Christine McGuinness
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Christine McGuinness | |
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| Born | Christine Martin 20 March 1988 Blackpool, Lancashire, England |
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| Television | The Real Housewives of Cheshire (2018–2020) |
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| 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 starred in a BBC documentary alongside her husband Paddy to raise awareness about autism.[1][2]
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.[3][4][5] began her career as a beauty queen.[6] She entered various pageants and was named Miss Liverpool in 2007.[7] Alongside her husband, McGuinness appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and All Star Mr & Mrs in 2012.[8][9] From 2018 to 2020, she appeared as a cast member on The Real Housewives of Cheshire.[10] 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.[11][12][13] In November 2021, she released her autobiography A Beautiful Nightmare: My Story.[14] In December 2021, she appeared on Strictly The Real Full Monty and in 2022 will be a contestant on the sports television competition The Games.[15][16][17][18][19][20] In 2022, McGuinness launched her podcast alongside her husband, 'Table Talk with Paddy and Christine McGuinness.[21]
Personal life
McGuinness has been married to actor, comedian and presenter Paddy McGuinness since June 2011 and they have three children together, twins Penelope and Leo (b. 2013) and Felicity (b. 2016.[22][23][24][25] McGuinness is autistic.[26] as are her three children.[27][28][29] Something they opened up about in their documentary, Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism.[30][31]
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 2012 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Herself | with Paddy McGuinness |
| 2012 | All Star Mr & Mrs | ||
| 2017–2021 | Loose Women | Guest appearances | |
| 2018–2020 | The Real Housewives of Cheshire | Cast member | |
| 2020 | Hey Tracey! | Guest | |
| 2021 | Steph's Packed Lunch | Guest | |
| 2021 | Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism | Documentary | |
| 2021 | The Real Full Monty | Contestant | |
| 2022 | The Games | Contestant |
References
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00122vl
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2021/48/paddy-and-christine-mcguinness-our-family-and-autism
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0brq74g
- ^ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/christine-mcguinness-shares-tragic-wish-22783750
- ^ https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/christine-mcguinness-book-upbringing-poor-25442598
- ^ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/christine-mcguinness-incredible-transformation-teenage-21200256
- ^ https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/christine-mcguinness-transformation-beauty-queen-18251739
- ^ https://www.episodate.com/tv-show/all-star-mr-mrs?season=4
- ^ https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/paddy-and-wife-take-on-millionaire-28747959.html
- ^ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/real-housewives-cheshire-star-christine-18728851.amp
- ^ https://www.itv.com/loosewomen/articles/christine-mcguinness-raising-children-with-autism-in-lockdown
- ^ https://www.itv.com/goodmorningbritain/articles/christine-mcguinness-calls-for-greater-autism-awareness
- ^ https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/christine-mcguinness-raising-awareness-of-hidden-disabilities
- ^ https://www.waterstones.com/book/christine-mcguinness-a-beautiful-nightmare/christine-mcguinness/9781913406714
- ^ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a39487026/kevin-clifton-colson-smith-itv-the-games-line-up/
- ^ https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/christine-mcguinness-real-full-monty-22445025
- ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/strictly-the-real-full-monty-2021-line-up/
- ^ https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/strictly-real-full-monty-line-revealed
- ^ https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-announces-celebrity-line-games
- ^ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a39487026/kevin-clifton-colson-smith-itv-the-games-line-up/
- ^ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/table-talk-with-paddy-christine-mcguinness/id1610391336
- ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/whats-on-tv-and-radio-tonight-wednesday-december-1-t98pw7crw
- ^ Martin, Liam (4 January 2014). "Paddy McGuinness on fatherhood: 'It's the most fantastic thing ever'". Digital Spy.
- ^ https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a357618/take-me-outs-paddy-mcguinness-i-cant-bear-to-be-apart-from-wife/
- ^ https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a853799/paddy-christine-mcguinness-family-holiday-nicole-appleton/
- ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/christine-mcguinness-im-autistic-the-diagnosis-was-a-relief-tl06jsfqc
- ^ https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/christine-mcguinness-admits-hiding-autism-23653345.amp
- ^ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/christine-mcguinness-opens-up-how-22279663.amp
- ^ Sansome, Jessica (15 November 2021). "Christine McGuinness shares 'relief' as she's diagnosed with autism like three children". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "TV tonight: Paddy and Christine McGuinness open up about their family and autism". The Guardian. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a27205762/christine-mcguinness-autistic-children-disabled-badges/