Inside Andy Carroll and Lou Teasdale's ‘doomed relationship' as friends label them a ‘holiday romance that won't last'
The pair's picture-perfect relationship is said to be VERY different away from Instagram
TROUBLE IN PARADISE? Inside Andy Carroll and Lou Teasdale's 'doomed relationship' as friends label them a 'holiday romance that won't last'
POSING in swimwear in sun-soaked social media snaps, they look like the ultimate loved-up celebrity couple.
But friends fear the final whistle could soon be blown on Andy Carroll and Lou Teasdale's romance.
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Pals fear Andy Carroll's Insta-perfect relationship with Lou Teasdale is going to be 'seriously tested'
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The pair revealed their romance weeks after Andy's split from wife Billi Mucklow
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Andy affectionately calls make-up artist Lou 'T-Total' for her sober lifestyle
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Friends are worried they won't last once they 'return to reality' of living back in the UK
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The former England footballer, 36, is swapping escargots for England and moving back home to be closer to his five children - and insiders close to the pair say they may not survive the transition.
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While he's been playing football in France, and frolicking with make-up artist to the stars Lou, 41, off the pitch, Andy's ex, former Towie star Billi Mucklow, 37, has been looking after their three young kids, plus his two teenage children from a previous relationship, back in the UK.
A source said: 'There are genuine fears that Andy and Lou won't last when they return to the UK.
"Their relationship has effectively been a big holiday romance, and they are going to be seriously tested when returning to reality.
"Andy has clearly made it his priority to be closer to his children.
"While that is admirable, things might not be the same for him and fun-loving Lou back in the UK."
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During Andy's time in France, he and Lou - who Andy affectionately calls his "T Total" because she doesn't drink - have shared photos galore of their sun-kissed life.
It very much looks like a holiday romance from the outside and everyone knows what happens to those when the sun stops shining
A Sun source
In April, they headed to Magaluf for a one-day "loliday", as Lou described it.
Then, following the end of Bordeaux's season, Andy - once the most expensive footballer in British history, after joining Liverpool for £35 million in 2011 - whisked Lou off to Ibiza in May.
An insider added: "It very much looks like a holiday romance from the outside and everyone knows what happens to those when the sun stops shining.
Andy Carroll quizzed by cops twice after bust-ups with girlfriend at packed restaurant and hotel during Greek holiday
'Lou loves travel and working as an influencer means she's always here, there and everywhere.
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"It's very much up in the air about how things will actually work for them once they are home."
COUPLE CLASH
In fact, cracks have already started appearing between Andy and Lou after he was quizzed by the police twice over bust-ups with her during a break on the Greek party island of Mykonos earlier this month.
After the first clash, a worker at restaurant Nikolus Tavern said: 'He seemed very drunk and furious with his partner.
'He was using very bad words. It was improper behaviour. The woman looked very upset.'
Following a chat with cops, during which Andy was 'very calm', the striker returned to Lou.
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However, hours later officers escorted him to a local police station for questioning after reports of damage to the couple's room at a £500-a-night boutique hotel.
It's very much up in the air about how things will actually work for them once they are home
A Sun source
A hotel worker confirmed the incident, telling The Sun on Sunday: 'Yes, they were staying here. He broke the door.'
Carroll wasn't arrested, and it's understood no further action was taken, but Lou stayed elsewhere that night, checking into celebrity hotspot Soho Roc House private members' club.
One British holidaymaker spotted the pair engaged in a bust-up and claimed he heard the former Liverpool striker shout at her: 'I'm done with us!'
LOU'S LOVE
Before Andy, Lou's last romance was with SAS: Who Dares Wins star Jay Morton.
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The former soldier, 41, and the make-up artist were first spotted looking loved-up at Coachella Music Festival in April 2022, but by January 2023 they had gone their separate ways and Lou wiped all trace of Jay from her social media.
She wrote on Instagram at the time: 'No 2022 dump from me because it was the most horrible year of my life. Be kind and look after people.'
Lou's social media has often been a happy hunting ground for her.
The star previously told how she has found guys on Instagram, and said it was an 'easy' way to meet men.
When speaking about social media hook-ups in a 2022 episode of podcast Sex, Lies & DM Slides, she said: 'It's just men, isn't it? I do think there is a bit of a thing going on with the blue ticks.
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"Like, they just go in with it and it's a bit of a, 'Are you DTF [down to f**k]?' But without saying that.
'It's not as literal as that, but you genuinely can, if you want to, have sex, probably go and meet someone off Towie quite quickly.'
Nomadic lifestyle
Asked if she's been messaging anyone from Towie, she said: 'Loads of them. Not this year, but I have in the past. I'm not saying.
"There is a little world going on, and it's quite easy to go and meet someone from Instagram.
"I generally find just talking on Instagram is better for dating. I meet more blokes that way."
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Lou is also no stranger to membership-based dating app Raya, and previously admitted she would 'always connect' with people she 'already knows a little bit'.
She added: 'So it's really easy to start chatting.'
Lou - who first shot to fame as One Direction's make-up artist, and remains close pals with Harry Styles - has a daughter, Lux Atkin, 13, with musician Tom Atkin, 40.
Lux - @Baby Lux on her 23,000-follower Instagram account - was previously dubbed 'One Direction's youngest fan', after she was often pictured with the Story Of My Life hitmakers.
Lou led a nomadic lifestyle while on tour with the boyband, and that has continued throughout her life.
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MARRIAGE MATERIAL?
In May, Andy's friends were convinced he was planning to pop the question to Lou - as soon as his divorce from Billi was finalised.
A friend told The Sun on Sunday at the time: 'Lou is already telling her mates they have discussed marriage, and Andy thinks he's met his soulmate.
"Their connection is so strong. He has never felt like this before.
'He definitely wants to put a ring on it. It's been a whirlwind romance for both of them.
"But they're playing for keeps."
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Meanwhile, Andy and Billi are still thrashing out their divorce, after separating in September 2024 - with he and Lou revealing their romance weeks later.
Billi recently showed Andy just what he is missing when she shared several stunning bikini pictures of her own on Instagram, during a break in Mallorca.
She added the caption: 'Back To My Happy Place."
But will a return to England be a happy place for Andy and Lou?
I fell out of love with everything. I was very depressed. I wouldn't go out of the house, I had to wear a hat if I did. I hated everything and everybody
Andy Carroll
The footballer recently admitted his final years in England were a "nightmare", before he was offered an escape route from French side Amiens in 2023, and then signed for fourth-tier club Bordeaux in 2024.
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Speaking to The Independent in November, he said: "I fell out of love with everything. I was very depressed. I wouldn't go out of the house, I had to wear a hat if I did. I hated everything and everybody."
Andy also told how he has enjoyed a much 'easier' and 'simpler life' in France.
Speaking about fame having its "dark sides", he said: "In France I live a much easier, simpler life.
'People recognise me in the street but respect me.
"That's key to my happiness."
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Whether Lou can help deliver Andy's happiness goal remains to be seen… but their romance could be heading into injury time.
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Andy and Lou are relocating back to Britain after the footballer finished playing for French side Bordeaux
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The pair enjoyed a loved-up break in Ibiza in May
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Yet on their recent Greek trip, they had bust-ups in a restaurant and hotel with Andy quizzed by cops
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The footie ace wants to be closer to his five children
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