Louise Redknapp makes sad ‘villain’ admission after Jamie split

After splitting from Jamie Redknapp, Louise Redknapp claimed that she was depicted as the “villain.” Before they separated in 2017, the couple had been married for 19 years.

Louise Redknapp recalled being ‘painted as the villain’ following her split from her footballer husband, Jamie Redknapp. The 50-year-old singer and the former footie star share two children, 20-year-old Charlie and 16-year-old William, and were married for 19 years before their shock split in 2017.

Everyone “had an opinion” on the couple’s breakup, and some even accused her of leaving her family, making her not only grieve the end of their marriage, but she was also under scrutiny by the general public. The actress continued, “There was no winning,” claiming that she would continue to be the villain no matter what.

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I was the villain, she said to the Independent. Because I didn’t really get a lot of scrutiny for many years, I had a good career. Then bang, everyone has a point.

I cut out anything that might be perceived negatively. Nothing I said was accurate. It was wrong for me to defend myself. It was wrong to not stand up for myself. I had the impression that there was nowhere to go on a one-way street.

Jamie married model Frida Andersson in 2021 despite the fact that the Naked musician had previously admitted to skipping dating for almost six years in an effort to concentrate on her children.

The Sky Sports pundit and his second wife are parents to son Raphael and Frida is also mum to four children from her previous marriage to Jonathan Lourie.

Louise revealed on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast that if it weren’t for her children, she would have reached a much lower point in her life.

She continued, “I just, I think I would have just given up,” adding, “If I didn’t have my kids, I just, I think, I.” I do, in fact. I believe I was simply aware that my children needed me because they were my everything.

She discussed during the conversation how the public’s concern over her marriage’s breakdown affected her. But I can honestly say that when you go through such a personal experience in your own turmoil, you are then met with a barrage of criticism and resentment, “she continued.”

I had no idea how cruel and terrible people were. My mind was blown. Whatever had happened in our life was private, which I do believe you are entitled to no matter what, and I was going through a lot as it happened. I was trying to be strong for my kids. And God, I was completely breaking because I was such a bad guy.

Beyond what I believed a human could break, I’ve been trying to be a mother all along.

And it was like every time I went out, and I tried to do things that were wrong if I didn’t, just like when I tried to put on a brave face. I thought everything I did was completely incorrect.

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Source: Mirror