Louise Redknapp admits 'it's a bit harder' as she opens up about age-gap romance

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25-05-2025

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Louise Redknapp has confessed that one aspect of her age-gap romance is proving "harder" as she opens up about her relationship.
The 50-year-old singer has been dating 41-year-old London businessman Drew Michael since 2023. Louise was previously married to former Liverpool and England star Jamie Redknapp.
The Eternals singer shares sons Charley, 19, and Beau, 15, with Jamie. On Lisa Snowdon and Andy Goldstein's We're Not Getting Any Younger podcast, Louise says Drew is "great" with the teenagers
However, Louise admits that Drew's central London location often makes it difficult for the couple to keep a low profile, with paparazzi frequently snapping them while out in public.
She said: "She said: "I've got a boyfriend who is great and lovely, and you know, just having a really nice time. He lives central, he lives in Soho, so we go to the bagel shop and it's a thing.
"Gone are the days of side ponytail and a dirty tracksuit to get a tuna bagel. Now I have to think, 'Damn, sunglasses, coat'."
(Image: louiseredknapp/Instagram)
Louise explained that she's made a conscious decision not to hide her relationship, saying: "We don't purposely try. It is being central, where he is in Soho, it's a bit harder. And I just made the decision that I didn't want to hide anything."
"I'm just going about my daily business, if you get snapped, you get snapped. If we don't, then great."
Noting the age difference between the couple, mum-of-two Louise added: "We live in a society where if it's the other way round it doesn't get talked about- but it does get brought up.
Louise has spoken out about the scrutiny surrounding her marriage to Jamie, stating: "I think it's that thing that people like to bring it up. It's easy headline material, nine years, but you know what, it's been lovely having a lovely time."
Louise has previously opened up about the difficulties she faced during her divorce from Jamie, who has since married Frida Andersson. She described the experience as "horrendous" and revealed that the negative reactions from others made it even harder for her to cope.
When asked about how the criticism affected her mental health, Louise shared: "I think for me, the lowest, pretty much a person could get to, just horrendous. I could never see a way out from how bad and low I felt at the time."
She credited her children with giving her the strength to carry on, saying: "If I didn't have my kids, I think I would've just given up, like I really do. I think I just knew that my kids were my everything and they needed me."
Louise went on to say she "never realised [how] people could be so unkind and say such terrible things", adding on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place podcast: "It blew my mind."
She continued: "Whatever the situation, whatever the circumstance, the nastiness [that] would be said, even now when I think back, I can't even get the words out. I just don't understand how anyone can be so unkind and cruel to another human."
Louise has since moved on and is now in a relationship with Drew Michael, whom she met at The Groucho Club in London during Jimmy Carr's 51st birthday celebrations. They went Instagram official two months later and made their red carpet debut in March 2024.
Louise is set to feature on Sunday Brunch today (May 25), chatting with hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer. The programme broadcasts from 10am on ITV One.