Paddy McGuinness is said to be 'struggling' as he and his ex-wife Christine continue to live separate lives following their marriage split after 11 years.
Despite the fact the ex-couple are still living under the same roof for the sake of their three children, TV presenter Paddy, 49, is believed to be finding it difficult to cope with the major changes in their household as he and Christine are living completely different lives.
The Top Gear host recently discussed how he feels 'homesick' being away from his family for days on end with work commitments, as he continues to live with his ex-wife Christine, 35, and their three children - Penelope and Leo, nine, and Felicity, seven - who all live with autism.
After announcing their separation in a joint statement in July last year, the aftermath of the split is 'hitting Paddy hard', with Christine being kept busy with her many career projects.
"Paddy has been reaching out to people after the split because he is struggling," a source claimed. "Christine and Paddy both have very separate lives now.
"Christine has so much work on, she has documentaries, but Paddy is less busy and he is struggling with it," they added to OK! Magazine.
Almost nine months on since their shock separation announcement, last week, Paddy opened up for the first time about battling a bout of homesickness.
Paddy discussed his aversion from being away from his family, as he continues to live with his estranged partner, 35, and their three children.
"I've always had a sort of rule what I stick by where I never do more than nine days anywhere because I just like being at home," Paddy revealed. "I think naturally you get homesick," he added to The Sun.
The TV presenter also revealed that even while he's travelling, he always ensures that his phone is nearby so he can keep in contact with his children.
After making the joint decision to continue to to live together for the sake of their children, Christine and Paddy have been open about their co-parenting dynamic in their household.
Speaking on Heart FM's No Filter last week, Christine explained: "We’re not actually like any other family I know.
"I love the way we are, I try not to compare myself to any other family because we're actually not like any other family that I know.
"I'm comfortable and I embrace our family the way we are, and I love our differences. Each and every family is unique anyway but ours is just one that I've never seen on any social media platform before and I'm quite proud of that.
"I love us, I love the way we are," she concluded.
Real Housewives of Cheshire star Christine and husband Paddy announced the news of their separation in a statement back in July.
At the time, the couple wrote: "We hadn't planned on sharing this publicly until we were ready but 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."
The joint statement continued: "We hope this now draws a line under anymore unwanted and unnecessary intrusion into our private life.
"Although we work in the public eye we ask kindly if you could respect our wishes for privacy on this matter. We'll be making no further comment."
The Mirror has reached out to Paddy's representatives for further comment on this story.
