Louise Redknapp has revealed on Sunday why she was painted as the 'villain' following her split from ex-husband Jamie.
The singer, 50, split from the ex footballer in 2017 after 19 years of marriage and they share two children together Charlie, 20, and William, 16.
In a new interview, Louise opened up about being accused of walking out on her family and how everyone had an 'opinion'.
She told the Independent: 'I was the villain. I'd been lucky in my career because for many years I didn't really have a lot of scrutiny. Then bang, everybody's got an opinion.'
'Anything someone could perceive as negative, I cut out. Nothing I said was right. To defend myself was wrong. To not defend myself was wrong. I felt like I was walking up a one-way street with just nowhere to go on it.'
Elsewhere Louise said she is now ready to push out of her comfort zone and she even features a number of 'sex noises' in her new single.
Louise Redknapp has revealed on Sunday why she was painted as the 'villain' following her split from ex-husband Jamie
In a new interview, Louise opened up about being accused of walking out on her family and how everyone had an 'opinion'
She is preparing to release a new album Confessions and is really adamant about making 'progressive music' instead of being 'nostalgic'.
Louise said she doesn't care what people think despite friends questioning whether there are 'too many sex noises' in her new track Get Into It, which features moans of ecstasy.
Speaking about co-writer Jon Shave, who worked on Charli XCX's album Brat, she said: 'I got a text from Jon asking, "Are there too many sex noises on this?". And I was like, "Jon, there can never be too many sex noises!"
'I've had a lot of feedback like that. And I do understand it. I've always kept in my lane, done what people expected. Now I'm saying, 'f*** it!'
It comes after Louise discussed her divorce from Jamie on the Happy Place podcast and credited her two sons for keeping her going during the breakup.
She said: 'If I didn't have my kids, I think I would've just given up. I think I just knew that my kids were my everything and they needed me.'
The singer admitted that the public scrutiny of her marriage breakdown made the situation even harder to deal with.
She added: 'But I can honestly say, when you're going through something so personal in your own turmoil in your own way, but then to get the barrage of judgment and nastiness.
The singer, 50, split from the ex footballer in 2017 after 19 years of marriage and they share two children together Charlie, 20, and William, 16; pictured 2004
She said: 'I was the villain. I'd been lucky in my career because for many years I didn't really have a lot of scrutiny. Then bang, everybody's got an opinion'
Elsewhere Louise said she is ready to push out of her comfort zone as she featured a number of 'sex noises' in her new single
'I never realised people could be so unkind and say such terrible things. I blew my mind.'
'I was going through a lot as it was, I was trying to be strong for my kids, whatever had gone on in our life was private - which I do believe that you're entitled to no matter what.
'And God, I was such a villain, and I was breaking like I was absolutely breaking.
'Beyond what I thought it was possible for a human to break and all along I'm still trying to be a mum.
'And it was just like every time I went out, and I was trying to put a brave face on and do things, like that was wrong if I didn't."
'I felt like everything I did was so wrong.'
Listeners were quick to praise Louise, who has not remarried, for her honesty.
They wrote: 'Refreshingly honest. Louise comes across as such a lovely grounded person, and she's passing on her wisdom to her kids';
'What an extraordinary interview! So honest, humble and sincere. Thank you so very much for sharing Ladies';
'Felt like I was sat with 2 girl friends... honest, real and inspiring';
'What an amazing interview [and] great to hear you speak your truth.'
Following the split, Jamie found love with Swedish model Frida Andersson and they tied the knot in 2021 before having a son together.
Louise has also found love again and has been in a relationship with businessman Drew Michael since 2023.
