Christine McGuinness has told fans she is 'struggling' as she gave an insight into how she is impacted by autism. The model has been flooded with praise in recent weeks following the release of her first solo documentary.
Airing on the BBC earlier this month, Christine McGuinness: Unmasking My Autism, saw Christine open up about her adult autism diagnosis at 33 while lifting the lid on living with the developmental disorder. As she met others with the condition, Christine shared how her behaviour as a child was misunderstood as 'being naughty' and she dropped out of school at 14 without qualifications and entered beauty pageants.
Her titles included Miss Commonwealth for England, Miss Cheshire and Miss Liverpool and it was through dressing up that she embraced the "power of pretending." In the documentary Christine, 35, also opened up about her split from Top Gear presenter Paddy, which the couple announced in July last year, saying that after 15 years together "I don't know what it's like to date."
There was a heart-breaking moment when the former The Real Housewives of Cheshire star told how the Bolton TV star had made her feel "safe" after she had suffered sexual abuse from the age of nine. "Before Patrick I was sexually abused and raped and I used to pray every night that I wouldn't wake up in the morning because it was so awful," she said.
And in her latest Instagram Story post, Christine gave further insight into how her autism affects her daily life. Sat in her car, the mum-of-three said to the camera: "This is my worst nightmare. I've been sat in my car for an hour..." she said as she took a deep breath. "I need to go shopping," she then explained while sat outside a shopping centre.
"I'm working next week, I've got a really busy week. I think I've got about 20 different jobs in a couple of days. I'm in London next week and I need some clothes but I just... I should have done the online but I've left it to late. I absolutely hate it. I don't understand girls who like shopping. It's busy, there's stuff everywhere and I can't make a decision.
"I'm fine in an arena. If I was in an arena with 10,000 people and there's music on, I love it. I'm absolutely fine there. But I don't like busy shops and I don't like restaurants... busy places."
Christine later returned back to her car with an update which she captioned: "3hrs later." She said: "That was just an awful experience. It was so much worse than what I imagined. It wasn't actually too busy but I just couldn't pick anything and I got really... I'm very stuck in my own head at the minute and I'm struggling."
She went on to say she had got "nothing" she needed by didn't leave empty handed as she purchased a sparkling rainbow ring and a pair of new designer sunglasses. "Absolutely useless items to what I actually need because I can't just go on telly in a pair of sunglasses and a ring," she said. "I just need a holiday now," she laughed as she tried her new shades on for size.
It comes after Christine did reveal that she's planning a getaway. Taking to Instagram on Thursday (March 23), she posted a picture of her being snapped taking a selfie in a sun-soaked location as she said: "Dear universe. More sunshine and sunsets please." She added: "Can anyone recommend where this mama can get some heat April-May? Not too far away.. 4hrs max." She also posted the same call out to her Instagram Story and said: "Help me out. Where am I going this year?" before saying: "I need heat!"
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