Christine McGuinness
{{Short description|English model and television personality (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Christine McGuinness
| birth_name = Christine Martin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|3|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Blackpool, England
| occupation = {{hlist|Model|novelist|television personality}}
| television = The Real Housewives of Cheshire (2018–2020)
| spouse = {{marriage|Paddy McGuinness|2011|2024|reason={{abbr|div.|divorced}}}}
| children = 3
}}
Christine McGuinness (née Martin; born 20 March 1988) is an English model, television personality and former beauty queen. She appeared on the ITVBe reality series The Real Housewives of Cheshire between 2018 and 2020 and has appeared on other television series such as The Real Full Monty and The Games. In 2021, she took part in a BBC documentary alongside her then-husband Paddy to raise awareness about autism.{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00122vl | title=BBC One - Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2021/48/paddy-and-christine-mcguinness-our-family-and-autism | title=Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism }}
Early life and career
McGuinness was born in Blackpool on 20 March 1988 and suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a family member, whilst her father was a heroin addict.{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0brq74g | title=BBC Three Counties Radio - Babs Michel, Liz Flower sits in, Christine McGuinness on her new podcast 'Table Talk with Paddy and Christine McGuinness' | date=28 February 2022 }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/christine-mcguinness-shares-tragic-wish-22783750 | title=Christine McGuinness shares tragic wish for her and Paddy's three kids | date=17 January 2022 }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/christine-mcguinness-book-upbringing-poor-25442598 | title=Christine McGuinness tells of difficult upbringing: 'We were dragged up' | date=13 November 2021 }} She began her career as a "beauty queen",{{Cite web | url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/christine-mcguinness-incredible-transformation-teenage-21200256 | title=Christine McGuinness' transformation from teenage beauty queen to fitness queen | date=8 August 2021 }} entered various pageants and was named Miss Liverpool in 2007.{{Cite web | url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/christine-mcguinness-transformation-beauty-queen-18251739 | title=Christine McGuinness' transformation from beauty queen to gym bunny | date=17 May 2020 }} Alongside her husband, McGuinness appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and All Star Mr & Mrs in 2012.{{Cite web | url=https://www.episodate.com/tv-show/all-star-mr-mrs?season=4 | title=All Star Mr. & MRS | date=12 April 2008 }}{{Cite news | url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/paddy-and-wife-take-on-millionaire-28747959.html | title=Paddy and wife take on Millionaire | newspaper=Belfasttelegraph }} From 2018 to 2020, she appeared as a cast member on The Real Housewives of Cheshire.{{Cite web | url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/real-housewives-cheshire-star-christine-18728851.amp | title=Real Housewives of Cheshire star is leaving for 'new adventures' | date=6 August 2020 }} McGuinness has since appeared on a number of television shows including Loose Women, Steph's Packed Lunch, Hey Tracey!, This Morning and Good Morning Britain.{{Cite web | url=https://www.itv.com/loosewomen/articles/christine-mcguinness-raising-children-with-autism-in-lockdown | title=Christine McGuinness opens up about raising children with autism in lockdown and her mum's cancer diagnosis }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/articles/christine-mcguinness-calls-for-greater-autism-awareness | title=Christine McGuinness pushes for autism awareness }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/christine-mcguinness-raising-awareness-of-hidden-disabilities | title=Christine McGuinness: Raising awareness of hidden disabilities }} In November 2021, she released her autobiography A Beautiful Nightmare: My Story.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}} In December 2021, she appeared on Strictly The Real Full Monty and in 2022 she was a contestant on the sports television competition The Games.{{Cite web | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a39487026/kevin-clifton-colson-smith-itv-the-games-line-up/ | title=Strictly and Corrie stars among line-up for ITV's the Games | website=Digital Spy | date=21 March 2022 }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/christine-mcguinness-real-full-monty-22445025 | title=Christine McGuinness in tears over her autism on Real Full Monty | date=13 December 2021 }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/strictly-the-real-full-monty-2021-line-up/ | title=Strictly the Real Full Monty 2021 cast: Meet the line-up of stars }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/strictly-real-full-monty-line-revealed | title=Strictly the Real Full Monty: Line-up revealed }}{{Cite web | url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-announces-celebrity-line-games | title=ITV announces celebrity line-up for the Games }} In 2022, McGuinness started a podcast with her husband, Table Talk with Paddy and Christine McGuinness.{{Cite web | url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/table-talk-with-paddy-christine-mcguinness/id1610391336 | title=Table Talk with Paddy & Christine McGuinness on Apple Podcasts | date=27 March 2022 }}{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title=BBC Three Counties Radio - Babs Michel, Liz Flower sits in, Christine McGuinness on her new podcast 'Table Talk with Paddy and Christine McGuinness' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0brq74g |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}
Personal life
Christine married actor, comedian and presenter Paddy McGuinness in June 2011. The couple have a twin girl and boy and a younger daughter.{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2021/48/paddy-and-christine-mcguinness-our-family-and-autism|last=BBC|title=Paddy and Christine McGuinness: our family and autism|date=1 December 2021|accessdate=13 March 2025}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/whats-on-tv-and-radio-tonight-wednesday-december-1-t98pw7crw|title=What's on TV and radio tonight: Wednesday, December 1|first=Joe|last=Clay|date=14 August 2023 |via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Liam|title=Paddy McGuinness on fatherhood: 'It's the most fantastic thing ever'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a541516/paddy-mcguinness-on-fatherhood-its-the-most-fantastic-thing-ever.html|date=4 January 2014|publisher=Digital Spy}} Christine is autistic, as are her three children.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/christine-mcguinness-im-autistic-the-diagnosis-was-a-relief-tl06jsfqc|title=Christine McGuinness: 'I'm autistic — the diagnosis was a relief'|first=Hilary|last=Rose|date=14 August 2023 |via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/christine-mcguinness-admits-hiding-autism-23653345.amp | title=Christine McGuinness admits 'hiding' her autism to 'fit in' | date=10 April 2022 }} They took part in a documentary, Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism. The couple announced their separation in July 2022.{{cite web | url=https://news.sky.com/story/paddy-and-christine-mcguinness-announce-separation-after-11-years-of-marriage-12656963 | title=Paddy and Christine McGuinness announce separation after 11 years of marriage }}
Selected works
{{cite book|last=McGuinness|first=Christine|title=A beautiful nightmare: my story|location=London|date=2021|ISBN=9781913406714}}
Television
| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Television work by year}} |
| scope=col | Year
! scope=col | Title ! scope=col | Role ! scope=col | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | rowspan="14" | Herself | rowspan="2" | with Paddy McGuinness |
| All Star Mr & Mrs |
| 2017–2021
| Guest appearances |
| 2018–2020
| The Real Housewives of Cheshire | Cast member, 25 episodes |
| 2020
| Guest |
| rowspan="3" | 2021
| Guest |
| Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism
| Documentary |
| The Real Full Monty
| Contestant, 2 episodes |
| 2022
| Contestant, 5 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| Christine McGuinness: Unmasking My Autism | Documentary |
| I'm a LA... Get Me Out of Here?
| Contestant, 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2024
| Pilgrimage: the Road through North Wales | Participant, 3 episodes |
| Celebrity MasterChef
| Participant, 1 episode |
| 2025
| Participant |
Awards and nominations
References
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Category:Autistic entertainers
Category:English autistic people
Category:People from Blackpool
Category:English television personalities
Category:Television personalities with disabilities
Category:Beauty pageant contestants with disabilities