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Louise Redknapp admits she wouldn’t have ended marriage to Jamie if she’d done Strictly four years earlier
LOUISE Redknapp admitted she wouldn’t have ended her marriage to Jamie if she’d done Strictly Come Dancing four years earlier.
The singer, 46, finished as a runner up on the hit BBC One show in 2016 alongside Kevin Clifton.
Louise Redknapp admitted she wouldn’t do Strictly again[/caption]
But Louise has admitted she “regrets” taking part in Strictly as it caused the “heartbreak” of her divorce with Jamie Redknapp.
Writing her new book, You’ve Got This, the singer wrote: “If I’d done the show four years earlier, this wouldn’t have happened. I wouldn’t have walked away from my marriage.”
The star said she would have been “too scared” to leave her former footballer husband without the show.
Louise added the show gave her a “new path” and showed she “could find work again”.
She split with Jamie Redknapp shortly after Strictly[/caption]
She was partnered with Kevin Clifton[/caption]
The Eternal singer continued: “I still wish I’d done things differently because I feel like I hurt a lot of people and I’ll always be sorry for that.
“I felt like certain people had my back, and, in hindsight this wasn’t really the case.
“I was so scared about going back to normal life and losing what I’d achieved on the show.”
But if she could turn back time, Louise wouldn’t return to Strictly, saying it “wasn’t worth putting anyone I loved or love through the heartache.”
Jamie and Louise with kids Charley and Beau[/caption]
The couple split in 2017 after 19 years of marriage together. They also share kids Beau and Charley.
Last month Louise said she regretted not putting more effort into trying to save the relationship.
She said of the break-up: “I should have paused and thought about other people and had just a bit more time to work out why I felt I couldn’t do it any more.
“I wish I’d tried. I want to say to anyone thinking of running: Just slow down. Don’t run.”
Louise and Jamie now co-parent their two kids[/caption]
Louise is reportedly “ready to marry again” after she “cleared the toxic energy from her past”.
A source told Heat: “Louise doesn’t want to get messed around. She’s got a list of requirements – mainly that he’s self-sufficient, secure in himself and trustworthy.
“She’s serious about moving on, and has said that clearing all that toxic energy from the past has made her realise she could see herself getting married again.
“She’d like another chance at getting her happy ending.”
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