Louise Redknapp reportedly felt "let down" by her showbiz friends who failed to support her following her split from husband Jamie.
The pair parted ways in 2018 after almost 20 years of marriage and they are parents to two boys, Charley, 16, and Beau, who turns 13 this year.
The pop star, 46, has since opened up about the difficulties she's faced as a since the breakdown of her marriage, and admitted many of the couple's friends felt forced to "pick sides".
In her book You’ve Got This, she wrote: "All of a sudden, I’m the single friend who doesn’t get invited to the couples' parties.
"When a couple goes through a break-up, it can become an awkward game of picking sides."
Now new! magazine reports Louise felt "let down" by the friends who seemingly sided with Jamie.
A source told the publication: "Louise felt the friends sided with Jamie. Showbiz can be a sad and shallow world, and people do tend to pick the side they can benefit from.
"Louise felt let down by some friends and a lot of people she thought were friends turned out to be quite shallow."
In her book, Louise went on to explain she felt sidelined by many of her pals as she found she wasn't being invited to big events any more.
She added: "Recently, a friend came round who I hadn’t seen for a while. I got quite upset and I told her I missed my girlfriends who I’d got to know when I was with Jamie.
"It's hard, because these women were my friends. We went on holiday together, went out for dinner together, and shared countless special memories.
"While they still enjoy their couples' nights out - birthday parties, Christmas dos, drinks and the like, I-m only invited for coffee."
She singled out comedian Jimmy Carr and his wife as among the few pals who managed to stand by her, writing: "Out of all the friends Jamie and I shared, the only people who have made a point of still inviting me to their events are Jimmy Carr and his wife...
"I don’t think Jimmy will ever know what that meant to me — but in those moments where I felt lost and alone, it meant the world...
"When you see weddings and big parties online, it can be pretty hard to swallow."
Louise split from Jamie in 2017 after almost two decades of marriage.
They divorced in 2018, but remain amicable for the sake of their sons.
