How old is Louise Redknapp and when did she divorce husband Jamie?
LOUISE Redknapp is a star name thanks to her pop career and stint on Strictly Come Dancing.
In 2018, she and husband Jamie officially divorced - here is everything we know about the mum-of-two...
How old is Louise Redknapp? What is her background?
Louise Redknapp (née Nurding), 46, is from Lewisham. She attended the Italia Conti Academy of theatre arts in London where she met her future bandmate Kéllé Bryan. In 1992 she joined girl band Eternal aged 16 after being scouted in a nightclub by producer Denis Ingoldsby. The band's debut album 'Always and Forever' went four times platinum in the UK. Louise went solo in 1995 with three successful albums and has sold over 15 million albums in the UK. In January 2019 she starred in the West End musical 9 to 5 based on the music of Dolly Parton. In February of the same year, she announced she had signed a global record deal with ADA / Warner Music. On 4th March 2021, Louise's memoir You've Got This: And Other Things I Wish I Had Known was released. In it, she wrote about her divorce from Jamie, stating: “I didn’t want to lose so much of the good feeling. Before anyone could stop me, I just ran, as fast as the wind would take me.
When did Louise divorce Jamie Redknapp and how many children do they have?
Louise married former footballer Jamie Redknapp, 45, in June 1998 in Bermuda and they have two sons called Charley, 13, and Beau, nine. In April 2017, The Sun first reported that Jamie and Louise's marriage was in trouble and in December 2017 they offically filed for divorce. At the time, pals close to the couple blamed the infamous Strictly Come Dancing 'curse' for putting strain on their relationship. Louise's career prospects soared after she appeared on the BBC One show and her work schedule was involving a lot of travel. The Sun's Dan Wooton also reported that her "close friendship with Daisy Lowe" could be to blame. In January 2018 A judge threw a blanket of secrecy over their divorce and in May 2018 Jamie was reportedly dating French model Julia Restoin Roitfield. In March 2019 Louise opened up about their split, revealing she wrongly blamed Jamie for her low -self-esteem and 'wished she did things differently.' The star, who has ruled out using Tinder to date again, explained: "I wish, three years ago, I’d been able to just speak up. For a long time it was easy to blame him. "But actually, in the past six months, I’ve thought, you know what, it was down to me to say, 'Something’s not right. My self-esteem is really struggling. I’ve got no passion. I love my kids more than anything in the world. "I love what I do, too, and I haven’t quite got the guts to go out and try to do it again.' "I just didn’t speak up. I don’t blame anyone else for that. I wish I’d just gone, 'Right, the kids are getting older, and I love my job and I’m going to give it a real go, and Jamie, if you don’t like it, tough. But if you do like it, let’s talk about it.'"
Who are Louise and Jamie dating?
As of May 2021 Louise is believed to be currently single. Jamie, however, is in a relationship with model Frida Andersson-Lourie. On May 23, 2021, Jamie and Frida announced that the model is pregnant with their first child.
Last night, a source said: “Jamie and Frida are absolutely delighted.
“They’ve been virtually inseparable in lockdown, and their relationship has gone from strength to strength.
“The couple started telling their nearest and dearest last week.
“Jamie’s been telling pals he’s really excited to be a dad again — less excited about the sleepless nights, and nappy-changing.
“But both he and Frida will be brilliant, hands-on parents.”
The couple are believed to have started dating in August 2020 after meeting through mutual friends.