Chatting over Zoom from her East London home, Lou Teasdale’s face softens as she remembers the time she and friend Caroline Flack descended on an old people’s home to spread a little Christmas cheer.

Talking about the antics she got up to with the charismatic TV presenter in 2017, Lou tells Metro: ‘Caroline just marched in, with her dog Ruby, and we did the bingo, the quiz and served food.

‘We’d got in touch with loads of PR brands, so we had lots of presents to hand out to the residents. It was a really lovely day and was her way of giving back.

‘She was just fun and really funny. I miss her all the time, but especially around Christmas,’ she adds.

Lou is no stranger to the celebrity world, having made headlines recently for her tumultuous on/off relationship with footballer Andy Carr

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