Christine McGuinness opens up about 'difficult' divorce from Paddy McGuinness

Christine McGuinness has opened up about her divorce from her husband Paddy, admitting it's "difficult".

The pair – who have three young children together – confirmed their break up in a joint statement shared on social media in 2022, saying that they had decided to go their separate ways but “still have a great relationship and still live happily in our family home together”.

Christine, 35, has now told the Mirror that she is "doing OK" but admitted that she is "looking forward to this year being over".

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Talking as she paid tribute to her mum - who has battled breast cancer - at a charity event, she said: "I am obviously going through a difficult divorce right now, things are hard, but I will always continue to smile and the reason is because I am my mother’s daughter, she has instilled that in me."

The star went on: "Obviously there are a lot of changes going on and it’s not easy but I am really looking forward to 2024."

Model Christine and Top Gear star Paddy tied the knot in June 2011.

They have three children together – ten-year-old twins Leo and Penelope and eight-year-old daughter Felicity – who are all on the autistic spectrum.

Christine was diagnosed with autism herself at the age of 33 and has previously said it helped her to understand herself better.

The pair announced their split in July 2022, after rumours about their relationship being on the rocks started swirling.

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They said that it wasn’t an easy decision but that they were “moving forward as the best parents we can be for our three beautiful children”.

Watch: Christine McGuinness says she's 'really not fine' after Paddy split