Andy Carroll looks more loved-up than ever with girlfriend Lou Teasdale in rare snap after his split from wife Billi Mucklow

Andy Carroll and his girlfriend Lou Teasdale looked more in love than ever in a sweet snap shared on social media on Monday.

The 36-year-old footballer and celebrity makeup artist, 41, made their relationship Instagram official over Christmas - just months after Andy announced his split from wife Billi Mucklow.

Posting on Instagram, Andy uploaded a rare snap of himself with Lou as they both nestled into each other while beaming for the camera. 

The sportsman simply captioned the post with a magnet emoji.

It comes after Lou shared an adorable snap with Andy during a romantic beach holiday over Christmas.

Soaking up some sun by the sea, the couple showed off their bronzed tans while cuddling on a yacht.

Elsewhere, Lou also recently admitted her boyfriend Andy is her 'favourite person she has ever met' after going public with their new romance.

The footballer celebrated his birthday with a romantic ski trip in Megève, Mont Blanc, France last month.

Sharing a gushing Instagram post to honour Andy's birthday, Lou shared a sweet caption alongside a selection of loved-up snaps of the couple.

Alongside the images, Lou wrote: 'Happy birthday to my favourite person I ever met.'

The gallery of photographs included an intimate insight into their blossoming relationship, including snaps from date nights and trips away.

While Andy seemed smitten with his new love, he failed to share snaps with Lou at Christmas and instead posted a plethora of gorgeous snaps with his children, showing that he also spent the holidays with them. 

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

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.'

The former couple, who married in 2022 after an eight-year engagement, are in the process of selling their £8.5 million mansion, once owned by Sir Rod Stewart.

They confirmed their divorce in September after secretly separating earlier last 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, who now runs a property construction firm, has cut ties completely with the former West Ham and Liverpool striker.

It came after Andy 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 going their separate ways.