Christine McGuinness said she ‘doesn’t need to know’ about her ex Paddy’s love life after their split.
Former Topgear presenter Paddy, 51, split from Christine, 37, in 2022 after 15 years together. The pair share children Penelope, Felicity and Leo together.
In a candid interview, the TV star, who still lives with her former husband, has opened up on dating, insisting she has no plans to walk down the aisle again.
She told the Daily Mail: ‘We spoke about this after we separated – what are we comfortable with, how much did we want to share – because neither of us wants to wake up and find the other on the front page of a newspaper.
‘But it’s been three years now, I don’t need to know what he’s doing and he doesn’t need to know about me.
‘It just stays outside the home.’
When asked if she would ever bring a date home to the property she shares with Paddy, Christine shrieked: ‘No way! Even if I lived on my own it would be a long time before I took that step.
‘I was messaging an amazing woman last year, and it took three months before I agreed to meet her for a date.’
Discussing marriage after her split from Paddy, she added: ‘I don’t mean I’m traumatised by marriage; I was just so young then. I didn’t understand how you’re legally tied to someone if you’re married.
‘I want to be in a committed relationship, but I want the freedom to walk away.’
Last year singer-songwriter, Chelcee Grimes revealed her seemingly hostile feelings towards Christine.
Chelcee, 32, and The Real Housewives of Cheshire star were spotted kissing multiple times over the past two years after Christine’s split from Paddy.
While the two women never confirmed rumours they were dating, any possible romance seems to have ended.
In a post captioned ‘private but not a secret’, Chelcee debuted her new relationship with an unknown woman and appeared to allude to an estrangement between her and Christine after liking a comment in which a person called the TV star ‘a fake’.
The comment, which read: ‘Christine is fake as they come, Chelcee deserved so much better. Christine can keep trying to get attention and fake a new romance’, was made under Chelcee’s post where she showed off her new partner.
It remains unclear what happened between the two women, however, Chelcee seemed to share some inside information when she replied to a fan’s comment.
‘Oh I adored you with Christine,’ @Samanthawoods4044 wrote. Adding, ‘Please say its her in a wife she has one of them bracelets in her vid too.’
Christine and Paddy announced their separation in 2022 shortly after their documentary, Our Family and Autism aired.
‘We hadn’t planned on sharing this publicly until we were ready but the lack of privacy surrounding our personal life, we feel left with no other option but to clarify,’ they said in a joint statement.
‘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. 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’ll always be a loving family, we still have a great relationship and still live happily in our family home together.’
‘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. We’ll be making no further comment.’
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