Christine McGuinness has shared her ‘close’ relationship with ex Paddy McGuinness as they continue living together with their children (Picture; Christine McGuinness/ Instagram)
Christine McGuinness has given an insight into her living arrangement with Paddy McGuinness following their split last year.
The ITV The Games star, 35, and former Take Me Out host Paddy, 48, split in July of last year but still live in the family home together with their children.
They share three children together: Felicity, six, and twins Leo and Penelope, nine, who she recently revealed are not aware that their parents are no longer together.
Christine explained she hopes for the situation to ‘continue’ that way and provide stability for her little ones, who are all autistic, as is Christine herself.
Now the model has opened up further on home life as she reveals she and Paddy still have a ‘close’ relationship, having been together for 15 years.
‘We are very close, we’re family no matter what.
The former couple were together for 15 years and are still ‘family’ (Picture: WireImage)
‘It’s amazing he’s there if and when I need him and the same the other way around,’ she told The Mirror.
Adding that Paddy is still ‘the first person I’d call’ if she needed help, she said their separation ‘is what it is’ but ‘we are family, we are still living together.
‘It’s not a long-term plan but for now, that really works.’
Christine speaks openly about living with autism, including in a documentary, and is launching a new campaign (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
The interview comes as Christine launches new campaign Ambitious about Autism, which shares the stories of 12 autistic girls and non-binary people and their favourite articles of clothing which they have a particular attachment to.
Christine, who received an autism diagnosis after her three children, has been sharing her journey since, including in a recent documentary Christine McGuinness: Unmasking My Autism.
Paddy was full of praise for his ex and the new doc, taking to Instagram to celebrate her achievement.
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‘Very proud of Christine for making this new documentary highlighting Autism, particularly in women,’ he penned.
‘It’ll be a massive help to our daughters in years to come along with our little lad.’
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‘We are very close, we’re family no matter what.’