Christine McGuinness had ‘fun' fling with top soap actress after pair met at awards ceremony following split from Paddy
The pair partied hard and 'had fun together' after meeting at an awards ceremony, pals said.
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Christine McGuinness had a fling with a leading soap actress, The Sun can reveal
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Christine split from her ex-Top Gear host husband Paddy McGuinness in 2023
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Their encounter came in 2023, the year after mum-of-three Christine split from her ex-Top Gear host husband, Paddy McGuinness, 51.
A source said: 'Christine was single at the time and they really enjoyed the evening of the awards bash. There was a strong chemistry between them and they shared some messages but it never went any further after that.'
The well-known actress, whom we are not naming, has previously been in relationships with men.
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They announced their split in July 2022, days after Christine revealed in an interview with The Sun on Sunday's Fabulous magazine that they were going through a 'very, very difficult time'.
Months after their marriage ended, Christine was
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Christine spoke out about her sexuality for the first time last month, revealing she has dated both sexes since she was a teen.
Speaking on the How To Fail podcast, she said: 'I'm at the point where I think I've got a nice balance of going, 'Yeah I date women and so what? What's the big deal?'
How Christine McGuinness & Dan Osborne 'comforted each other' amid marriage breakdowns, had hotel meet & flirty nickname
'But also knowing I don't have to go into big, massive detail about it either.
'A lot of people ask me, 'Are you a lesbian? Are you bisexual? Is this a phase?'.
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'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. I never felt it was anything different or a big deal.'
A representative for Christine was approached for comment over her fling with the actress.
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Months after her marriage to Paddy ended, Christine was pictured kissing singer Chelcee Grimes
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