Yahoo News Paddy McGuinness opens up on parenting struggle and says 'you wanna tell everybody'
Paddy McGuinness has opened up about a parenting struggle that he experienced with his three autistic children and described a charity as "nothing short of magnificent".
The Take Me Out host recently completed a mammoth 300-mile bike journey from Wrexham to Glasgow for BBC Children in Need. Paddy, who completed the distance on a Raleigh Chopper, raised £9.25million for the charity as of yesterday.
On his Radio 2 show this week, Paddy devoted some air time to a segment detailing the story of Vicky and her son, Pip, who has additional needs and benefits from the work of Strathmore Community Rugby Trust.
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In the heartfelt segment, Vicky described how Pip, thanks to the trust, could now play with people "just like him" without worry, which prompted Paddy to open up about his own children, twins Leo and Penelope and daughter Felicity.
Paddy said: "I, above anyone, Vicky, appreciate that message because I know exactly what you're talking about and all those emotions and things when you're out with your children, and especially with autism.
"And you feel as though you wanna tell everybody and explain to them why they're doing what they're doing. But people like you amazing parents out there and the Strathmore Rugby Trust are why I got on that bike and did all those miles because Children in Need is one of the best charities ever."
He added that what it does for children in the UK is "nothing short of magnificent" and then said that he hopes Pip is "thriving" at the rugby club before saying Vicky was a "fantastic mum."
Paddy finished his gruelling challenge last Friday, arriving in the BBC Scotland building in Glasgow at around 10.30am, having left Wrexham the previous Monday, reports the BBC.
He also made a pledge while talking to Zoe Ball on her Radio 2 Breakfast Show, saying: “If we together get to £10million on this challenge, I’m getting Patch tattooed.
“I just thought of it - I’m already regretting saying that,” he admitted, laughing: “I’m off to Google tattoo artists.”
Paddy revealed that his children were pleased with his success, but this “lasted 10 minutes” before their life got back to normal. Meanwhile, Paddy also admitted that the sensation in his buttocks hadn't quite returned yet.
He added: “It (your bum) goes numb, I’m getting the sensation back.”
