. "They have been seen together on more than one occasion and she has also been to France to see him," a source told Daily Mail. "Billi is aware and has been telling her friends about them." It is not yet clear how the pair met, but they do follow each other on Instagram.

Andy and Billi were together for 11 years and they almost didn't walk down the aisle after Andy's antics on his stag do in Dubai. He was pictured with two women in his bed as he lay passed out. After photos were posted on social media, Billi removed her £200,000 engagement ring and moved out of their Essex home.

The reality star only forgave the footballer after Taylor Jane Wilkey, who was one of the women in the bed, insisted that nothing had happened and that Andy had acted very gentlemanly towards them. She apologised for the photos and insisted the two never had sex.

Andy and Billi were engaged in 2014 and tied the knot at a ceremony in June 2022, at the five-star Four Seasons Hotel in Hampshire. At the time of the scandal, a friend of Billi said: “The wedding cemented their love and marks the start of a new beginning.” The pair have three children aged nine, six, and four. Andy also has two children, aged 15, and 14, from a previous relationship.

Last year, Lou was linked to SAS: Who Dares Wins star Jay Morton. They were believed to have been in a relationship after the pair were spotted looking cosy at Coachella festival in 2022. However their split "wasn't amicable". At the time, Lou, who has a daughter Lux from a previous relationship with singer Tom Atkin, jetted off to Mexico to celebrate New Year with her pals. She took to Instagram to share how 2022 was the “most horrible year” as she shared snaps of her sunning herself with friends.

The Mirror has contacted Andy and Lou's representatives for comment.

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