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Daily Record
2 days ago
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- Daily Record
Christine McGuinness had a 'brief fling' with soap star after hitting it off instantly
Christine McGuiness reportedly had a brief fling with a soap star after meeting at an awards event and hitting it off instantly. Christine McGuinness is said to have enjoyed a "fun fling" with a soap star after the two reportedly hit it off at an awards ceremony. The reality TV personality and the mystery soap star are believed to have shared instant chemistry and partied together following their meeting. The 37 year old has been open about her dating experiences since her spilt from husband Paddy McGuinness in 2023. Although the former Real Housewives of Cheshire star was initially lined up to appear on E4's Celebs Go Dating, she later withdrew, saying she wasn't yet comfortable with dating in the public eye. More recently, she admitted she was feeling uneasy about using dating apps due to the fear of not knowing who would turn up if she agreed to meet someone from an app. However, it appears that she is still open to meeting someone naturally, including the mystery soap star, the Mirror reports. Sources have claimed that Christine and the TV star shared 'a fling' and had a great time together after meeting. The pair reportedly partied together, but things eventually fizzled out between them. A source said: "Christine was single at the time and they really enjoyed the evening of the awards bash." They went on to tell The Sun: "There was a strong chemistry between them and they shared some messages, but it never went any further after that." Christine split from former Top Gear host Paddy in 2023, after 11 years of marriage. However, the pair still live together at their home in Cheshire, for the sake of their children - just at opposite ends of the house. While discussing dating on the BBC podcast Situationships with Sophie and Christine, she shared her anxiety about the idea of using apps like Tinder or Hinge. The conversation followed a discussion about "catfishing," with Sophie recounting a date with someone who looked "not at all" how she had expected, like the photos on his profile. Christine asked: "Do you not think to like FaceTime or check that the person is who they say they are?" Sophie, who is currently in a relationship, responded by saying she would "never do it" and hasn't used dating apps for years. Christine then shared: "I would be petrified of who could turn up and who am I talking to and yeah ... no, it scares me." Sophie replied: "I think they are gonna go out of fashion. I think everyone's getting fed up." Sharing her thoughts, Christine added: "I think it should come with like ... almost like a TripAdvisor ... like a review thing. Maybe like reviews from people's exes or something." She later sarcastically stated that all reviews on her, would be five stars. But Christine later said she has struggled with the idea of dating again, confessing: "It's part of the problem. I mean, for me, it's something I've really struggled with is ... the idea of dating and not going well, then how do you get out of it? Cause I wouldn't want to upset somebody." Following her split from Paddy, Christine who has fallen into "situationships", with the lines between friendship and a romantic bond blurring. However, she did have one date which she says was her first ever, but it took her months of speaking to the person to make her feel comfortable enough to meet them.
Daily Mirror
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Christine McGuinness says she's 'scared' of dating apps as she teases over exes
Former Celebs Go Dating participant Christine McGuinness has shared that she has never used a dating app, with her opening up about her concerns on her Situationships podcast Podcast host Christine McGuinness has shared her thoughts on dating apps after revealing that she's never used one. She's revealed that she's concerned over one aspect, which she said she would be "petrified" of. Christine, 37, has spoken about dating in the years since it was announced that she had split from Paddy McGuinness in 2022. She even briefly took part in the new series of Celebs Go Dating, which is yet to air on E4, and is expected to return in the finale. She's now giving fans an insight into her personal life on the new BBC podcast Situationships with Sophie and Christine, which launched earlier this month. Christine co-hosts the newly launched podcast with author Sophie Gravia. A discussion about dating apps in the first episode saw Christine open up about her concerns. It came after the mention of 'catfishing' and Sophie recalling a date with someone who was "not all all" how she had expected them to look based on the photos that had been on his profile. Christine, who revealed that she's "never been on a dating app," asked: "Do you not think to like FaceTime or check that the person is who they say they are?" Sophie, who's now in a relationship, replied by saying that she would "never do it" and that she hasn't been on dating apps for years. Her co-host Christine then shared: "I would be petrified of who could turn up and who am I talking to and yeah ... no, it scares me." Sophie went on to tell her: "I think they are gonna go out of fashion. I think everyone's getting fed up." Sharing her thoughts, Christine added: "I think it should come with like ... almost like a TripAdvisor ... like a review thing. Maybe like reviews from people's exes or something." After discussing the idea together, Christine said: "Imagine what people's exes would say about them." She teased: "I mean, mine, obviously, would all be five stars reviews." Sophie however admitted that she's treated some potential partners differently to her boyfriend. She said: "How I've acted in the past to certain people because I don't necessarily like them isn't a true representation of how I would act, for instance, to my boyfriend, who I like." Christine said on the podcast: "It's part of the problem. I mean, for me, it's something I've really struggled with is ... the idea of dating and not going well, then how do you get out of it? Cause I wouldn't want to upset somebody." Earlier in the episode, Christine had spoken about dating in the aftermath of her split from Paddy, which was announced three years ago. She told her co-host Sophie: "It took me a while to even think about dating." Christine said she fell into some "situationships" where "friendships had blurred the lines" and then had her first date with someone who she had briefly first met out. She said that they then spoke for months on social media before going on a date. She said: "My first proper date ever, ever in my life, with somebody that I didn't actually know. But I took those months of messaging to feel comfortable." The podcast Situationships with Sophie and Christine is available through BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
Scotsman
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
'I wrote a book and published it online. When I woke up next morning it was number one in the charts'
Author and podcaster, Sophie Gravia. | John Devlin Sophie Gravia swapped nursing for writing and now the author of bestselling The Glasgow Kiss book series and The Dicktionary Club has a BBC podcast Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Sophie Gravia, the author of bestselling The Glasgow Kiss book series and The Dicktionary Club is on the set of her brand new 18+ podcast, Situationships with Sophie and Christine, for BBC Sounds, BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer. She can't wait for people to get in touch and tell them all about their dating dramas, life dilemmas, have a laugh and spill the tea. Raised just outside Glasgow, Gravia, 33, has swapped nursing to concentrate on writing and podcasting after becoming an overnight sensation in her twenties with her first book about the realities of modern dating, based on her popular blog Sex in the Glasgow City. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Written during COVID to entertain her friends, she self-published A Glasgow Kiss one night and woke up to find herself with a bestseller in the erotic fiction charts. Now five books and a quarter of a million book sales on, she is amazed to witness her first book being optioned for a BBC series as her new book, The Dicktionary Club looks poised to repeat the success of A Glasgow Kiss, What Happens in Dubai, Meet Me In Milan and Hot Girl Summer. 'It's a dream come true because I wrote A Glasgow Kiss for my friends. I never in a million years would have expected it to take off. It's insane,' she says. Gravia tells it like it is on the dating scene and her 'nothing's off limits and no judgement here' philosophy extends to the series of eight Situationships podcasts which explore 'the comedy, chaos and cringe of modern relationships', with author, model and Celebs Go Dating star, Christine McGuinness. 'Situationships is the phase when you're dating and not quite in a relationship, so it's that grey area where you don't really know what you're getting yourself into,' says Gravia, 'but the podcast is not just about dating and relationships, it's about friendship and work situationships as well, so we're free to talk about really everything. It's basically talking about our dilemmas, breaking them down and giving each other advice, having a group chat. It's anonymous as well, so we want viewers to come in and tell us all about it. I'm really excited.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Author and podcaster, Sophie Gravia is an NHS nurse who began writing about her dating experiences. With five novels published and a new book out now, Gravia has joined forces with Christine McGuinness talk relationships and love in their brand-new BBC podcast, Situationships with Sophie and Christine. | John Devlin With Gravia and McGuinness both active on their socials, they're looking for podcast viewers to contact them via Whatsapp and Instagram as well as email, with their dilemmas. The pair initially met at events through sharing the same management and bonded over their writing and are now taking their friendship into co-hosting the podcast. 'It's nice to work on something with a friend rather than someone random,' says Gravia and the first podcast saw them discussing everything from ghosting and dating after divorce to Jojo Siwa and Chris Hughes' relationship. There's one person Gravia hopes won't be listening to her podcast however, as her mother is banned from reading her books. 'She's not allowed. But at the same time she introduced us to Sex And The City when I was about eight, so I feel you're to blame, mother.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad When it comes to the TV series, Gravia will relent. 'Yes, she will need to watch the TV series. Hmmm. I don't know what's worse, watching or reading,' she says and laughs. With anonymity guaranteed for podcast contributors, Gravia is relaxed about taking the limelight herself and happy to be open and honest, although she takes care to change details that might identify any of the men who appear in The Dicktionary Club and her other books. 'I feel when I write, nothing's off-limits, I'll chat about anything, the nitty-gritty, and the badder the better. I was asked to be the host on the podcast, so I'm happy with chatting about what I want. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'A guy did come forward and messaged me in my DMs, saying 'is this me?', even though I totally changed the story, what he looked like, where it was and everything about it. But he quite enjoyed getting a mention, and no-one would know it was him.' Sophie Gravia's blog about dating led to five adult romcom novels and a BBC podcast. | John Devlin It was while working as a renal high-dependency nurse in Glasgow that Gravia first began writing about her dating experiences, leading to her blog, 'Sex in the Glasgow City', becoming a hit. When lockdown began, working in the NHS, Gravia was at the frontline of the fight against Covid so when staff attended mandatory 'wellness' sessions, the idea of writing about her dating experiences took hold. 'We were sitting in a circle and each person had to say something they were doing for themselves during COVID, something they always wanted to do, and people were saying they're learning a language or playing instruments and it came to me and I said 'I'm actually just watching Netflix!'. I was totally ashamed and thought, I've always wanted to write a book so why don't I?' 'So I wrote all the worst dates that have happened to my friends or myself and thought how can I write a story around this, with the idea of giving it to my friends for their Christmas presents. I finished A Glasgow Kiss and watched a You Tube video on how to self-publish so I would have it in book form, published it, put it in a Facebook post saying ' I've written a book, mum please don't read it', went to bed then the next morning when I turned my phone on it was number one in the Amazon charts. I thought maybe everyone goes to number one when you upload it, but then I saw the sales figures and oh my god…' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Press and social media interest followed and soon Gravia had a four-book contract with Orion, moving to Bonnier for her latest book, which was released the same day as the podcast. Now that Gravia's life is 'a bit crazy' as she puts it - although no longer being single saves time she used to spend dating - she's taking a six-month career break from nursing but intends to continue in her NHS career. 'I very much want to stay in nursing. I feel it is really important to give back, and my mum and my dad are both nurses as well. I've been there for ten years, in the same ward and love all the patients and people that I work with. It's like another family.' 'I definitely will miss it, but I can't physically manage the time just now. Your shifts are so long, 13 hours, and I cut down the last year or two, but even that was becoming harder to manage.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Even so, with two children Sophie has a full workload to get her writing done at home, just outside of Glasgow. 'I just cry most days about deadlines,' she jokes. 'I write at night and basically live off very little sleep. I wait until everyone's asleep in the house and then think 'you need to write so many thousand words tonight', so I make sure I do it. It's not the healthiest habit.' Sophie Gravia with her latest book, The Dicktionary Club. | John Devlin With her just published fifth book, The Dicktionary Club, did Gravia find that writing had become easier or faster? 'Yes, it's the first one where I didn't feel 'I don't know if I can do this again'. By the time you've got four number one bestsellers, you know you can do this. And also I absolutely loved the concept of The Dicktionary Club. It was what we chatted about in the tea room so I smashed through it and enjoyed it.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Without giving it away, can she give us a hint of what it's about? 'It's basically a group of three women who live in Glasgow - they all work at a PR firm - and are totally different. One is desperate for a boyfriend, one is not interested in men and another one is in a loveless relationship. They decided to make a website called the Dicktionary Club where you can go on and rate all the men you've been seeing. They date as many men as possible, write up a review so that women can subscribe to a website and check their name and get a full review on what to expect. But it all goes absolutely wrong and there are a few disastrous dates in there and one ends up falling in love with someone she shouldn't and it just gets a bit messy… it's good fun.' More reality than romance, Gravia's books have broken the rom-com mould and don't follow a traditional girl meets boy trajectory. 'I don't think the books are typical romcoms where she gets the guy in the end and they live happily ever after. That's not the real world,' she says. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'All the books are about dating, but it's dating in this current situation we're all facing in the land of apps and online websites. 'We've got all these websites now, so are we dating the same people? It's an absolute minefield out there. So I think The Dicktionary Club is really relevant. 'Although there are loads of dilemmas and sauciness in my books, there's always the background of a female friendship which I think is important to real life. They're saucy and they're empowering. 'That's similar to what we want the podcast to be. We want people to feel empowered after it, to come up and spill all their secrets but not be ashamed. It's totally non-judgemental.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad What are the most common issues people are sharing on the podcast? How do people feel about dating apps now? 'The biggest thing people are saying about dating apps is there's so much access to other people so quickly. For example if you're chatting to a guy and have a really good connection, then are off your phone, by this point he has gone on and chatted to another ten people. 'There is so much access to other people that you can go on and chat and there are no barriers. You're sitting on your phone and you can say whatever you want. Sometimes if you suggest to meet up, it's weird for them to want to go for coffee because they think it's appropriate just to skip to the next stage of a relationship. I think there are no barriers anymore, it's just going straight in and within a few messages they want to start talking about sex and what you like in the bedroom and it's just like, woah, wait a minute, come and chat to me about what I do for a living. My mum and dad met when they were 15 at the dancing and it's completely changed now. It's absolutely crazy.' Does she think there's nostalgia for the days when people met at the dancing and got to know each other face to face? Or is it better these days, to do it online? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I think it's a bit of a mix. It's good that you've got more access in terms of you might actually find someone more suited. You can chat to different people with different life experiences, more things that you're interested in. And there are loads of niche dating apps, so if you're vegan you can meet someone who is vegan, if you're into certain clubs you can do all that. There's loads of access, which is good. 'But I think, personally, dating apps will die down in the next couple of years. I think that there's got to be another alternative because everyone is so fed up with them, people that I speak to. 'It depends what you're looking for. If you're looking for a bit of fun, then absolutely go on the dating apps, but I think it's really hard to find someone and have a meaningful relationship on them now.' Is that what people are looking for, meaningful relationships? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sophie Gravia and Christine McGuinness talk relationships and love in their brand-new BBC podcast, Situationships with Sophie and Christine. | John Devlin 'I think people are looking for companionship, someone to share similar interests. And loyalty is a big one, especially in today's world of dating apps. I think it's even harder to trust someone, especially on social media. You've got so much access into people's lives and they're portraying a perfect lifestyle on instagram, editing pictures, they don't look the same. It's really easy to click and get carried along with this ideal version of someone. I think the internet has really broken relationships in a way.' Never mind, Situationships is here to fix things… 'I don't know if we're here to fix it,' she laughs. 'But we're here to vent and chat about it. A lot of people are embarrassed to talk about dating online or dating in general, and I think that stigma is dying down, and it's totally acceptable to go on dating apps. 'We're here to chat about it. No judgement, and to have a laugh with it as well.' The Dicktionary Club by Sophie Gravia is out now in paperback (£9.99, Zaffre) and available in eBook and Audio. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Situationships with Sophie and Christine, Episodes 1 and 2 now and new episodes every Thursday on BBC Sounds at 6am, BBC iPlayer at 6pm. 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Daily Mail
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Christine McGuinness confesses she saw 'a sex show' on her first date after split from her ex husband Paddy
Christine McGuinness has confessed she saw 'a sex show' during her first date after her split from her ex Paddy as she opened up about blurring the lines with her friends while she was single. The TV personality and Paddy separated in 2022 after 11 years of marriage, but continue to live together in their shared home for the sake of their three children - twins Leo and Penelope, and Felicity. Speaking on her podcast, Situationships with Sophie and Christine, the blonde beauty explained that after months of talking to a woman, she finally agreed to travel down to London. And while she said she 'planned everything so nothing could go wrong' she was hit with a few surprises as she says she accidentally saw a 'sex show'. She said: 'We went to a private members club because I was trying to keep it private because it takes time to know someone and I didn't want to be seen out and linked with another tree or a lamppost and just thrown into a situationship. 'So we went on the date and it was absolutely gorgeous, it just went so well, we laughed all night and it went so well. 'We kissed and it was just amazing and then I needed to go to the loo. She had been to this place before and I hadn't so she was like come and I'll show you where they are. 'So I have gone to the loo, come back out and there is like this glass walkway going back to the table where we were and through the glass walk way there is a hotel and you can see this hotel room and it is literally like two meters away from where we were stood and I've looked around there was a couple there having a full on sex show like right next to us. 'They're having the time of their life, they are clearly not on a first date and have been there for a while but it was like a whole performance but I couldn't not look and she went "omg" and carried on walking. 'I was stood there like '"I don't know if this should be turning me on or if I should be doing this". it felt quite naughty because it felt like I shouldn't be watching.'' Christine also explained that before this date she had got involved with some situationships with her friends. 'So when I first separated a few years ago from my ex husband, it took my a while to even think about dating but I just naturally some situationships were friendships and had blurred the lines and I had done that', she added. Her first date reveal comes after she explained to Elizabeth Day on her How To Fail podcast, that her ex-husband and family have known about her sexuality since she was little and it was 'never a secret'. She opened up about how she was dating women, including one two-year 'situationship', before she met Paddy, and admits she wants a connection for herself and not a step-parent for her children. She told the broadcaster: 'It shouldn't matter somebody's gender. It never mattered to me, which was why once me and my ex-husband were separated and I met people, I didn't properly date. 'It was more like blurred the lines of friendships for me, that was normal. It felt comfortable because I'd done that as a teenager and I, as a teenager, I dated both men and women. My ex-husband knew. My family knew. It was never a secret for me.' When asked if she has a label for her sexuality, Christine said she has thought about it but would consider herself more of a 'free spirit'. When asked about labels, Christine explained: 'No and again, I've thought about it. A lot of people always ask me, are you a lesbian? Are you bisexual? Are you what? Is this a phase? 'I've always been quite a free spirit. I think that's the only word I would put on it. When I was a teenager, I'd dated boys and girls. 14/15 was probably when I had my first kisses with, with both, and I never felt it was anything different or a big deal. 'Then I think where I grew up, everyone was kind of just there for a good time.' Christine explained that before Paddy she did date women and her longest relationship latest around two years. 'My longest was two years before I met my ex-husband and then I've had really, really lovely long situation shifts where we purposely haven't put a label on anything', she added. 'But my experiences with women have been lovely and It's not like women are better or worse. 'It's simply that the connection for me is different. I need a connection now. I need something different. 'I really, really, honestly, I love my family and Patrick is part of my family and he always, always will be. But now for my next relationship, I know what I want and I want someone for me. 'I want someone that I like spending time with, we can do stuff together that we both enjoy. I want that emotional connection where I can be open and I can talk and I can be vulnerable and I can ask for help, but I can also have a laugh and just have a good time. 'It's not like I'm trying to find a new family unit or someone to come in and be a stepparent. I want my next relationship to be for me.'
Daily Mail
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Christine McGuinness sizzles in a lemon yellow dress before slipping into a hot pink mini skirt as she models an array of summery outfits during a work trip to Glasgow
Christine McGuinness sizzled in a variety of summery outfits as she jetted to Glasgow to record her new podcast. The TV personality, 37, looked incredible in a lemon yellow mini dress before slipping into a hot pink mini skirt in fun snaps shared to her Instagram on Thursday. Christine certainly made the most of the fine weather in the Scottish city as she documented her trip, with the stunner showcasing her toned pins in a number of thigh-skimming ensembles. While one look saw her wow in a black mini skirt, the mother-of-three then switched things up for a brighter option, donning a yellow mini skirt teamed with a cheeky bra-print T-shirt and pink and white trainers. She was also seen beaming in a T-shirt with a lipstick kiss design, which she matched with her pink skirt and yellow and white trainers. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The Games star was also seen posing with co-host Sophie Gravia, with whom she presents new podcast Situationships with. Captioning her fun post, Christine penned: 'A Glasgow Chris. Giggles, girly gossip & way too many saucy secrets. Spilling the tea like it's alllllll your business, 19th June. #Situationships — the podcast that serves.' Christine's fashionable trip comes after it recently emerged that she'd he's 'exchanged flirty texts' with Dan Osbourne. Dan and Christine, 37, failed in their attempts to hide their growing bond for one another as far back as 2019 - after it was reported the pair have leant on one another during their respective marriage difficulties. It's claimed that the pair exchanged 'flirty texts' while acting as a source of comfort during their personal struggles and they were previously pictured together in March 2023. Sources had claimed that Christine and Dan comforted each other through their marital woes, and exchanged a string of flirty texts. The model reportedly called Dan 'D' in their 'flirty texts' and they were also pictured together at London's The Hoxton hotel in March 2023. After news of their close friendship come to light, Christine reportedly said she is 'absolutely adamant nothing sexual happened between them both', with Dan suggesting the messages are 'deep fakes or AI '. A source close to Christine told The Sun that Dan 'mainly led the way with texts', which often involved 'platonic stuff about their kids'. It comes after she recently opened up about her sexuality and her divorce from Paddy McGuinness, as she revealed she has dated women since she was a teenager. The TV personality explained to Elizabeth Day on her How To Fail podcast, that her ex-husband and family have known about her sexuality since she was little and it was 'never a secret'. She and Paddy separated in 2022 after 11 years of marriage, but continued to live together in their shared home for the sake of their three children - twins Leo and Penelope, and Felicity. And now she has opened up about how she was dating women, including one two-year 'situationship', before she met Paddy, and admits she wants a connection for herself and not a step-parent for her children. She told the broadcaster: 'It shouldn't matter somebody's gender. It never mattered to me, which was why once me and my ex-husband were separated and I met people, I didn't properly date. 'It was more like blurred the lines of friendships for me, that was normal. 'It felt comfortable because I'd done that as a teenager and I, as a teenager, I dated both men and women. My ex-husband knew. My family knew. It was never a secret for me.' Sources had claimed that Christine, 37, and Dan comforted each other through their marital woes, and exchanged a string of flirty texts (Christine pictured with ex-husband Paddy McGuinness in 2019) Christine, who was with Paddy for a total of 16 years, said that before him she did date women and her longest relationship latest around two years. 'My longest was two years before I met my ex-husband and then I've had really, really lovely long situation shifts where we purposely haven't put a label on anything', she added. 'But my experiences with women have been lovely and It's not like women are better or worse. 'It's simply that the connection for me is different. I need a connection now. I need something different. 'I really, really, honestly, I love my family and Patrick is part of my family and he always, always will be. But now for my next relationship, I know what I want and I want someone for me.'
