Billi Mucklow has shared a defiant family photo after her ex-husband Andy Carroll was spotted cosying up to his new girlfriend on a romantic break after leaving his wife.
The former TOWIE star, 36, and the footballer, 35, announced their split in July and are now set for divorce after 11 years together. Shortly after news of the break-up was made public, Andy who now plays for French football club FC Girondins de Bordeaux, was spotted with celebrity hair stylist, Lou Teasdale.
This week, the new couple were seen soaking up the sun in Mallorca as Lou celebrated her birthday on the Spanish island. But after the photos emerged, Billi shared a snap of her looking to have her hands full back home.
Billi has been busy looking after the couple's five children - two of which are from Andy's previous relationship but she has always treated as her own.
In the photo she was seen with her three children with Andy, eight-year-old Arlo, five-year-old Wolf and two-year-old Marvel Mae, as well as her two older stepchildren, 15-year-old Emilie Rose and 14-year-old Lucas, on Instagram.
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billimucklow/Instagram)In the photo, the proud mum smiles with her children as they all cuddle at home. She captioned the image with five hearts, two pink and three blue ones. Billi was praised by her fans and friends in the comment section as one wrote: "And THAT is THE best and classiest response to Mr Carroll!"
Another wrote: "How lucky are they to have you while someone else is off gallivanting." Someone else said: "Love this response! You've got all you needed from him, your beautiful babies! Let someone else deal with his disrespect." One agreed, saying: "Lovely! Stay strong and enjoy your beautiful children." Billi's brother Sam commented: "Super mum."
It comes after Billi shared a snap with fellow TOWIE star Cara Kilbey on her Instagram Stories, with the caption: "When in doubt, stretch it out." The pair were seemingly doing a bed pilates class. Cara also reshared the snap on her own page.
Earlier this week, Andy and Lou were spotted at Balneario Beach Club in Mallorca sipping on cocktails and glasses of rosé to celebrate her birthday. They also had ice cream and food delivered to their sun loungers. The duo were seen having fun on their romantic time together. In one instance, Lou was seen jumping on Andy's back as the two relaxed in the shallow waters in the sea. Their relationship was first reported earlier this month.
A source recently told Mail Online: "Billi was upset the marriage ended, but accepts it had run its course. They had plenty of ups and downs but she doesn't regret a thing, because it's given her three children and two more from Andy's previous relationship, who she's grown incredibly close to and still live with her full-time.
"Andy is currently based in France, but comes back to see them as much as possible. Billi will continue bring up Emilie Rose and Lucas." On Andy's newfound love, the source went on: "It was a shock for Billi, given they only split months previously. It left her blindsided initially but he's single now, so he can do what he wants."
Andy and Billi met in 2013, before getting engaged a year later. They wert on to tie the knot in July 2022. However, just two years later they are completing their divorce. They faced a number of controversial incidents during their 11 years together, with Andy's alleged stag do antics in Dubai almost stopping their wedding all together. However, the pair patched it up after it was revealed he was innocent of the accusations that had been spread on social media.
After the split, Andy released a statement reading: "Billi and I have privately separated earlier this year and we are under way with our divorce proceedings. It has been a hard few months for our family and we continue to move forward amicably for our children."
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