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Jessica Sansome

Christine McGuinness says she's 'struggling' as she details her 'nightmare' in candid post

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."

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