Andy Carroll and Lou Teasdale's 'final straw' which led to very public split

One of the "final straws" which led to Andy Carroll's split with Lou Teasdale was a huge row at Glastonbury, it is reported.

It is said Lou, 41, packed her things and left the festival early in June following the bust-up, thought to have been the latest in a string of arguments. Andy and Lou had gone to Worthy Farm for a weekend away to celebrate their one-year anniversary, having met at Glastonbury in 2024.

But Lou "could take no more" and left the festival without her 36-year-old partner, who was a footballer for Newcastle United, Liverpool and West Ham United among other teams. Their split emerged this week, with it now understood Lou ended the relationship rather than Andy.

Sources close to the couple understand the row at Glastonbury ultimately led to the breakup. One friend of Lou's said: "They’ve been on the brink for weeks. Lou left Glastonbury early after yet another bust-up. It got so bad that she decided to leave - it was quite a major milestone. It was supposed to be a happy weekend away, but it instead it was awful."

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Lou, a make-up artist, is thought to be "very upset" over how the split has "played out" and the "arguments" between them had been "especially difficult" for her. Andy has reportedly tried to reconcile but it is believed Lou is not interested in this.

"She left without him because she could take no more... But in the end it was how things were between them: they’d argue, make up, argue again - one of those relationships," Lou's friend told Mail Online.

But sharing a screenshot of what she suggested was misinformation in the media on her Instagram Stories yesterday, mum-of-one Lou told her 5.7 million followers: "My friends love Andy."

Earlier this week, it appeared Andy was no longer following Lou on Instagram and insiders claimed the former Liverpool and England striker had blocked his girlfriend of one year on the platform.

But an insider previously revealed to the media: "It was Lou who ended her relationship with Andy, she walked away a few days ago, it was very much her choice to end their romance." They stated that she isn't interested in "pointing the finger" or "blaming" Andy, and had hoped to handle their split privately.

Andy, who played nine times for England between 2010 and 2012, split with reality TV star Billi Mucklow last year. They tied the knot in 2022 having, by then, had two children together. Andy, who is a striker, signed for non-league club Dagenham & Redbridge in the summer.