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Alan Johnson

Emotional Christine McGuinness admits to 'anxiety' ahead of National Television Awards

Christine McGuinness has admitted to feelings of nervousness and anxiety as she prepares to attend Thursday night's National Television Awards ceremony at Wembley Arena.

The 34-year-old, who split from husband Paddy McGuinness earlier this year after 11 years of marriage, has received a nomination for the pair's BBC documentary, Our Family and Autism.

Despite her reservations though, the former Real Housewives of Cheshire star revealed she has good reason to attend.

"I'm going to the NTAs tomorrow - I'm a nominee for the documentary me and Patrick made with our children," she began, addressing fans on her Instagram story.

Sat in her car, she continued: "I'm really anxious. I'm quite nervous just because of everything - obviously it's not the best situation, but I haven't done anything wrong.

Christine and ex Paddy have received a nomination for their documentary, Our Family and Autism (SplashNews.com)
The pair announced their split in July (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

"I know what a big difference the documentary has made and I know how hard the whole team worked on it so I'm going to go and try and hold my head up high and just enjoy the night."

Christine will be pleased to know her ex has decided to stay away from the Awards, meanwhile.

A TV source told the Sun : "Paddy is staying away and focusing on work, letting Christine bask in the glory of being nominated for the doc, which meant so much to her.

"If they both showed up there would be too much focus on their relationship and they want to be respectful."

Paddy won't be present at the Awards ceremony, however (WireImage)
Christine McGuiness says she is nervous about attending the NTAs (Christine McGuinness/Instagram)

In a joint statement announcing their split three months ago, the former couple wrote: "We hadn't planned on sharing this publicly until we were ready but after the lack of privacy surrounding our life personal life, we feel left with no other option but to clarify.

"A while ago we took the difficult decision to separate but our main focus as always is to continue loving and supporting our children.

"This was not an easy decision to make but we are moving forward as the best parents we can be for our three beautiful children.

"We'll always be a loving family, we still have a great relationship and still live happily in our family home together."

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