Louise Redknapp has opened up on her personal life following her divorce from Jamie Redknapp.
The 47-year-old separated from Jamie after almost 20 years together and they were granted a divorce in 25 seconds in December 2017. Paperwork showed the reason for the breakup was because of his "unreasonable behaviour."
Jamie moved on from Louise and married his current partner Frida Andersson in 2021 just one month before they welcomed their son Rafael. The Eternals star has addressed Jamie's marriage in a recent Hello! interview where she explained why she has kept single for so long following their split.
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Speaking to Hello! she said: "I've felt this as a mum and, to say this in the most sort of respectful way, my boys' lives changed dramatically and then it changed again when obviously Jamie got married and had a family.
"Their life changed and I felt like I needed to be their one staple. That's just something I think a lot of mums would feel."
A source close to Louise claims she has started to put herself out there again and is enjoying the dating scene. Though not willing to dive head first into anything too serious, Louise said: "I'm not averse to dating or meeting somebody.
"My boys will be absolutely fine if I'm dating or if I'm going out with anyone, they will be my biggest supporters as long as I'm happy. Like they're like, 'Yeah mum, you should.'"
"If Mr. Right, turns up then great and if he doesn't I just carry on doing me. I'm not putting that pressure on myself and I feel that it's really important for women that are out there on their own, and men, that should be able to be enough [without] that pressure of having to be in a couple.
"I'm really open, I take each day as it comes, day by day. See what tomorrow brings. I'm grateful. I've got my gorgeous boys and I'm grateful that I work. I'm not averse to it, but I'm not trawling through any [dating] sites!"
Louise told others going through a similar situation to "focus on you" and to look at the positives. She added: "It's tough but I think my mum always said to me, nothing ever stays the same and that's true of your feelings and your emotions as well, so just hold on to that.
"It's really hard. Focus on you, look after you and the people that are near and dear to you just and yeah, just find things that make you happy."
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