Paddy McGuinness is reportedly “struggling” with his split from wife Christine as she leads a “separate life” following their shock separation.
The 49-year-old comedian and 39-year-old model stunned fans last year when they announced their split.
The former couple, who share three children – Penelope and Leo, nine, and Felicity, seven, were married for 11 years before calling it quits in 2022.
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And now, a source has claimed the Top Gear star is “struggling” with the break-up, while Christine is being kept busy with her many career projects.
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“Paddy has been reaching out to people after the split because he is struggling. Christine and Paddy both have very separate lives now,” the source told OK!.
They added: “Christine has so much work on, she has documentaries, but Paddy is less busy and he is struggling with it.”
Christine and husband Paddy, who are still living under the same roof for the sake of their children, announced the news of their separation in a statement back in July.
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At the time, the couple wrote: “We hadn’t planned on sharing this publicly until we were ready but with the lack of privacy surrounding our personal life, we feel left with no other option but to clarify.
“A while ago we took the difficult decision to separate but our main focus was as always is to continue loving and supporting our children.
“This was not an easy decision to make but we’re moving forward as the best parents we can be for our three beautiful children. We’ll always be a loving family, we still have a great relationship and still live happily in our family home together.”
It comes after almost nine months since their separation, last week Paddy admitted he feels “homesick” whenever he has to work away from home.
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The Max & Paddy star recently spent time away when he travelled to South Africa for his latest Channel 4 show, Tempting Fortunes.
Speaking to The Sun ‘s TV magazine, Paddy explained how much he struggles when he is away from his family.
He admitted: “I’ve always had a sort of rule that I stick by where I never do more than nine days anywhere because I just like being at home. I think naturally you get homesick.”
The new show Tempting Fortune sees 12 strangers give up all luxuries to endure a gruelling 18-day trek across the South African wilderness as they attempt to reach a shared £300,000 prize at the finish line.
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