Billi Mucklow gets ‘AC’ tattoo removed after divorce from Andy Carroll
It comes just six months after their announcement.
Billi Mucklow is proving that nothing lasts forever – not even tattoos.
The Towie star, 37, has shared a major update in her split from former husband and professional footballer Andy Carroll, 36, revealing that she is getting rid of a tattoo made up of Andy and their son Arlo’s initials.
Posting a story from the session on Instagram, the reality star wrote: ‘Today I went for my first tattoo removal session. I thought it was going to hurt, but it wasn’t painful at all, and the clinic is so beautiful!’
The tattoo, which Billi got in 2016 on her rib cage, is the letters A and C in calligraphy style writing and is assumed to represent both her son and ex-husband’s initials.
Arlo, nine, is the oldest of the pair’s children.
They also share Wolf, four, and Marvel Mae, three, while Andy is the father of Emilie Rose, 12, and Lucas, 11, who are from a previous relationship.
The former couple had been together for 11 years before announcing their split in September (Picture: Instagram/@billimucklow)The former couple, who had been together for 11 years and wed in 2022 announced in a statement last September that they were calling time on their relationship as they had ‘grown apart’.
‘Billi and I have privately separated earlier this year and we are under way with our divorce proceedings,’ Andy wrote to his social media followers at the time:.
‘It has been a hard few months for our family and we continue to move forward amicably for our children.’
It’s unclear why Billi decided to have the tattoo removed now, but it comes as Andy’s new relationship with celebrity hairstylist Lou Teasdale appears to have become more serious.
The pair are frequently spotted together and often share loved-up snaps of each other on social media.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, a friend close to Billi claimed it has been tough for the mum of three and has reportedly changed the tone of the separation entirely.
‘Billi’s just had enough. Knowing your soon-to-be ex-husband is in a new relationship is bad enough, let alone it being shoved in your face on social media,’ an insider claimed.
The mother-of-three said the process was painless (Picture: Instagram/@billimucklow) The Towie star had AC tattooed on her rib cage (Picture: Instagram/@billimucklow)‘At first she hoped the pair would show respect to each other, but it’s become increasingly hard when he’s parading his love interest and ventures to new and exciting places for everybody to see.’
Andy and Lou first sparked romance rumours in late September and were photographed together for the first time in early October as they grabbed coffee in London.
By Halloween, they weren’t hiding their relationship and attended a party dressed up as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, which reportedly left Billi ‘blindsided’.
As a result of Andy’s posts of Lou, Billi has unfollowed her ex-husband on Instagram.
The pair however, do keep in contact as they continue to co-parent their young children together.
Andy and Billi’s past relationship faced a rough patch soon before their wedding after the footballer was pictured asleep with a woman, who later identified herself as Taylor Jane Wilkey, on his bed.
Billi and Andy continue to co-parent their five children (Picture: Instagram/@billimucklow)Billi moved out of their family home upon seeing the photo but appeared to forgive her now-ex after Taylor insisted nothing happened between them.
Taylor claimed she ‘took the photo as a joke’ and said ‘Andy was steaming’ when he arrived at the hotel and passed out.
Metro has approached Billi’s reps for comment.
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