Billi Mucklow ditched her £200,000 wedding ring as she stepped out on Thursday after her shock split from her husband Andy Carroll.
The TOWIE star, 36, and the footballer, 35, tied the knot in June 2022 in a lavish Hampshire ceremony, but last week confirmed they are set to divorce after secretly separating earlier this year.
Seen for the first time since the news was announced, Billi put on a brave face while meeting up with a friend for coffee in Essex.
She looked as stylish as ever in a black Prada raincoat which she teamed with a pair of fitted gym leggings.
Billi shielded her eyes with a pair of large sunglasses and topped off her casual outfit with brightly coloured trainers.
Billi Mucklow ditched her wedding ring as she stepped out on Thursday after her shock split from her husband Andy Carroll
The TOWIE star, 36, and the footballer, 35, tied the knot in June 2022 in a lavish Hampshire ceremony, but last week confirmed they are set to divorce after secretly separating this year
Meeting up with a friend outside a cafe, she greeted him with a hug before heading inside.
Billi had tried her best to keep her and Andy's troubles under-wraps as she continued to shared loved-up snaps to social media over the past few months.
The TV personality has removed her £200,000 engagement ring
Her outing comes amid reports that Andy has grown close to One Direction's former make up artist Lou Teasdale.
MailOnline can reveal that the former England star and Lou - a close friend of Harry Styles - have been spending time together in recent weeks.
It comes after Andy and TOWIE star Billie secretly split in July after two years of marriage. She is understood to be aware of her estranged husband's new friendship.
Sources say Lou, 40, has visited Carroll in Bordeaux where he now plays for the French side FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
One told MailOnline: 'Lou is really cool and arty, Andy is former footballer who has got himself in many a scrape but they have met and get on really well.
'They have been seen together on more than one occasion and she has also been to France to see him. Billi is aware and has been telling her friends about them.'
It comes after Andy and TOWIE star Billie Mucklow secretly split in July after two years of marriage. She is understood to be aware of her estranged husband's new friendship
Seen for the first time since the news was announced, Billi put on a brave face while meeting up with a friend for coffee in Essex
The TV personality wore a black Prada raincoat which she teamed with a pair of fitted gym leggings
Billi's out comes amid reports that Andy has grown close to One Direction 's former make up artist Lou Teasdale (pictured)
The source continued: 'You do have to wonder what Andy and Lou have in common, they come from completely different worlds, but they get on really great.
'Whatever you say about Andy, he is a very handsome man so it's not surprising that Lou wants to spend so much time with him.'
It is not known how they met but they do follow one another on Instagram. Carroll also follows a number of Lou's friends, including Louis Tomlinson and his sister Lottie.
She also has a private account where there are understood to have been pictures of her and Andy.
Billi and Andy tied the knot in June 2022 in a lavish Hampshire ceremony at the £1700-per night Four Seasons shortly after the footballer was snapped passed out in bed between TWO blondes during his raucous Dubai stag-do.
Ahead of their wedding, Andy was left red-faced after a photo was revealed in The Sun showing him laying in bed with a bar manager living in Dubai, 29-year-old Taylor Jane Wilkey from Scarborough.
More images later emerged revealing he was also asleep on the same bed alongside a second woman - Taylor's friend, 28-year-old Phoebe Robb, a personal trainer from Leeds - following a 17-hour drinking session.
Photographs showed the footballer passed out as well as Taylor wearing his personalised bathrobe with 'Andy Carroll' embroidered on the chest.
Billi reportedly fled from the couple's home following the antics and took refuge at her parents' house, removing her £200,000 engagement ring in the run-up to the big day.
Meeting up with a friend outside a cafe, she greeted him with a hug before heading inside
Billi had tried her best to keep her and Andy's troubles under-wraps as she continued to shared loved-up snaps to social media over the past few months
The former TOWIE star and the footballer tied the knot in June 2022 in a lavish Hampshire ceremony, and on Saturday it was claimed they'd 'grown apart' after 11 years
He said: 'It has been a hard few months for our family and we continue to move forward amicably for our children'
The publication reported at the time that that the reality star was demanding Andy 'hand over everything' in relation to the pictures before their wedding.
They also added that Billi wanted to see every single image from the night in question to fully understand what happened.
A friend told MailOnline with her permission: 'Billi thinks he’s an idiot, her entire friendship group feel the same.
'They cannot believe he got himself into that situation and are convinced it’s a set up.'
They added: 'She currently has no plans to call off the wedding, it’s still on.
'But if anything else comes out, that might change.
'Andy’s certainly in the doghouse, that’s for sure.'
The couple are parents to sons Arlo, nine, and Wolf, six, and daughter Marvel, four, alongside Andy's children Emilie Rose, 15, and Lucas, 14, from a previous relationship.
Andy, who once played for Liverpool and Newcastle amongst other English top-flight sides, signed for French fourth-tier club FC Girondins de Bordeaux this year, despite admitting that the move had 'cost him money'.
Meanwhile, Billi stayed at their home in Essex while he left the UK to play for the lowly club.
Speaking to RMC Sport, who estimated his salary to be around 3,500 euros (£2,925) a month, Andy said: 'It's simply because I love football. To be honest, it even costs me money to have gone to play for the Girondins.
Andy, who once played for Liverpool and Newcastle, signed for French fourth-tier club FC Girondins de Bordeaux this year, while Billi stayed home (pictured this month)
MailOnline can reveal that the former England star and Lou - a close friend of Harry Styles - have been spending time together in recent weeks
'But I play football and I'm simply happy to play football. I want to be part of the history of this club and to be honest it's not a question of money. In my career, it's never been a question of money.'
Meanwhile, as he departed for France, Billi continued to share loved-up posts to her Instagram.
In one update from June 21, the couple smiled while attending the wedding of Newcastle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie and his wife Sally.
Andy said in a statement last week: 'Billi and I have privately separated earlier this year and we are under way with our divorce proceedings.
'It has been a hard few months for our family and we continue to move forward amicably for our children.'
