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Christine McGuinness Says She Wants a Wife, Calls Herself a 'Five-Star Lesbian'

She describes strict boundaries around dating during ongoing co-parenting with ex-husband Paddy McGuinness.

Overview

  • McGuinness, speaking Tuesday on Tinder’s It Started With A Kiss podcast, said she would love “a wife one day” and prefers a non-legal blessing over another marriage.
  • She said she has dated only women for the past several years and jokingly called herself a “five-star lesbian.”
  • She explained that she keeps dating separate from home life and tells partners they will not be introduced to her children quickly.
  • After a 2024 divorce, she and ex-husband Paddy McGuinness still share their Cheshire home to co-parent their three children, who have autism.
  • Coverage of the interview spread across LGBTQ and tabloid outlets, with Them. reporting her remark that she had “really really tried” to be into men but “just can’t.”