Christine McGuinness has shared her plans to spend Christmas with husband Paddy McGuinness after they separated earlier this year.
The former Miss Liverpool had been married to the Top Gear presenter for 11 years when the two announced their split back in July. They share three children, Felicity, Leo and Penelope.
She told OK! magazine they have an "amicable" relationship and will spend Christmas together as a family.
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Christine said: "Patrick and I were together for 15 years. I wouldn’t say it was a failed relationship or a failed marriage, it was a good, long relationship. But unfortunately that’s over now and we’re just going to carry on and be the best parents we can be."
On her decision to spend Christmas together, she said: "We’re on good terms. We’re trying to both be there for the children and we want to co-parent as well as we can. We want to make sure we’re both around the children whenever we can be.
"When there are children involved, you’ve got to take your own feelings out of it and put the children first and that’s what we’re both trying to do."
Despite appearing so resilient, Christine is the first to admit that the past 12 months haven’t all been plain sailing. The 34-year-old added: "Of course, it’s been difficult at times. I think it would be for anybody in this situation, but when there’s children there you’ve just got to keep going.
"There’s no time to get down. I have my moments, but I try to do it in private."
And when she does struggle, she says her little ones give her the strength to carry on. She added: "They are the reason that I live.
"I laugh and I love every single day and I’ll keep going and working, and I’ll keep on laughing every day, because I’ve got three gorgeous children that are my world forever."
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