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Christine McGuinness opens up on situationship fears and 'toxic' red flags

Model and TV star Christine McGuinness has opened up about fears her new situationship could become toxic due to trauma bonding after her split from Paddy McGuinness

[Christine is in a 'good place' after her split from her presenter ex Paddy McGuinness]

Christine is in a 'good place' after her split from her presenter ex Paddy McGuinness(Image: Instagram)

Christine McGuinness has revealed a shocking detail about her current "situationship" - and her concerns it might become "toxic". The model and television personality was formerly wed to fellow TV figure Paddy McGuinness and the couple have three children together.

Christine and Paddy were married for more than ten years before separating in 2022. Now, Christine has shared insights about her present dating life on a fresh episode of Situationships with Sophie and Christine alongside her mate and bestselling writer Sophie Gravia.

Discussing her current situationship, she revealed: "Before I started this situationship I'm in now, we were talking a lot and I was very aware that a lot of the stuff I was sharing that we had in common that it could potentially build a trauma bond because I've done it previously. That's the last bond I'd like to build with someone because it's almost toxic."

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Paddy and Christine(Image: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

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Discussing dating with autism, Christine has previously admitted she has concerns for her children as well, who have also received diagnoses. She revealed: "I think about it a lot. I think about it for my children too. I have the same worries and thoughts [will they date].", reports the Mirror.

"Are they going to be okay as they get older? For now, they are little so I don't need to worry too much, but for me myself as an adult and being quite new to dating, I still struggle with it.

"I think I find myself explaining, but it helps if I explain and if I let somebody know that I'm autistic and might not be comfortable in a new restaurant or a bar I haven't been to before."

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Christine is moving on with her life(Image: @mrscmcguinness/instagram)

She continued: "I find that that now is absolutely necessary for me to say rather than to just go and be in a place that I don't really like or don't feel comfortable. If it's too lively, if it's too busy, then the date doesn't go well.

"It's kind of no really giving the date a chance if I'm not honest about what I do and don't like."

Christine did attempt to find romance on E4's Celebs Go Dating last year but dramatically walked away midway through filming. She revealed at the time: "I've been thinking quite a lot whilst we've been in Ibiza and I think I need to date in more of a natural environment".

"I think I just would love to meet somebody and date more privately. It's where I'm kind of feeling myself going back, when I want to go freely forward."

She departed the programme and has been concentrating on meeting someone special in 2026.

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