Andy Carroll takes swipe at ex Billi Mucklow as he breaks his silence over new romance with Lou Teasdale saying the make-up artist has proven him ‘a unique world’ and is somebody he ‘wants in his life’

Andy Carroll seemingly took a swipe at estranged wife Billi Mucklow as he broke his silence over new romance with Lou Teasdale.

The ex-Liverpool striker, 35, announced his split from the TOWIE star, 36, and mother of his three children in October after secretly separating earlier this year, having been together for 11 years.

He later went public with his new romance just weeks later at a Halloween party, while friends of Billi claimed they suspect he was seeing celebrity make-up artist Lou, 41, before the former couple separated.

Speaking to The Times Andy gushed: ‘I’ve seen a different world since I’ve been with Lou, This Christmas, like she does every Christmas, she will go with her daughter to look after the isolated elderly.  

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

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

The sportsman is said to have waited until she had left before going inside to collect some belongings. 

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

A source told The Sun: ‘He was busted the moment he entered the property as Billi was alerted to his movements on their home CCTV, connected to her phone. 

‘She hadn’t realised he was back from France and was understandably shocked and upset. She watched the whole thing unfold on her phone. She felt it was sneaky.’ 

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

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

Andy and wife Billi confirmed their divorce in September after secretly separating earlier this year, having been together for 11 years.

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

Despite claims Billi was ‘blindsided’ by the relationship, friends of hers say that she ‘knew Andy had someone’ but she 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 ‘total lack of loyalty’ towards her, MailOnline can reveal.

Her brother, another former reality star Sam, 32, who now runs a property construction firm, has cut ties completely with the former West Ham and Liverpool striker after he embarked on a new relationship with Lou in the wake of his marriage split with Billi.

Sam believes Andy’s actions are particularly harsh on Billi given she has brought up 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 pair, who married in 2022, going their separate ways.

Insiders told MailOnline Billi’s family are all privately fuming with Andy but Sam has been the most vocal and now wants nothing to do with the ex-England forward. 

It comes as MailOnline can also reveal Andy’s new partner Lou is desperate to avoid any confrontation with the Mucklows and has no intention of rubbing her new relationship in their faces.

A source told MailOnline: ‘Sam is livid with Andy, he’s lost a lot of respect for him.

‘Billi has been a great mum to his two eldest kids, they’re very much part of the family and she’s brought them up as their own.