Pop icon Louise Redknapp has opened up on her love life with Drew Michael, stating she is ‘enjoying’ having ‘special times’ following her divorce from Jamie Redknapp in 2017

Pop icon Louise Redknapp has given a rare update on her love life, after previously being labelled a “cougar”, as she opens up on her boyfriend’s relationship with her two children.

Louise, who looks as gorgeous as ever, revealed it is “difficult” to have her personal life in the public eye, but that she is “enjoying” having “special times” with her partner of two years Drew Michael.

After going through a high-profile divorce with her ex-husband Jamie Redknapp in 2017, Louise dated but didn’t get involved in anything serious until she met Drew in October 2023.

Louise opened up about her partner, who is 9 years younger, and revealed he has a ‘brilliant friendship’ with her two boys, Charley, 20, and Beau, 16.

Pop icon Louise Redknapp has given a rare update on her love life

Louise told The Sun: “It’s hard putting your personal life out there, but I am very reactive and tend to write how I am feeling at that very moment.”

Opening up on her relationship and family life, the former singer said: “Drew’s great. We’re having a lovely time together. It took me a long time to get to that place and be open about anything. I was very guarded and scared. But I’m really enjoying having special times with someone. He’s a great guy and super-kind.”

Emphasising how important it is that her partner got along with her sons, Louise said: “What’s great is he’s brilliant on a friendship level with the boys. They get on great with him. And that, for me, is super-important. There’s just a real mutual respect there. Obviously Beau is still at school, but we spend a lot of time together.”

Louise, who looks as gorgeous as ever, revealed it is “difficult” to have her personal life in the public eye(Image: PA)

When Louise started dating Drew, she received backlash about the 9-year age gap and was labelled a “cougar”, with Drew described as a “toyboy”; however, Louise now says that is “water off a duck’s back”.

Earlier this year, Louise appeared on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast where she explained her two boys saved her from reaching low points after her split from Jamie.

Louise went through a high-profile divorce with her ex-husband Jamie Redknapp in 2017(Image: Getty Images Europe)

Louise explained: “If I didn’t have my kids, I just, I think I would have just given up. I really do. I think I just knew that my kids were my everything and they needed me.”

Jamie went on to marry Swedish model Frida Andersson, with the two welcoming a son named Raphael.