Lou Teasdale has admitted her boyfriend Andy Carroll is her 'favourite person she has ever met' after going public with their new romance.

The footballer, who split from his wife Billi Mucklow last year, celebrated his birthday with a romantic ski trip in Megève, Mont Blanc, France this week.

Sharing a gushing Instagram post to honour Andy's birthday, Lou, 41, 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.

In one snap Lou and Andy cosied up together in a hot tub, with the professional sportsman showing off a green face mask.

Lou and Andy made their relationship Instagram official over Christmas, just months after footballer Andy, 36, announced his split from wife Billi Mucklow. 

The couple's New Year holiday came months after he and his former TOWIE star ex Billi, 36, confirmed their divorce in September after secretly separating earlier this year, having been together for 11 years.

Lou also gave fans some insight into their luxurious trip, and looked effortlessly chic as she relaxed in black active-wear with a backdrop of the snow-peaked mountains. 

Lou shared a slew of snaps from her and Andy's luxurious holiday, including one of the pair cuddling in a sweet selfie. 

She also shared holiday snaps showing the pair enjoying wine with an incredible view of the mountains, as well as a very cosy Alpine lodge.  

Among shots shared on Sunday were photos of the pair cosying up in the snow and enjoying a delicious cheese fondue together.

While Lou sent temperatures soaring with a shot of her soaking in an outdoor hot tub, as well as snapping a number of selfies of her pouting while modelling her winter fashion.

Captioning the post, she poked fun at her boyfriend's outfits, writing: 'Megéve with Ali G x'. 

The pair recently went Instagram official this week as they cosied up for a picture on a staircase.

Lou shared a gallery of snaps of the couple spending time together over the Christmas period including a picture of the couple at Winter Wonderland. 

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.

Meanwhile, his estranged wife Billi posed for an adorable snap with the couple's children, with the family all rocking cute Christmas pyjamas.

It comes after Andy seemingly took a swipe at his estranged wife 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.' 

Andy and Billi confirmed their divorce in September after secretly separating earlier this year, with him saying 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 about Lou shortly before the romance was made public.

Her brother, another former reality star Sam, 32, has cut ties completely with the former West Ham striker after he 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, who married in 2022, going their separate ways.

MailOnline previously revealed Billi's family are furious with her estranged husband over the footballer's 'total lack of loyalty' towards her.