Christine McGuinness returns to Celebs Go Dating after sexuality admission
Christine McGuinness has returned to Celebs Go Dating, just weeks after announcing she was withdrawing from the programme due to the mounting pressures of the reality show
Christine McGuinness has returned to Celebs Go Dating just weeks after dramatically pulling out of the show. The reality star and former wife of TV presenter Paddy McGuinness took to social media last month to inform fans she had made the decision to quit the dating programme just days into filming.
At the time, the 37-year-old said she felt as though the show had good intentions, but the experience was "too soon" following the finalisation of her divorce from Top Gear host, Paddy.
But just over a month later, the former Real Housewives of Cheshire star has returned to the show and has been pictured at the grand finale, which was held in London.
Love guru Anna Williamson took to social media, sharing a string of snaps from the final filming of the programme, surrounded by the famous faces who were looking for love, including Kerry Katona, Olivia Hawkins, Mark Labbett, Donna Preston and Sam Prince.
Speaking about Christine's return, a source told The Sun: "Christine's return was kept top secret from everyone, so they were all so excited to see her come back. The cast were really sad when she quit the show, even though they totally supported and understood her reasons, so it was great to see her come back.
"She started the journey with them all, so it was the perfect end that she got to finish the series with them too." They went on to explain that Christine didn't find love on the dating programme, but the decision for her to leave was the right one. Meanwhile, Anna captioned her upload: "Oh…my…..word. I cannot express just HOW good this series of @celebsgodating is!!!!
"10 weeks of intense filming, dating, and coaching and we are done and dusted for another series. Oh my goodness, we have seen transformations in every single one of our amazing celebs!!! You are going to NEED to watch because it's THAT good. For now I have to shush (I don't want to spoil it) but let me tell you, making a show like this takes so many hundreds of incredibly talented people."
She added: "I am so proud to be part of this show, it is one of the kindest, warmest, most fun productions I believe in the industry, and in an age where we are all more challenged to find the light in life than ever, it really is such a wonderful family to be a part of."
Her return comes just weeks after Christine was praised for opening up about her sexuality, admitting that her former husband, friends and family had known she had dated both men and women. But while she didn't find love on Celebs Go Dating, she admitted that it shouldn't matter what someone's gender is.
Speaking on the How To Fail podcast, Christine said: "It never mattered to me, which was why once me and my ex-husband were separated and I met people, I didn't properly date. It was more like blurred the lines of friendships for me, that was normal. It felt comfortable because I'd done that as a teenager and I, as a teenager, I dated both men and women. My ex-husband knew, my family knew, it was never a secret for me."
She added that she doesn't label her sexuality and instead is a "free spirit." "No, and again, I've thought about it," she commented. Christine added: "A lot of people always ask me, are you a lesbian? Are you bisexual? Are you what? Is this a phase? I've always been quite a free spirit. I think that's the only word I would put on it. When I was a teenager, I'd dated boys and girls. 14/15 was probably when I had my first kisses with, with both, and I never felt it was anything different or a big deal."
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