Christine McGuinness: The thought of dating is my worst nightmare
Christine McGuinness says the thought of dating is her “worst nightmare” after her split from husband Paddy McGuinness, because she has "never really done it" before.
Christine McGuinness says the thought of dating is her “worst nightmare”.
The 35-year-old star admitted the idea of going on a series of dates to find a new man, following her split from husband Paddy McGuinness, 39, is “petrifying” because she has "never really done it" before.
The documentary-maker told the Daily Star newspaper: “The thought of dating is actually my worst nightmare. I’ve just never really done it.
“When I met my husband, we were friends first. I think that helped, it worked because I never had that pressure of, ‘What do I wear? Where do I go? What is the food going to be like? Will I like the restaurant?’
“The idea of dating, for me, is petrifying.”
Christine - who was diagnosed with autism two years ago - confessed that a “typical date” poses many “sensory” issues, like talking to strangers and eating in unknown venues.
She is quoted by the Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: “It’s sensory for me. A typical date, from what my friends would say, is you go for dinner, or you might have some drinks.
“I don’t drink and I don’t really enjoy eating in different places with people that I don’t know. Once I’m comfortable with someone, that’s lovely.
“But I don’t know how I am supposed to get to that point.”
The ex ‘The Real Housewives of Cheshire’ star admitted she receives a lot of messages on Instagram from men, but she is concentrating on her career and being a mum for now.
Christine - who has three children, nine-year-old twins Leo and Penelope and six-year-old Felicity, with Paddy - said: “My Instagram isn’t [dating app] Raya!
“Nothing has really changed. I don’t feel like a young, free and single person.
“Life’s good. I’m just very calm and peaceful and I don’t want anything to disturb that right now.”
