Katie Lee Joel may be “Movin’ Out” of hubby Billy Joel’s life.
Reports are surfacing that the brunette beauty, 27, has been cheating on her 59-year-old husband with hunky fashion designer Yigal Azrouel, 36.
“Katie and Yigal have been together for a while,” says an insider. “She goes everywhere with him. He’s into brunettes, and Katie is his right-hand woman. They’re so close that Yigal even watches Katie’s dogs when she’s away.”
Not helping is Joel’s constant touring, and the fact that the duo lead very separate lives.
“Katie often stays at their apartment in NYC alone, while Billy likes to live in their Long Island home,” another source tells us. “They’re rarely together. And Katie likes it like that. She wants her freedom.”
When the Piano Man originally heard of the “fashion designer” friend, he assumed the Israeli-born Azrouel was gay, according to The National Enquirer. Not so.
The ex-military man has “slept with several high-profile female fashion editors. It’s understandable that everyone would think he’s gay, as he’s a man of fashion in NYC, but he isn’t,” says the source.
Meanwhile, an insider told The Enquirer: “Initially, Billy thought it was great that she met a new friend. But now he’s become very concerned.”
He may have reason to be. At a recent Museum of Natural History gala, Katie turned up, sans Billy, and spent the evening with Yigal. “I love Yigal Azrouel,” she told us that night. “He’s one of my favorite [designers]. We’re good friends. He’s very easygoing.”
A week before that, the two left a USA Network’s party just a few minutes apart from one another. Katie wasn’t wearing her wedding ring, and jumped into a waiting cab that Yigal was already in, said an onlooker.
Sounds like Billy should dust off one of his old tunes to help him cope. We recommend “A Matter of Trust.”