NEWS
Following the news that Paddy McGuinness could open up about his divorce in a new comedy show, insiders say his ex-wife Christine has been ‘going through absolute hell’
Their sudden split in 2022 rocked the showbiz world, but until now, Paddy and Christine McGuinness have continued to navigate co-parenting together in the Cheshire home they still share with their three children.
While Christine, 35, has emotionally opened up about her experience as an autistic woman and how she had felt “safe” in a marriage that had made her “unhappy for a long time”, Paddy has so far remained silent.
Yet last week, the TV star’s friend, comedian Josh Pugh, revealed that Paddy, 50, is piloting a new “mocumentary” about his life, adding, “It’s about his divorce”.
STRUGGLING
Now a source says that Christine – who shares 10-year-old twins Leo and Penelope and Felicity, seven, all of whom have autism, with Paddy – has been left feeling “humiliated and hurt” and struggling to trust anyone.
The source says, “Christine feels humiliated and hurt. She feels like she hasn’t done anything wrong but she’s now going through absolute hell.
VULNERABILITY
“She’s in an awful place where she doesn’t know what will happen next or who to trust. She doesn’t want people to manipulate her vulnerability. She keeps a very tight circle of friends as a result and tells them everything.”
And with the reports of the upcoming mocumentary, Christine has been left anxious over wanting to have her own say, while continuing to always put her family first.
The insider adds, “Christine feels like she has to have her say. She’s an author and has already written children’s books, so she’d love to do a tell-all to share her side of the story. She’d also love to help other women out there who have been through similar experiences.
“But she doesn’t feel like she is free at the moment, still living with Paddy. She knows the situation has to change and it makes her feel anxious about the future.”
The family recently spent Christmas together as a family and have continued to put on a united front despite Christine previously opening up about the 2018 pictures of Paddy walking arm-in-arm with Nicole Appleton in her book, A Beautiful Nightmare.
“It was a bit of a heartbroken moment. I was absolutely devastated by these pictures,” she wrote.
CRYPTIC
And Christine revealed last month that Paddy is dating again, with the comedian posting a cryptic photo of matching “His” and “Hers” mugs on social media just days later.
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