{"id":188375,"date":"2023-10-31T12:07:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T12:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188375"},"modified":"2023-10-31T12:07:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T12:07:42","slug":"christine-mcguinness-lonely-as-she-addresses-dating-rumours-after-furious-paddy-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/celebrities\/christine-mcguinness-lonely-as-she-addresses-dating-rumours-after-furious-paddy-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine McGuinness ‘lonely’ as she addresses dating rumours after furious Paddy rant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christine McGuinness has insisted she\u2019s \u201cnot interested\u201d in dating after shutting down reports she got close to a footballer. <\/p>\n

The former model, 35, confessed she\u2019s \u201cnot in the right place\u201d to be \u201cdating\u201d, 15 months after she announced her separation from her husband Paddy McGuinness.<\/p>\n

And now a source has told OK! that while Christine is \u201cfeeling lonely\u201d she\u2019s also \u201chappy in herself\u201d. \u201cIt\u2019s a nice kind of lonely,\u201d the source claimed. \u201cChristine\u2019s embracing the time to be single and think about herself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Taking to Instagram last week, the reality star felt forced to set the record straight after rumours she and former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard \u201cwere chatting for ages\u201d and \u201clooked pretty close\u201d while both at the Sexy Fish restaurant in Manchester.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis man approached me inviting me to his restaurant, so I thought he was a restaurant owner \u2013 I had no idea who he was,\u201d she said. \u201cNo offence, I\u2019m sure he was a lovely fella, but I politely declined. I said no I can\u2019t, I was at Pride Of Britain so I couldn\u2019t go and that was it. That\u2019s it, that\u2019s the story. <\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely nothing happened. I\u2019m not in the right place mentally, physically, emotionally to be dating, to be entertaining anyone, to be cosying up. There is nobody at all on my radar. I\u2019m not texting anyone, I\u2019m not calling anyone, I\u2019m not interested. I\u2019m focusing on my children, I\u2019m focusing on my work and I\u2019m focusing on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In a separate post, the former Real Housewives Of Cheshire<\/b> regular, who holidayed in Ibiza over the summer with Chelcee Grimes, her co-star in The Games<\/b> , described herself as a \u201chappy little loner\u201d. She and Chelcee have reportedly unfollowed each other on social media. <\/p>\n

Following on from Christine\u2019s comments, our source has confirmed she \u201cdoesn\u2019t want to be tied down\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristine\u2019s single and just trying to have fun, but isn\u2019t looking for anything serious or seeing anyone,\u201d they claimed. \u201cShe\u2019s had a tough time with the split from Paddy so is focusing on the kids and has a lot on her plate. She didn\u2019t realise how much the Paddy situation hurt her and now she\u2019s just happy being on her own.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Christine and TV presenter Paddy, 50, announced their split in July 2022 and at the time explained it was a \u201cdifficult decision to separate\u201d. The pair still live together as they continue to co-parent their children \u2013 10-year-old twins, Leo and Penelope, and seven-year-old Felicity.<\/p>\n

When asked if she had told the kids about the break-up, Christine previously said, \u201cNo, not at all. They\u2019re so young. I\u2019m trying to just stick to their normal routine \u2013 take them to school in the morning, pick them up, try to work while they\u2019re at school and take them to after-school clubs and try to stick to normal life as much
as possible.\u201d <\/p>\n

Last week Paddy gave a rare insight into their co-parenting set-up when he declared on Channel 4 reality series Don\u2019t<\/b>Look Down<\/b> that he would have to take a break from filming to take care of his children. He told his fellow celebs, \u201cUnfortunately, today I\u2019ve got to go home and I might not be back for at least a week. Co-parenting\u2026 We\u2019ve no one at all to help us with the kids. With our children, they need me or Christine there or people who are in our support network.\u201d<\/p>\n

Soon after Paddy made the announcement, Christine took to Instagram to say she was \u201cspeechless\u201d over something she\u2019d just read, but remained tight-lipped over what it was. Speaking from inside her car, she fumed, \u201cJust hold on a minute, Wow. I just read some absolute b******s. I mean, I\u2019m like, yeah, speechless, mind blown, not shocked. But I will just sit here and keep my dignified silence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Christine and Paddy originally met in 2007 and they tied the knot in 2011. But after 15 years together, she said she had stayed in the marriage for \u201ctoo long\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an autistic woman, I like to stay where I am comfortable,\u201d she said. \u201cI like things to stay the same. And so that\u2019s something I suppose I chose to do. But sometimes change has to happen.\u201d <\/p>\n

The source added Christine is hoping for a new chapter as the year draws to a close, after she was spotted house hunting last week. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe wants new beginnings and a fresh start \u2013 there is a lot of the past at her current home,\u201d they claimed. \u201cShe wants a new chapter but no relationships, just fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n