Christine and Paddy McGuinness' marriage is reportedly on the rocks after 11 years.
For weeks, it has been speculated that the pair are having difficulties and yesterday, the 34-year-old model was spotted at a charity event without husband Paddy. The mum-of-three, who met Top Gear host Paddy 14 years ago, dazzled in a glittery gown when attending the Caudwell Children Butterfly Ball in London, on Thursday, July 7.
The solo appearance comes after Christine has told friends that they were "trying to work through various issues," with one source saying: "It's been a very tough time of late." The pair also went on separate holidays recently, adding to the speculation, the Mirror reports.
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They were also pictured looking glum last week and Christine appeared to address the rumours with a message on social media on Wednesday. Adding fuel to the rumours, she said: "Regarding the press... There is only one thing I want to make clear right now... I didn't put us in this situation."
The Real Housewives star also shared a quote that read: "This year I met the most broken version of me, but also the strongest." She shared a second quote, which said: "Talk about trust before you talk about love."
Publicly however, Christine has laughed off claims her marriage is in trouble but admitted things had been "difficult." She said this week: "We’re really good, honestly. We have had difficult times but when I look back at our marriage and see where we are now, I think, 'Wow, you know, we've done all right'
However friends say the situation is different behind the scenes, one person close to the couple said: "The problems are very much current."
The couple met 14 years ago and share twins Penelope and Leo, nine, and six-year-old Felicity. Christine has opened up in the past about marriage problems.
She told in her book A Beautiful Nightmare how she was left feeling "physically sick" when she saw images of her husband holding hands with All Saints' Nicole Appleton in 2018. She said: "I ran to the toilet to vomit. Still to this day I can remember that absolutely awful pit-of-your-stomach feeling...It was a bit of a heartbroken moment."
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