Christine McGuinness has admitted it will feel ‘strange’ when she and her ex-husband Paddy are no longer living together, after it emerged he has moved on with a BBC Radio 2 publicist.
Last week, it was reported that Paddy, 52, is ‘dating’ his co-worker Emma Carey following his split from wife Christine in 2022 after 11 years of marriage.
Despite their split, Christine has previously shared that she and Paddy are still living together, to avoid unsettling their three children, twins Penelope and Leo, 13, and Felicity, ten, who all have autism.
In a new interview, the former glamour model shared Paddy is still ‘a huge part of her life’ despite the end of their marriage, and they are ‘fortunate’ to have ‘separate wings’ in their Cheshire mansion.
She said: ‘We were married for a long time, I’m very very fortunate that we do still get on. I can’t get rid of him!
‘We have separate wings, we are very fortunate, we have our own space. Even still, I don’t know anybody that would be so comfortable living with their ex.’
Christine McGuinness has admitted it will feel ‘strange’ when she and her ex-husband Paddy are no longer living together, after it emerged he has moved on with a BBC Radio 2 publicist
Christine is set to appear on Ireland’s Unfiltered With Lucy Kennedy Show on Sunday, and in a clip from the upcoming episode, she said: ‘He’s been a huge part of my life, I met him at 19.
‘I suppose, it will be strange living without him one day.
‘But right now, the last three years, we’ve been separated, and it just works, we’ve got our own space, our own thing, we get on really well, and we love our children.
‘And yeah it’s, I think it probably works because we’re not married.’
Earlier this month, photos emerged of Paddy enjoying a stroll with Emma down a London street after having dinner together.
The pair had enjoyed a meal at the swanky five-star Rosewood Hotel, with a publication reporting they later headed to another nearby hotel.
Paddy, who hosts a weekly show on BBC Radio 2 where Emma works, was staying in London last week as he acted as a stand-in host on ITV’s This Morning.
An onlooker told The Sun: ‘Paddy looked so at ease with her. It was obvious they are incredibly comfortable together, and they laughed a lot.
Despite their split, the mother-of-three has previously shared that she and Paddy are still living together, to avoid unsettling their children, who all have autism
‘Fans will be thrilled to see him so happy after the anguish of his marriage split with Christine.
‘It’s easy to see why he’s so smitten with Emma by his side. Paddy looked like the cat that got the cream.’
As well as her publicity job on BBC Radio 2, it is said that Emma is a yoga and wellness enthusiast, sharing yoga sessions and Thailand wellness retreats on Instagram.
The Daily Mail has contacted Paddy’s representatives for comment.
Paddy and Christine have remained living together in their family home while co-parenting their three children.
The pair maintain a good relationship for the sake of their children, with it said that the pair tell each other when they are going on dates.
Christine recently opened up about her split from husband Paddy, admitting their divorce was a ‘difficult and challenging’ time.
While the pair are still close friends, with Christine describing their amicable set-up as a ‘blessing,’ she confessed that she struggled amid the breakdown of their marriage.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, Christine shared: ‘Divorce is scary and it was scary for me – obviously, I’ve never done a divorce before! It’s an awful time.
‘But as much as it was challenging and difficult, a lot of the thoughts and feelings were really from listening to other people’s stories.
‘Obviously, you hear about divorce, you instantly think negativity, heartbreak and a broken family or whatever, you don’t hear about other families that [continue to] share their home.’
Paddy and Christine’s children, twins Penelope and Leo, 13, and Felicity, ten, all have autism, with the couple choosing to continue to live together so as not to disrupt their routines.
‘A lot of families that have got children with special educational needs choose to do it this way,’ Christine explained. ‘Maybe they don’t talk about it so much, but they’re the ones who really get it and understand it.’
Christine continued: ‘I actually do think it is a blessing, the way we work co-parenting.
‘It was always a decision from the beginning that no matter what, between me and Patrick, our priority is always the children, and that’s how we’ve kept it, fortunately…
‘We’re lucky that we genuinely get on so well. We’re not in a rush to sell the house. We don’t want to be putting the kids in mummy’s house and then in daddy’s house – and our work’s not in a routine and our children thrive on routine.
‘They love the home, and in my head it’s the children’s home for them to grow up in. I’m not in a rush for that to change, to be honest.
‘I’d love my own little flat somewhere, but this is my home.’
Following the breakdown of her marriage, Christine has been open about dating women but said she’d never bring a date back to the house she shares with Paddy.
‘I would never do that,’ Christine insisted. ‘Like I said, this is the family home, and then Paddy and I have our lives outside.
‘But we never did have many visitors to the house, even when we were married. We don’t introduce the children to just anybody.
‘So certainly when it comes to dating, anything like that is going to take a very, very long time, like years, years and years.’
