Louise Redknapp reveals pal Daisy Lowe helped her feel sexy again

Louise Redknapp has finally addressed her split with husband Jamie Redknapp for the first time since it was rumoured back in July.

The mum-of-two, who has been married to Jamie for 19 years, first addressed the news when she appeared on This Morning two weeks ago.

Whilst she didn't confirm it, she did tell Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes: "It's been so heavily documented and of course, we all go through hard times. My priority, and his priority, are our children."

WATCH: Louise Redknapp finally discusses her split from husband Jamie on This Morning

She continued: "Protecting them and keeping as much private as possible and loving them and putting them first and that's really what we are focusing on."

And in an interview with Stella Magazine this weekend, Louise revealed how she had begun to feel like a "Stepford Wife".

She said: "I didn't want to continue running around after everyone else, and occasionally promoting a yogurt or doing a little TV presenting job. I wanted to sing, I wanted to perform. I wanted to go back to work on a stage in front of an audience."

She sadly added about her husband: "It's so hard because I love him. He’s an amazing man and we've had 20 good years together.

"I know he's trying to understand that I do need to do this. I have no idea what is going to happen, all I know is that I fought for this, it's taken everything, but this is something I need to do – for me."

And whilst this confirms suspicions that Strictly did have a part to play in this - albeit a very innocent one - there was one more question on people's lips around Louise's split from Jamie.

Whilst some people tried to suggest that Louise's growing close friendship with fellow Strictly participant Daisy Lowe had romantic undertones, most NORMAL people were able to recognise that sometimes new friends open your eyes to things you had forgotten.

Louise also spoke about her apparently controversial friendship with the supermodel, and told the magazine that Daisy had helped her to feel sexy again.

Come on, mums, we all know we need reminding of that sometimes!

Louise told the paper that Daisy had walked into her Strictly dressing room one day and exclaimed: "'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."

She added: "I could feel myself changing week by week. Sometimes I felt like crying because deep down inside me this voice was screaming: 'This is what I have been missing!'"

Bless her. ❤️

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