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		</div><p>Louise Redknapp has said she wishes she had spoken up about her struggling self-esteem during her marriage to ex-husband Jamie.</p>
<p>The singer, 44, said she struggled with motivation before she took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2016.</p>
<p>She told the Mail On Sunday’s You magazine: <em>“I did go out more than I’d ever gone out.</em></p>
<p><em>“I’d found a bit of a spark. I was enjoying myself. I guess I’d always been such a perfectly well-behaved pop star, and then I got married, had children and kept myself away from playing the game.</em></p>
<p><em>“But I remember reading headlines like, ‘Louise, out on the town, drunk again’ when I knew I’d been home at 9.30pm, sitting with my son having a bowl of Frosties.’</em></p>
<p><em>“Strictly switched a light back on.”</em></p>
<p>The former Eternal star split up with the former footballer in 2017 after 19 years of marriage and is now starring in the West End production of 9 To 5 and preparing to release her first solo single in almost 20 years.</p>
<p>She said: <em>“Who gets a second chance, you know? I just didn’t think it would ever happen for me.</em></p>
<p><em>“I am pleased I did Strictly, because without it I think I wouldn’t have had the courage. Any woman who’s hit her 40s will understand that.</em></p>
<p><em>“But I don’t blame Jamie. I wish, three years ago, I’d been able to just speak up. For a long time it was easy to blame him.</em></p>
<p><em>“But actually, in the past six months, I’ve thought, you know what, it was down to me to say, ‘Something’s not right. My self-esteem is really struggling. I’ve got no passion. I love my kids more than anything in the world. I love what I do, too, and I haven’t quite got the guts to go out and try to do it again.’</em></p>
<p><em>“I just didn’t speak up. I don’t blame anyone else for that. I wish I’d just gone, ‘Right, the kids are getting older, and I love my job and I’m going to give it a real go, and Jamie, if you don’t like it, tough. But if you do like it, let’s talk about it’.”</em></p>
<p>Redknapp ruled out using dating app Tinder to find a new partner, saying: <em>“No way am I ever going anywhere near that.</em></p>
<p><em>“Could you imagine? My two younger brothers are on Tinder and they have a horrific time!</em></p>
<p><em>“They get blown out, they don’t get replies. I don’t know, I haven’t crossed that bridge yet.</em></p>
<p><em>“I think if I met the right person, but… I think I have issues. I’m quite reserved. I’m not that person on the dancefloor, flirting with all the men. I’m more likely to go and sit in the corner.”</em></p>
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