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Paddy McGuinness admits going on dates while living with ex Christine as he reveals relationship status
Christine previously revealed how she is not ready to date yet and has never been on a dating app - but admitted to having fun
PADDY McGuinness has admitted he's been on dates while still living with Christine in a candid update on their divorce.
The TV couple announced their shock split in 2022 after eleven years of marriage.
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Paddy, 50, and Christine, 36, have continued to live together as a family unit with their three young children.
But in a new interview Paddy has revealed he took the plunge last year and started dating again.
The former Top Gear host told The Mirror: "I tried a couple of dates last year – After twelve months of adjusting to life on my own I felt I should give it a try rather than really wanting to. For now I’m happy being single.”
He added: “For now, we’re happy with how things are, living together and helping each other balance work and kids.”
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Paddy went on to reveal their divorce is progressing but the legal side is kept out of the home.
He explained: "We get on well, we live together and co-parent. We get the lawyers back and forth but that’s separate - that’s a different thing.”
Christine previously revealed how she is not ready to date yet and has never been on a dating app - but admitted to having fun.
Speaking about his estranged wife moving on, Paddy said: "If Christine met someone else, I’d be supportive.”
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He added: “If someone didn’t know our situation and came to our house and they spent the day with us, they would not have a clue (we were not together)."
Christine and Paddy are parents to twins Leo and Penelope, 10, as well as seven-year-old Felicity who all have autism.
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Recent reports revealed that Christine has hired “pitbull” lawyer Catherine Bedford to fight her corner and help her avoid having to sell the house in rural Cheshire she loves so much.
Paddy then indicated he was preparing for an expensive process, admitting on This Morning that he was going back on tour for the first time in six years, because his “money has run out”.
She met comedian and presenter Paddy, who at 50, is 15 years her senior, when she was just 19
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