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Christine McGuinness Says New 'Situationship' Risks a 'Toxic' Trauma Bond

She disclosed it on her BBC Sounds podcast to set firmer boundaries in dating.

Overview

  • McGuinness said she caught herself oversharing early on with the unnamed partner and worried it could form a trauma bond.
  • She described the relationship as a 'situationship' and did not identify the other person.
  • Her comments appear on Situationships with Sophie and Christine, with the episode released February 27 on BBC Sounds.
  • Discussing dating as an autistic woman, she said she now explains sensory and venue preferences and worries about how her autistic children will navigate relationships.
  • She left E4's Celebs Go Dating mid-series last year and now prefers private, natural dating following her 2022 split from Paddy McGuinness, with whom she shares three children.