Andy Carroll spends his first Christmas with new girlfriend Lou Teasdale as couple pose for a plethora of loved-up snaps

Andy Carroll and new girlfriend Lou Teasdale looked loved up as they spent their first Christmas together, months after he announced his split from wife Billi Mucklow.

The footballer, 35, and his former TOWIE star ex, 36, confirmed their split in September after secretly splitting earlier this year after 11 years together.

Andy announced his new romance just weeks later at a Halloween party, and it looks like his romance is going strong as he and Lou enjoyed the festive period together.

Celebrity make-up artist Lou, 41, took to Instagram to share a plethora of photos of the couple looking cozy at Christmas, captioning her romantic snaps: ‘Merry Christmas baby’.

In one image, the pair are seen together on a sofa, with footballer Andy, 35, showing his devotion to his girl by wearing a T-shirt with pictures of her on it and the name ‘Louise’.

Another shows the couple having fun in Winter Wonderland, with Lou dressing warmly in a quilted blue jacket and black leggings as her boyfriend puts his arm around her.

Another shows Lou and Andy holding hands as they pose in a mirror, while another shows them pottering around in what appears to be an outhouse.

The couple look happier than ever, with a post on Lou’s page also showing them cozying up with an adorable puppy.

Several of Lou’s followers were quick to comment on her new romance, with one writing: ‘Now that’s a HARD LAUNCH, happy for you Loulou,’ while another added: ‘We hard launching a man? Go, beautiful.”

Although Andy seemed to be smitten with his new love, he failed to share any snaps with Lou at Christmas and instead posted a plethora of gorgeous snaps with his kids, showing that he spent the holidays with them too.

Meanwhile, his estranged wife Billi posed for an adorable photo with the couple’s children, as the family all wore adorable Christmas pajamas.

The festive photo comes days after Andy posted a kiss to his bikini-clad new girlfriend as they enjoyed a romantic beach holiday.

Celebrity makeup artist Lou showed off her stunning abs in a tiny crop top and matching sarong.

The new couple looked smitten with each other as they soaked up the sun somewhere in the heat.

It comes after Andy seemingly took a swipe at his estranged wife as he broke his silence on his new romance with Lou.

Speak with The times Andy said: ‘I’ve seen a different world since I’ve been with Lou. This Christmas, as she does every Christmas, she will go with her daughter to care for the isolated elderly.

‘She is a volunteer for Choose Love and a campaigner for LGBTQ+. She says to me, “Why would you hate someone?” That’s someone I need in my life.’

It comes after Andy was reportedly caught entering his former home in Essex without telling his estranged wife.

The athlete allegedly waited until she had left before going inside to pick up some belongings.

However, the home’s security cameras alerted her to his presence through her phone.

A source said The sun: ‘He was arrested as soon as he entered the property when Billi was alerted to his movements on their home’s CCTV footage, linked to her phone.

‘She had not realized he had returned from France and was understandably shocked and upset. She saw the whole thing happen on her phone. She thought it was sneaky.”

The couple, who married in 2022 after an eight-year engagement, announced their divorce earlier this year and are in the process of selling their £8.5 million mansion, once owned by Sir Rod Stewart.

MailOnline has contacted Billi and Andy’s representatives for comment.

Andy and his wife Billi confirmed their split in September after secretly splitting earlier this year after 11 years together.

Andy said in a statement: ‘Billi and I privately separated earlier this year and we are underway with our divorce proceedings.

Despite claims that Billi was ‘blinded’ by the relationship, friends of hers say she ‘knew Andy had someone’ but just wasn’t sure who it was. She found out shortly before the romance was made public.

Billi’s family are furious with her estranged husband Andy over the footballer’s ‘complete lack of loyalty’ towards her, MailOnline can reveal.

Her brother, another former reality star Sam, 32, who now runs a property construction company, has completely cut ties with the former West Ham and Liverpool striker after starting a new relationship with Lou in the wake of his marital breakdown with Billi.

Sam believes Andy’s actions are particularly harsh on Billi, as she has raised his two eldest children from a previous relationship – Emilie Rose, 15, and Lucas, 14 – as her own, and will continue to do so despite the couple’s who got married in 2022. , go their own way.