Christine McGuinness revealed her relationship status and opened up about how she is a successful co-parent with ex-husband Paddy in a candid new interview.
The model, 36, sat with OK! Magazine and lifted the lid on what’s happening in his life as we approach 2025.
She admitted: ‘I have absolutely no romantic goals. I’m just focusing on my kids and when I can find time for myself, I’ll socialize.
“But it’s not the right time for me to be in a relationship while my kids are so young.”
Christine split from former Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness in 2021 after just over a decade of marriage.
They recently spent Christmas Day together for the sake of their children; twins Penelope and Leo, 11, and Felicity, eight.
Christine McGuinness has revealed her relationship status and opened up about how she is a successful co-parent with her ex-husband Paddy in a candid new interview.
Christine split from former Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness in 2021 after just over a decade of marriage (pictured in 2019).
He gushed that his Christmas experience was “as normal as it gets,” as they will always put young people first.
Elaborating on co-parenting, she explained: ‘We have an agenda in the kitchen between Patrick, the kids and I, with the dates of any events we have. We put it there and try not to crash into each other. The same goes for family members who come to visit us.’
Christine previously admitted the children don’t know their parents have split up and has now said she doesn’t want to “bother” them at Christmas.
she said Woman’s own: ‘The last thing we want to do is upset our children over Christmas, so we’ll make sure we’re all together.
It will be quiet. We always try to keep it quiet, because children can get quite overwhelmed with the changes.
“So we try to make it like a normal day but with gifts.”
Last year, Christine and Paddy got together to celebrate the twins’ 10th birthday.
Christine could be seen having a lot of fun jumping on a huge bouncy castle that she and Paddy had rented for the day.
And in another snapshot, the fun mom can be seen in another huge inflatable castle going down the slide with a wide smile on her face.
She admitted: ‘I have absolutely no romantic goals. “I’m just focusing on my kids and when I can find time for myself, I’ll socialize.”
Last year, Christine and her ex-husband Paddy threw their twins a lavish tenth birthday party at their family home in Cheshire.
The mother of three shared a series of sweet and candid images with her Instagram followers of her having a great time at the party.
Followers Christine also got a closer look at the extravagant birthday cake in another close-up photo.
Christine then completed the adorable series of snaps with a picture of her impressively large garden which could easily fit two large bouncy castles for her little ones.
The doting mom captioned the sweet post with: ‘Celebrating my twins’ 10th birthday, double figures, double love Leo and Penelope, you changed my world for the better, I’m so proud of you two, I feel extremely grateful to be your mom and you are my babies forever
‘If there was ever a day I wanted to share a photo of them it’s today!’ But when they are old enough they will be able to decide for themselves. “I can tell you that they are getting very tall, their smiles are just beautiful and they have the most beautiful brown eyes I have ever seen.”
The new relationship update comes just after Christine opened up about her ongoing battle with anxiety and admitted that the first step into the spotlight was nerve-wracking.
The model has credited her close friend Duncan James, 46, for helping her overcome her fears after the couple met in 2021 while taking part in ITV’s The Real Full Monty.
Christine explained that “getting naked didn’t scare her” on the show, where celebrities get naked on stage to raise awareness for cancer charities, but the acting part worried her.
she said Sunday star daily: ‘When we started, I was very nervous. It wasn’t so much getting naked that scared me, but rather performing on stage.
The new relationship update comes just after Christine opened up about her ongoing battle with anxiety and admitted that the first step into the spotlight was nerve-wracking.
The model has credited her close friend Duncan James, 46, for helping her overcome her fears after the couple met in 2021 while taking part in ITV’s The Real Full Monty.
“But then Duncan put his arm around me and said, ‘Come on, you’re going to be okay,’ and that really helped. We did it and we had fun.”
Both Christine and Duncan have struggled with mental health, including anxiety and depression, which has strengthened their friendship.
Christine added that she’s glad she’s not alone struggling with anxiety and that it’s comforting to have someone to “talk to.”
He continued: ‘Many people suffer from anxiety. It’s horrible. I really struggle with that when I walk red carpets. But knowing that Duncan has experienced it too really helps. I think, ‘Thank God, it’s not just me.’ We’ve talked about things and that really helps.’
Duncan added: ‘Talking to Christine has helped me learn a lot about myself. She’s brilliant.’
Christine, who is autistic, explained that having Duncan by her side has made things “a lot easier to deal with.”
The duo recently put their friendship to the test on Channel 4’s Celebrity Hunted, which Christine also said helped her gain confidence.