Pictures have revealed how footballer Andy Carroll’s stag getaway turned from calm to chaos – starting with a glowing snap with his bride-to-be and ending passed out on a bed with a blonde bar manager.
The ex-England striker, 33, arrived in Dubai on Sunday, following in the footsteps of his fiancée – reality TV’s Billi Mucklow – who had been there the week before celebrating her hen-do.
Sharing a sweet picture showing the soon-to-be-weds together in the Emirate state, the 34-year-old former TOWIE star joked that her husband-to-be had ‘gatecrashed’ her party before calling their trip a ‘STEN do’ – a combination of stag and hen.
And all appeared to be going well for Carroll on Monday when he and his stag party – including former West Ham teammate Robert Snodgrass and Newcastle stars Paul Dummett and Mark Gillespie – posed topless on the golden sands of a Dubai beach.
But by Wednesday night the former Premier League striker was snapped passed out next to bar manager Taylor Jane Wilkey following a ‘boozy’ day of drinking.
Pictures show the recently released West Brom forward – once Premier League side Liverpool’s most expensive transfer – on a bed with Ms Wilkey.
Others show the 27-year-old wearing the father-of-four’s personalised bathrobe with ‘Andy Carroll’ embroidered into the gown.
Friends of Carroll and his fiancee Ms Mucklow last night told The Sun the pictures were ’embarrassing’ so close to their wedding.
However Ms Wilkey – who says the pictures were leaked on Snapchat after she sent them to her friends back in the UK – insists nothing sexual happened with the 6ft4in forward. ‘It was all just a bit of entirely innocent fun,’ she told the paper.
The release of the images comes just two weeks before Carroll and former TOWIE star Ms Mucklow are set to wed after an eight year engagement.
Pictures show the West Brom forward – once Premier League side Liverpool’s most expensive transfer – on a bed with blonde bar manager Taylor Jane Wilkey – on Wednesday night.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Sharing a heartwarming picture (above) showing the soon-to-be-weds together in the Emirate state, the 34-year-old former TOWIE star joked that her husband-to-be had ‘gatecrashed’ her party before calling their trip a ‘STEN do’ – a combination of stag and hen
MONDAY: Former West Ham teammate and now Luton Town star Robert Snodgrass (pictured fourth left) shared this image of Carroll (centre in glasses) and his stag party in Dubai on his Instagram earlier this week with the caption ‘what a bunch’
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Others show the 27-year-old wearing the father-of-four’s personalised bathrobe with ‘Andy Carroll’ embroidered on the chest
Ms Wilkey (pictured left and right), from Scarborough, north Yorkshire, but who now works in Dubai at a high-end hotel, described her time with Carroll as ‘really boozy’ and said the striker was ‘steaming drunk’. She told the Sun: ‘It was an afterparty. We all went back to his hotel. ‘I didn’t sleep with him, it wasn’t like that, there was three of us in the room.’
It is believed that recently released West Brom striker, Carroll, flew out to Dubai with his group on Friday and had been staying at the £500-a-night Fairmont Palm Resorts on the famous Palm Islands in Dubai.
His reality TV fiancée, Ms Mucklow, had been in Dubai the previous week, having flown out on Wednesday with a group of her closest friends.
It was previously reported by MailOnline that she had had to leave one of her closest friends behind because she had been deemed ‘unfit to fly’ due to consuming too much alcohol.
The reality TV star had been enjoying her hen do in Dubai – sharing a number of pictures with her and her friends – when Carroll and his friends flew over to ‘gatecrash’ with their own pre-wedding party.
Posting an image on Instagram of the pair together on Monday, with Ms Murclow in a white polkadot dress and Carroll in a shirt, said: ‘Sten. Hen Party Crasher.’
Carroll is reported to have had up to 15 people among his stag group, including Newcastle United defender Paul Dummett and goalkeeper Mark Gillespie.
On Monday, former West Ham teammate Robert Snodgrass, who now turns out for Championship outfit Luton Town, shared an image of him with Carroll and ten others on a beach in Dubai. He captioned it: ‘What a bunch’.
According to The Sun, Carroll was partying at the Cove Beach club on Wednesday with Ms Wilkey when he invited her and a female friend to his hotel suite for an afterparty.
She told the Sun: ‘It was an afterparty. We all went back to his hotel.
‘I didn’t sleep with him, it wasn’t like that, there was three of us in the room.’
Ms Wilkey, from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, but who now works in Dubai as a bar manager at a high-end hotel, described her time with Carroll as ‘really boozy’ and said the striker was ‘steaming drunk’.
Carroll met his fiancee in 2013 and the pair got engaged a year later. Carroll has two young children with Ms Mucklow and two from a previous relationship.
The pair are due marry after an eight year engagement next month.
Last week he shared his excitement for the wedding with a romantic image of him cuddling Ms Mucklow.
He captioned it: ‘When You Have The One No Matter What Happens!! #5weeks ❤️ @billimucklow’
As previously reported by MailOnline, Ms Mucklow had been out in Dubai celebrating her hen do with her best friends last week.
However she ended the trip with her husband-to-be by her side after he ‘gatecrashed’ the holiday on sunday.
There was no sign of the footballer on Monday morning as Billi ended her Hen by tucking into a McDonalds at the airport on her way back to the UK.
‘What a way to end the best weekend ever….#whentoonbecomeone’ she captioned the shot.
The former TOWIE star, 34, looked like she was having the time of her life as she shared a slew of snaps from her time in Dubai with her closest friends last week.
While the hen traditionally wears white, Billi broke convention by asking her hens to don the neutral colour while she stole the spotlight in a bright pink dress
Pictured left: There was no sign of the footballer on Monday morning as Billi ended her Hen by tucking into a McDonalds at the airport. Pictured right: ‘What a way to end the best weekend ever….#whentoonbecomeone’ she captioned the shot of her meal at the airport
Carroll met his fiancee in 2013 and the pair got engaged a year later. The pair are due marry after an eight year engagement next month. Last week he shared his excitement for the wedding with a romantic image of him cuddling Ms Mucklow. He captioned it: ‘When You Have The One No Matter What Happens!! #5weeks ❤️ @billimucklow’
Another Instagram post featuring Andy Carroll (pictured right) was taken at the Five Palm Jumeirah hotel in Dubai earlier this week
According to The Sun, Carroll was partying at a club on Cove Beach with Ms Wilkey when he invited her and a female friend to his hotel suite for an afterparty
Carroll, who was staying at the £500-a-night Fairmont Palm Resorts (pictured) is reported to have had up to 15 people among his stag group, including Newcastle United defender Paul Dummett and goalkeeper Mark Gillespie
The plush hotel, which is on the famous man-made Palm Islands in Dubai, costs on average around £500 per night for a room
Ms Mucklow set off on her hen do on Wednesday, sporting a Newcastle United football kit in honour of her fiancé and a white veil, but quipped that it was her ‘worst nightmare’ to have to wear the outfit to the airport.
She shared a slew of snaps to Instagram for her followers, showing the personalised goodie bags for her pals and special Billi-themed cocktails at a party before they set off for their flight.
One hilarious shot showed all her hens wearing masks of Andy’s face as they posed with the bride-to-be.
But while they seem to be having a ball in Dubai, it wasn’t as easy getting there – as two of Billi’s closest pals were deemed unfit to fly in London after drinking too much at the airport.
Beach ready: Billi stunned in a green swimsuit on Saturday as she continued to live it up on her sun-soaked Dubai hen do
Squad: She and her ‘bride tribe’ stood poolside for another snap, donning matching white robes which read ‘Drunk in Love’ in a pink spray-paint font
All about the accessories: Looking every inch the blushing bride-to-be, Billi donned a lace veil with Mrs Caroll embroidered on the back in glittering silver letters
Glamorous: Billi’s dress featured a scooped Bardot neckline that offered a glimpse of her ample cleavage, while a thigh-grazing hemline showcased her tanned and toned pins
Looking good: The former TOWIE star, 34, sported a Newcastle United football kit in honour of her fiancé and a white veil
Excited: Billi seemed to be having a blast as she prepared for her hen do abroad
The photographs of Carroll come just days after the striker was released by West Bromwich Albion following a disappointing season in the Championship for the West Midlands-based side. Carroll made 14 appearances for the club after joining in January, scoring just three goals.
Once one of England’s most promising strikers, Gateshead-born Carroll rose up through the ranks at his boy-hood club Newcastle united.
An imposing 6ft4in striker, Carroll caught the eye of then Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish.
The Anfield legend was hoping Carroll could replace outgoing striker Fernando Torres who left for Chelsea in a £50million deal.
In 2011, Liverpool signed Carroll for a reported £35million – then the most expensive fee ever paid for a British footballer player and also the club’s then record signing.
Carroll made nine England appearances around this time, scoring two goals for the national side
Carroll signed for Liverpool in 2011 for a reported £35million struggled to fit into Liverpool’s system – and was outshone by fellow new signing Luis Suarez – and after two season he was loaned out to fellow Premier League side West Ham
The photographs of Carroll come just days after the striker was released by West Bromwich Albion following a disappointing season in the Championship for the West Midlands-based side. Carroll made 14 appearances for the club after joining in January, scoring just three goals
He also made nine England appearances around this time, scoring two goals for the national side.
But he struggled to fit into Liverpool’s system – and was outshone by fellow new signing Luis Suarez – and after two season he was loaned out to fellow Premier League side West Ham.
Carroll found his form again with West Ham’s more direct style of play, scoring 33 goals in 126 appearances with the London side.
But he was hampered by a series of injuries, eventually being released before returning to Newcastle.
He later signed for Reading, before joining West Brom on a short-term contact in January. However he was released earlier this month following a disappointing season with the Baggies.
Meanwhile Ms Mucklow shot to fame on reality star TOWIE in 2011. She quit the show two years later to set up a hot yoga studio, called Hot Yoga Essex, in 2013. She later stepped back, but still teaches there on occasion.
The couple met in 2013 now have two children together – something Carroll said made him ‘grow up’. Speaking to the Newcastle club website following his return in 2019, he said: ‘I’ve got no doubt that I was daft when I was here, and no doubt that I was daft for a couple of years after as well.
‘But I met my missus, and we’ve got four kids living at home now, we’ve got animals, we’ve got responsibilities. There’s no more behaviour like it was, you know? I was stupid, I was young, and I was carried away with the lifestyle that I had.
‘Now it’s completely different. I’m actually a dad, I’ve grown up, and got responsibilities, so… I’ve got a purpose.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Carroll and Ms Mucklow for a comment.
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