Andy Carroll dating former 'The Only Way Is Essex' star Billi Mucklow?

West Ham United striker Andy Carroll appears to be dating former The Only Way Is Essex star Billi Mucklow.

While the player himself has not confirmed the union, the ex-reality television personality has posted a photo of the pair on her Instagram account.

After posting the picture, the 26-year-old, who The Sun reports has known Carroll for a while, received comments including, "@billimucklow @andytcarroll 😍beaut couple even if I think I did win the peanut game ....," and "Love seeing my Billi happy x x".

Carroll, who recently recovered from a lengthy foot injury, is currently serving a three-match ban after he was sent off during West Ham's 2-0 defeat to Swansea City.