Football ace Andy Carroll has reportedly ‘grown close’ to One Direction's former makeup artist and hair stylist Lou Teasdale following his split from wife Billi Mucklow earlier this year.
According to reports, Andy and Lou have been spending time together in recent weeks and Billi is allegedly “aware” of the pair’s new friendship.
It has also been reported that Lou has visited Andy in Bordeaux, where he plays for French team FC Girondins de Bordeaux. According to MailOnline, the dad-of-five is getting on “really well” with Lou and a source claimed that the pair “have been seen together on more than one occasion and she has also been to France to see him.” The source added: “Billi is aware and has been telling her friends about them.” How Andy and Lou met isn’t clear, though they follow one another on Instagram, the Mirror reports.
OK! has reached out to representatives of Andy, Lou and Billi for comment. It comes after the news that Andy and Billi are set to divorce after two years of marriage.
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