Christine McGuinness has spoken out about the difficult time of her 11-year marriage to Paddy, admitting they have always had “ups and downs.”
Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine on Tuesday morning, Christine was asked how she and Paddy were after revealing in an interview last week that they were working on “a very, very difficult time.”
Christine explained that there have been difficult times in their 15-year relationship and that the couple will be going on holiday next week for a while together.
Tough time: Christine McGuinness has talked about her difficult time in her 11-year marriage to Paddy, admitting they have always had “ups and downs”
“I think marriages just go through ups and downs anyway,” she told presenter Carol Vorderman.
“I think all marriages – especially long ones like ours – won’t always be easy, but we’re trying to treat things as privately as possible.”
Christine insisted that her focus is on her three children, adding, “We just want to be there to support the kids and have an amazing summer.”
‘We’re going on a family holiday next week and we’re very excited. They will always be our focus.
Highs and Lows: Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine on Tuesday, Christine was asked how she and Paddy were after revealing in an interview that they were working on “a very, very difficult time.”
The couple has spent some time apart in recent weeks with Christine going on her first girls vacation with her close friend Chelcee Grimes, while Paddy returned Sunday from a Top Gear filming trip to Thailand.
Speaking of her vacation with Chelcee, Christine told Lorraine, “I’ve never been to a girls’ vacation before. I knew I’d be anxious before I left. I had the best time, I saw a waterfall, i have never seen a waterfall in my life, it was beautiful.
Paddy landed at London Heathrow on Sunday night to confront the music after Christine broke her silence with rumors that her marriage is on the rock.
Honest: “I think all marriages, especially long ones like ours, won’t always be easy, but we’re trying to treat things in the most private way possible,” she said.
Time aside: Speaking of her recent girls’ holiday, Christine told Lorraine, “I’ve never been to a girls’ holiday before. I knew I’d be anxious before I left. I had the best time. ‘
Family first: Christine insisted her focus was on her three children, adding, “We just want to be there to support the kids and have an amazing summer.”
Paddy kept a low profile while pushing his luggage around Heathrow after he had previously promised his wife “hugs” in a comment posted on his family Instagram photo.
The presenter revealed on Instagram that he was happy to return home after the business trip, writing next to a video made during his flight:
‘I’m back girl! 11 hours of flying, but I really enjoyed filming in Thailand, a beautiful country. No matter where you travel, it’s always good to come home! A cup of tea, clean bed linen and children are out of the game. ❤️ #home #Sunday #Travel #Weekend #workworkwork. ‘
He also added a comment to Christine’s family photo showing the old model in a bikini while playing with her children in a children’s pool. ‘Hugs tomorrow !!’ he wrote along with two love hearts.
Faced with the music: Paddy landed at London Heathrow on Sunday night and returned home with his family after it was revealed that his 11-year-old marriage is in trouble.
On Saturday Christine revealed that she and her husband are going through a “very, very difficult time,” after intense speculation that the couple’s marriage was on the rocks.
Describing her mental state as “everywhere” in a new interview, the 34-year-old shared that she “won’t put up with Paddy’s things she could have done in the past.”
The week before, Christine said there could be problems in her marriage after going on holiday for girls with her friend Chelcee Grimes, and later shared a lot of cryptic posts.
Returning home: Paddy added a comment to Christine’s family photo showing the old model in a bikini while playing with her children in a children’s pool. ‘Hugs tomorrow !!’ He wrote
Speaking openly with The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine, Christine admitted, “I feel very raw and everywhere. What I could have endured in the past, I probably wouldn’t have endured now, and the same for him.
“I can’t deny that we are going through a very, very difficult time,” he shared.
But wanting to clarify her own name, the old model added that she was not the one who caused the difficult situation.
Home: The presenter revealed to Insta that he was happy to be back, writing next to a video made during his flight: “No matter where you travel, it’s always good to come home!”
Raw: On Saturday, Christine revealed that she and her husband are going through a “very, very difficult time,” after intense speculation that the couple’s marriage was on the rocks.
“It’s just that we’ve been together for 15 years, 11 of us married: we’ll have ups and downs, but this situation at the moment, I don’t want to go into it too much, but I’ll just say I didn’t.” It doesn’t cause this situation, “he continued. .
Clarifying the situation as “ups and downs,” Christine added that “the family bond will always be there, no matter what, as she explained that the couple met when they were teenagers.
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It comes after a wave of rumors that the couple is in recent months as they went on holiday separately abroad just last month before their trip to Thailand.
On the Rocks: Speaking openly with The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine, Christine admitted, “I feel very raw and everywhere” (Paddy and Christine in the photo in 2018)
And after her recent appearance on ITV’s The Games, fans quickly realized Paddy’s lack of public support, and the couple also got caught up in what seemed like a tense conversation.
Last week, he seemed to address the rumors through social media, posting a series of quotes about love and trust.
In the posts, the television personality said that while she has sometimes been “the most broken version” of herself, she has also been the “strongest”.
Christine also shared a series of cryptic motivational quotes about “making positive decisions” and “completely recreating yourself”.
She wrote on Instagram, “Regarding the press … There’s only one thing I want to make clear now … I didn’t put myself in that situation.”
Family: Paddy and Christine are parents of their three children; twins Leo and Penelope, nine, and Felicity, six, all of whom have autism
While a source recently told The Mirror that: “It’s been a very hard time lately. The problems are very current. ‘
They also added that the couple “is trying to solve different problems.”
Paddy and Christine are parents to their three children; twins Leo and Penelope, nine, and Felicity, six, all of whom have autism.
They have been together for 15 years, after meeting while Christine was modeling at a fashion show at the Liverpool Tennis Tournament, before getting married in 2011.
But it’s not the first time they’ve reached the headlines of their marriage, with Paddy having a night of drinking with Nicole Appleton in 2018.
Admitting that the pictures made her “sick” and felt like a “heartbroken moment,” Christine shared that she and Paddy no longer talk about the photos and just “went on with married life.”
Explaining that they met when she was a teenager, Christine added, “What I could have endured in the past, I probably wouldn’t have endured now, and the same for him.”