Emotional Christine McGuinness opens up about Paddy's ‘mistakes' in split saying ‘the trust was broken'
The model and television personality, 37, is part of this year's Celebs Go Dating line-up.
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She is joined by Kerry Katona, Jon Lee, Olivia Hawkins and Louis Russell.
While speaking to the E4 show's dating experts, Christine opened up about her marriage to popular presenter Paddy.
The pair have three children - twins Leo and Penelope, as well as Felicity.
She shared: "When I met my ex-husband, he wasn't as known as what he is now.
"I was 19 when I met him. I went to an event where I was modelling.
"My ex-husband was there, someone introduced us. We had a laugh and kept in touch."
Asked whether she'd fancied him then, Christine replied: "Yeah, I did. He had a cheeky charm, he made me laugh."
Christine revealed she "struggled a lot" as a teenager, such as not knowing where she fitted or belonged.
She described meeting Paddy as "perfect timing" and said it was "an easy relationship."
Meanwhile, the former couple married at Thornton Manor on the Wirral in 2011.
Christine McGuinness has taken a sly dig at ex-husband Paddy, claiming she now wants to date women so she can have 'a deeper connection.'
The experts then asked Christine about the breakup - and who initiated it.
She replied: "Anyone can make mistakes, but I think the trust was broken."
Before the show aired, Christine admitted: 'I can just have a deeper connection with a woman.
"I like someone who knows what they want and isn't playing games.'
Elsewhere, Paddy and Christine announced their shock split back in July 2022.
Paddy McGuinness' TV Timeline
2000-2001 - Phoenix Nights
2004 - Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere
2005 - Max & Paddy's The Power of Two
2008-2010 - Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure
2010-2019 - Take Me Out
2011 - 71 Degrees North
2013 - Your Face Sounds Familiar
2015 - Benchmark
2017-2018 - The Keith & Paddy Picture Show
2019 - Celebrity Juice
2019-2022 - Top Gear
2019-2022 - Catchpoint
2021-2022 - I Can See Your Voice
2021-2023 - A Question of Sport
2024 - Paddy and Chris: Road Tripping
2024-2025 - Inside The Factory
2023-2025 - Tempting Fortune
In a joint statement the pair said they wanted to 'clarify' speculation about their private life.
It continued: 'A while ago we took the difficult decision to separate but our main focus as always is to continue loving supporting our children.
'This was not an easy decision to make but we are 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.'
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