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Showbiz's unlikeliest couple are 'heating up': Lou Teasdale's romance with Andy Carroll has mystified her friends... but they could be getting serious, reveals MOLLY CLAYTON. And Billi Mucklow is blindsided

One is the ultimate A-list pop star who never puts a foot wrong. The other is a scandal-prone fourth-division French footballer and ex-husband of a star from reality show The Only Way Is Essex.

So, what could possibly connect stratospheric Harry Styles – whose wholesome image has won him millions of adoring fans – and party boy Andy Carroll, who has been plagued by rumours of infidelity and violence, and whose fan-base is considerably smaller? Ms Teasdale, who was best friends with the late television presenter Caroline Flack, has recently grown close to Carroll, following his split from Essex darling Billi Mucklow, his wife of two years and mother of his three sons. Carroll, who also played for Newcastle United and Liverpool, is reportedly earning £3,000 a month at his semi-professional club Bordeaux and told one French sport website that the income doesn't even cover his costs.

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