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.