Andy Carroll was seen on a date with makeup artist Lou Teasdale in Spitalfields for the first time on Thursday following his split from wife Billi Mucklow.
The Premiere League player, 35, announced last week that he and TOWIE star, 36, who tied the knot in June 2022, are set to divorce after secretly separating earlier this year following two years of turbulent marriage.
And soon after he revealed their split, MailOnline revealed that the former England star has ‘grown close’ to Lou, 40, and have been spending time together in recent weeks.
Andy and Lou enjoyed an intimate lunch together in London just a day after his separation was announced.
Lou, who is said to be a close pal of Harry Styles, sat close to Andy as they enjoyed a drink inside the market.
Andy Carroll, 35, was seen on a date with makeup artist Lou Teasdale, 40, in Spitalfields for the first time on Thursday following his split from wife Billi Mucklow
The Premiere League player announced last week that he and TOWIE star, 36, (pictured) are set to divorce after secretly separating earlier this year following two years of turbulent marriage
Lou, who is said to be a close pal of Harry Styles, sat close to Andy as they enjoyed a drink inside the market
Andy’s estranged wife Billi is understood to be aware of his new friendship with Lou.
Sources say Lou has visited Carroll in Bordeaux where he now plays for the French side FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
One told MailOnline: ‘Lou is really cool and arty, Andy is 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’.
It is not known how they met but they do follow one another on Instagram. Andy also follows a number of Lou’s friends, including Louis Tomlinson and his sister Lottie.
Andy and Lou enjoyed an intimate lunch together in London just a day after his separation was announced
Soon after Andy revealed their split, MailOnline revealed that the former England star has ‘grown close’ Lou (pictured) and have been spending time together in recent weeks
Andy’s estranged wife Billi is understood to be aware of his new friendship with Lou
Lou also has a private account where there are understood to have been pictures of her and Andy
Sources say Lou has visited Carroll in Bordeaux where he now plays for the French side FC Girondins de Bordeaux (Andy is pictured making his debut last week)
She also has a private account where there are understood to have been pictures of her and Andy.
Andy and Billi secretly separated earlier this year following two years of turbulent marriage.
They tied the knot in a lavish Hampshire ceremony at the £1700-per night Four Seasons shortly after Andy was snapped passed out in bed between TWO blondes during his raucous Dubai stag-do.
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.’
They have three children together – Arlo, eight, Wolf, five, and a three-year-old daughter named Marvel.
Andy has two children from a previous relationship – Emilie Rose, 14, and Lucas, 13.
Meanwhile, last year Lou split from her boyfriend Jay Morton – star of SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Andy and Billi tied the knot in a lavish Hampshire ceremony at the £1700-per night Four Seasons shortly after Andy was snapped passed out in bed between TWO blondes during his raucous Dubai stag-do
Lou also has a daughter named Lux Aitkin from her relationship with Tom Aitkin. Lux, now 13, has her own Instagram account which has over one million followers.
There were numerous rumours that Lou and 1D heartthrob Harry had dated but she denied it, insisting that they are close friends. Lux even refers to the singer as ‘Uncle Harry.’
Lou was also one of the late Caroline Flack’s closest friends. She spent the night with the Love Island host the night before she took her own life in February 2020 as her friend and family worried for her welfare.