Christine McGuinness details ‘busy dating diary’ following Paddy McGuinness split
Christine McGuinness has opened up about her “good dating diary”, two years after splitting from husband Paddy McGuinness. The pair, who split in 2022, had been married for 11 years prior to going their separate ways and continue to co-parent their three children, 11 year old twins Penelope and Leo and eight year old Felicity.
And now, Christine, 36, has spoken about her love life following her split and has revealed that, after being single for “a long time”, she’s now back on the dating scene, though isn’t looking for “anything too serious” at the moment and is instead working out what she wants.
“I need to get out and have some fun and be around adults, so that's what I've done for the last few months. I've really really enjoyed it. But right now I'm not ready to enter into a relationship or anything,” she told The Sun.
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The Real Housewives of Cheshire star also explained that despite not looking for anything serious, she was enjoying the process of meeting new people. “I'm very lucky that I'm in good company and I meet a lot of good people. I've really enjoyed the dates that I've had this year, it's been amazing.”
She added: “I was dreading it because everyone always talks about how awful dating is. But I think I've got really really lucky and I've had an amazing time. I've got a really good dating diary going on.”
It comes one month after the TV personality spoke to OK! about co-parenting her three children, admitting that she can find it “hard” as she looks ahead to the future. “It’s hard, but it’s not that I can’t because we live in the same house. But it’s more just thinking ahead to when the time comes that we do actually have to share our children in separate houses,” she explained.
“I think I’m going to really struggle with that. I’m kind of preparing myself and them, so that when Daddy is home, I make sure they just have time together because, like I say, it’s not as often as when I’m there.”
She added: “It’s taken me a while to get used to it, but I’ve got to because there is no point be staying at home with my ex-husband and children all day and then one day we live in separate houses and it’s a massive shock to all of us.
“So to soften the blow for myself, I choose to have a couple of days in the sun, rather than seeing my ex-husband or staying in a hotel somewhere. I’d rather fully enjoy the break. That’s the only way I can mentally be OK with co-parenting.”
