Christine McGuiness reveals she and ex-husband Paddy will spend Christmas together even though she has started dating again

Christine and Paddy McGuinness will spend Christmas together.

The model, 36, split from former Take Me Out host Paddy McGuinness, 51, in 2021 after just over a decade of marriage.

But she has now revealed that they will spend the festive period together for the sake of their children; twins Penelope and Leo, 11, and Felicity, eight.

Christine previously admitted that the children do not know that their parents have separated and now she has said that she does not want to 'upset' them at Christmas.

She told Woman's Own: 'The last thing we want to do is upset our children over Christmas, so we'll make sure we're all together.

'lt will be a quiet one. We always try to keep it quiet, because the children can get quite overwhelmed with the changes.

'So we try to keep it like a normal day but with presents.'

Last year, Christine and Paddy reunited for to celebrate the twins' 10th birthday.

Christine could be seen having a whale of a time bouncing on a huge bouncy castle that she and Paddy had hired for the day.

And in another snap, the fun mum can be seen on another huge bouncy castle going down the slide with a wide grin on her face.

Followers Christine also got a closer look at the extravagant birthday cake in another up-close snap.

Christine then finished off the adorable slew of snaps with a picture of her stunning large garden that could easily fit two big bouncy castles for her little ones.

The doting mum captioned the sweet post with 'Celebrating my twinnies 10th birthday double figures, double love ❤️ Leo and Penelope you changed my world for the better, I’m so proud of you both, feeling extremely grateful I get to be your mummy and you are my babies forever

'If there was ever a day I wanted to share a picture of them it’s today!. But when they’re old enough they can decide for themselves. I can tell you they’re getting so tall, their smiles are just gorgeous and they have the most beautiful brown eyes I’ve ever seen'.

 In June, the former Real Housewives star admitted she was very wary about putting herself back on the market, especially as she had never really dated total strangers before. 

She told The Sunday Mirror: 'I started dating in June, and it's the first time I've ever dated in my life, which is really scary. Even when I was younger I would end up seeing people I was already friends with.

'So going on dates with people you don't already know is brand new to me and I am doing that in my thirties for the first time. 

'I avoided doing it for as long as possible because I know I am in no position to be in a serious relationship.'