Louise Redknapp eyes up hunky footballer and model as she likes his sexy underwear snaps

LOUISE Redknapp, 44, has had her eye on a gorgeous 27-year-old model - and who can blame her.

The stunning West End star has been enjoying James Yates' sexy pictures on Instagram, including regular topless shots in his pants.

In February, the mum-of-two racked up a total of 19 likes out of 25 of his pictures. The 6ft blue-eyed, blonde-haired hunk has returned the favour by liking her snaps, too.

Last month, during their peak flirting frenzy, Louise was signed off from rehearsals for her West End musical, 9 to 5, after suffering a nasty fall and fracturing her wrist.
James is from Harpenden, Hertfordshire but travels the world modelling for the likes of Vogue Italia and Man of Metropolis.

He's represented by W Models in London, Supa Models in Sydney and Heroes Management in New York.

A keen sportsman, he plays football for his town's local team, Harpenden FC, and also runs a body strength conditioning website.

Despite being a fan of his on Instagram, a friend of Louise's insists the pair are just pals.

"He's a friend of a friend but they're not dating and there's no plans to."

It comes as Louise's ex-husband, former Liverpool footballer Jamie Redknapp, 45, went public with 34-year-old model Lizzie Bowden, who bears a striking resemblance to the Eternal singer.

Jamie, who divorced Louise in 2017 after 19 years of marriage, looked relaxed in the back of a cab after a night at plush Annabel's in Mayfair with Lizzie at 2am on Saturday.

He and Louise share two sons, Charley, 13, and Beau, nine.

Meanwhile, Louise made her pop return last month with her raunchy single Stretch, her first new music in 16 years.

In the music video, she dances up close to another male model whilst wearing a leotard, and sings: “If you’re gonna move for me, then up your rhythm.

"You’ve got my curiosity, now show me heaven. Can you keep it up for me?

“Keep me sweating, obsessing, regressing, I want to see you stretch.”