Christine McGuinness

Christine McGuinness and her ex husband Paddy announced they were splitting in July last year after 11 years of marriage. The couple had met when Christine ...

[unhappy during her marriage to Paddy](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/christine-mcguinness-explains-real-reason-26395233) but said that she had decided to stay because her autism meant she didn't like change. She said she had not caused the 'situation' between her and Paddy. I can’t deny we are having a very, very difficult time," she said. "We hope this now draws a line under anymore unwanted and unnecessary intrusion into our private life. Although we work in the public eye we ask kindly if you could respect our wishes for privacy on this matter. This was not an easy decision to make but we’re moving forward as the best parents we can be for our three beautiful children.

The couple revealed last July they had separated, just seven months after their moving BBC documentary aired.

It was just in my head as I understood it as an autistic mum, I really magnified what a mum is." I wanted to go to every meeting and I wanted to stay at home, I wanted to cook and clean and have all of the clothes lined up perfectly. She adds: “I think when I say playing a role I mean I take it to the extreme, I wanted to be the perfect wife and the perfect mum. So that’s one thing I suppose I chose to do, not because I’m autistic but, as I understand myself better now, because that’s where I’m comfortable, just knowing that it was me and Patrick and the children. You just have to deal with it in the best way possible." "I didn’t want my family to ever fall apart and that’s why I stayed married," she admits. We both just want to be there to support the children and give them an amazing summer." He made me laugh, though, he is quite a charmer and we just clicked." Christine and Bolton-born star Paddy, 49, met in 2007 when she was modelling at the Liverpool Tennis Tournament in 2007. This was not an easy decision to make but we’re moving forward as the best parents we can be for our three beautiful children. "We hope this now draws a line under anymore unwanted and unnecessary intrusion into our private life. On 22 July, Christine and Paddy announced that they were calling it quits on their 15-year relationship.

McGuinness, who was diagnosed in adulthood, is enlightening when discussing the link between autism and eating disorders.

The programme explained that autistic girls can struggle with the idea of consent – not knowing what behaviour is acceptable, not expecting people to lie, wanting to please in order to “fit in”. I learned for the first time about the links between autism and eating disorders, and why they often manifest in girls of secondary school age. At the end of that programme, Christine was told that she had it too. Anne Hegerty, quizzer on The Chase, received her diagnosis at 45, having watched a programme about the condition and recognised some of the traits in herself. A professor of psychology in eating disorders at the Maudsley Hospital assessed all of her patients and found that one-third met the criteria for autism. The TV presenter Melanie Sykes was diagnosed at the age of 51, and said her life had finally started to make sense.

Christine McGuinness has admitted she can't imagine living with any other man but her ex Paddy McGuinness as she opened up about her fears for dating after ...

"I felt like I said in the film I didn’t want my family to ever fall apart. I like things to stay the same I can't imagine living with anybody else, I don't know what it's like to date."

Christine opened up about her history with autism and how it impacted her life from a young age in her BBC documentary.

She added: "I remember it being the worst time of my life to the point where I didn't want to learn. It was so awful." Then at lunch the canteens were huge and loud with the lines going down the corridor... It was the worst place for me to go. It's sad to think there are teenage girls who are feeling exactly the same." Christine has been documenting her journey since discussing her son's autism to help shed light on the condition while meeting those who feel isolated and lonely.

'I'd pray every night that I wouldn't wake up in the morning,' said model and TV personality in new documentary about autism.

If you are based in the USA, and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call National Suicide Prevention Helpline on 1-800-273-TALK (8255). If you are a child and you need help because something has happened to you, you can call the NSPCC free of charge on 0800 1111. You can also call the NSPCC if you are an adult and you are worried about a child, on 0808 800 5000. I just didn’t want to live, just because it was so awful. “Was it me? Is it my fault?

The 34-year-old former model was diagnosed with autism at 33 - and has opened up about how the condition affects her daily life.

And suddenly finding themselves in a situation they didn't know they had consented to be in but they were in it. But yeah, it's something I experienced when I was a teenager." [talking to your child about eating disorders](https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/eatingdisorders/Pages/eating-disorders-advice-parents.aspx) and [supporting someone with an eating disorder](https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/teengirls/Pages/treatmentforeatingdisorders.aspx). So that's when I was diagnosed with an eating disorder, I suppose." An eating disorder is a mental health condition where you use the control of food to cope with feelings and other situations. "I felt like I got everything wrong and that is how I felt. "Anything that I used to do to manage or cope, which wasn't helpful, I've not done for three, three and a half years," Leanne told Christine. Viewers heard many of the women had struggled to receive an accurate diagnosis for their conditions and, when they finally did, they felt it was a "lightbulb moment" and things in their life suddenly made sense. The 24-year-old went on to explain how she had been "sectioned" at just 18 for several months and diagnosed with a personality disorder. It was only when she was hospitalised from the medication she had been put on that she and her mother begged for her consultant to look into an ASD [Autism Spectrum Disorder] diagnosis - which took 18 months, but finally came. My meltdowns used to be quite harmful towards myself and that's how I managed it." Christine McGuinness's new documentary Unmasking My Autism has been praised by viewers for shedding light on the challenges facing women with autism and drawing attention to the way many young girls "mask" having the disorder.

Christine was diagnosed with autism last year around the same time she separated from Paddy. Speaking to viewers she said: “I've separated with my husband in ...

I know being a single woman and a single parent is an extremely vulnerable place to be and it terrifies me.” While @Autistic_Cherry added: “Hopefully Christine McGuiness’ #UnmaskingMyAutism on BBC really opens the eyes of the public to the reality of living as an Autistic woman. Didn’t know why I was different to everyone else.” I’ve been with my husband since I was 19 years old so I have only ever had this one man in my life for 15 years and I can’t imagine living with someone else.” Later on in the show Christine broke down in tears as she spoke more about her marriage break down. I am going into a new chapter on my own I suppose, which is hard for someone who doesn’t like change.”

“Masking” is the term for the strategy McGuinness has learnt to survive socially, mirroring and copying other people's behaviour, rehearsing conversations ...

Paddy McGuinness has taken to Instagram to share a sweet message for ex Christine McGuinness, as the former Real Housewives of Cheshire star's new BBC ...

We can sit and have a cup of tea together and that's fine." I like things to stay the same. "As an autistic woman, I like to stay where I am comfortable. And that’s why I stayed married. "A while ago we took the difficult decision to separate but our main focus was as always is to continue loving and supporting our children. And so that’s something I suppose I chose to do... [OK!:](https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/christine-mcguinness-christmas-paddy-exclusive-28750246) "I'm quite happy for him to be there with the children and it's nice for them to see Mummy and Daddy just being alright. [Women's Own](https://comps.womansownmagazine.co.uk/) about the couple's living situation, the model said: "The children don’t know any different and they’re growing up in a happy and loving home – I just want it to continue like that. [#unmaskingmyautism](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/unmaskingmyautism/) [#awareness](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/awareness/) [#acceptence](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/acceptence/)." Reflecting on what she discovered in her documentary about autism, the model said: "I felt like I said in the film I didn’t want my family to ever fall apart. [stayed with Paddy](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/christine-mcguiness-explains-stayed-paddy-29380494) despite being unhappy, saying she didn't want her family to "fall apart". [due to the abuse.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/christine-mcguinness-prayed-wouldnt-wake-29380260)

Christine McGuinness became emotional as she discussed her and ex-husband Paddy's split, saying she finds it 'petrifying' to start a 'new chapter' on her ...

I used to pray every night that I wouldn't wake up in the morning because it was so awful. 'This was not an easy decision to make but we're moving forward as the best parents we can be for our three beautiful children. 'I have realised the power of pretending, when I was dressed up as a princess doing pageants. I was only 19 when I met Patrick and for the last 15 years my role has been wife and mum. But I'm going into a new chapter on my own which is petrifying for someone who doesn't like change.' She said: 'Starting life on my own is scary, I struggle making decisions.

Christine McGuinness and her ex husband Paddy announced their split in July last year after 11 years of marriage.

#unmaskingmyautism #awareness #acceptence." It’s changed everything." "Sorry I don’t want to get upset," she said as she wiped away her tears, continuing: “I know that I’ve stayed in a place where I was probably unhappy because it was safe and I don’t like change and ultimately I wanted to keep my family together.”

Speaking in her BBC documentary Unmasking My Autism, Christine – who revealed her autism diagnosis back in November 2021, got candid about her split from Paddy.

And I wonder if hat’s why I stayed in that relationship for 15 years.” I can’t remember being single.” “Things like my marriage for example, that’s massive,” the mum-of-three continued. “So I experienced that.” Christine admitted. Would a neurotypical woman have said something, was it my fault?” “I experienced that a long long time ago and I didn’t speak up.”

Model Christine McGuinness has opened up about her marriage ending in a new and emotional documentary, revealing it ended due to her autism diagnosis.

I know that I've stayed in a place where I was probably unhappy because it was safe and I don't like change." I have separated from my husband in the process, I'm shedding my old identity and finding out who I am." #unmaskingmyautism #awareness #acceptence." I'd say they were pretty bad experiences," she said. "My relationships before I met Patrick were not very good. Christine said in the documentary: "When I was diagnosed, I set out on a journey to find out who I was.

In the BBC One programme, Christine uncovers a world of autistic women and girls and speaks honestly about her marriage to the Top Gear presenter.

“My son was in a school for children with special educational needs for many years. Ahead of the documentary’s release, she said: “I didn’t want my family to ever fall apart and that’s why I stayed married. I know many people here have gone through similar as a child/parent.

The media personality bravely opened up about the couple's split in her new documentary about her autism diagnosis in her 30s. Christine and Paddy, who share ...

#unmaskingmyautism #awareness #acceptence." [being a single mum "petrifies" her.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/christine-mcguinness-says-shes-not-29380238) [Very proud of Christine](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/proud-paddy-mcguinness-shares-sweet-29470500) for making this new documentary highlighting Autism, particularly in women," he wrote. [The Real Housewives of Cheshire](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/real-housewives-of-cheshire) star said it was her "mission" to reinvent herself as she "sheds" her old self. [figure out who I was, because I’ve played that many different roles](https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/christine-mcguinness-says-pretending-someone-29010690) in life and not really knowing which part of it was actually me, or who or which one was mostly me. [Christine McGuinness](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/christine-mcguinness) was in floods of tears as she revealed why she split from her husband [Paddy](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/paddy-mcguinness), ending 11 years of marriage.

Model and TV personality Christine McGuinness has discussed the sexual abuse she suffered as a child in her new documentary,Unmasking My Autism.

I just didn’t want to live, just because it was so awful. They made a documentary about the experience of raising autistic children in 2021. It was just awful.” “Was it me? Is it my fault? Christine McGuinness reveals she was sexually abused and raped as a child