Louise Redknapp reveals the REAL reason she ended her marriage to Jamie
They have confirmed their split
Jamie and Louise Redknapp confirmed their decision to split back in July, but, until recently, had both remained tight-lipped on the situation.
However, during an appearance on This Morning, Louise broke her silence, stressing that her key priority is protecting her children, 13-year-old Charley and nine-year-old Beau.
She said, “Of course we all go through hard times and my priority and his priority is our children and protecting them and keeping as much private as possible and loving them and putting them first.
“That’s really what we’re focusing on."
She then spoke out more on the reasons behind her split, explaining she wanted to take time to work on her own career.
"I didn’t want to continue running around after everyone else, and occasionally promoting a yogurt or doing a little TV presenting job," she told Stella magazine.
"I wanted to sing, I wanted to perform. I wanted to go back to work on a stage in front of an audience."
Now Louise has explained it was her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing and support from her co-star and friend Daisy Lowe that prompted her to take action.
Louise revealed a 'turning point' came when Daisy said she should show off her 'sexy' figure more. Daisy told Louise, "Oh, my God look at your gorgeous body. You have to wear a sexy dress."
“She kept on at me to wear something sexy and by week three, I was in a leotard and tights not feeling self-conscious at all," Louise continued to the magazine.
The former Eternal star went on to explain that week by week her confidence grew and she could feel herself changing.
“Sometimes I felt like crying because deep down inside me this voice was screaming ‘This is what I have been missing!’” she continued.
Louise and Daisy built up a firm friendship on the show and are often out partying together. One time they wracked up a whopping GREAT BIG bill at London's DSTRKT nightclub.
Alongside their Strictly co-stars Oti Mabuse, Chloe Hewitt, AJ Pritchard, Kevin Clifton and Gorka Marquez, they allegedly spent £10,000 on champagne.
Meanwhile the brand new series of Strictly Come Dancing is into it's third week now, with Reverend Richard Cole losing his place on last night's results show.
This article was originally written by Ruby Norris on heatworld.
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