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Scarlett O'Toole

Inside Christine and Paddy McGuinness' marriage - holidays apart and social media absence

Christine McGuinness and her husband Paddy have been surrounded by speculation their 11-year-marriage is on the rocks.

They were once the dream couple on social media and shared plenty of gushing posts about one another.

But Christine, 34, hinted there was trouble in paradise when she took to Instagram on Thursday (July 7) to share a cryptic motivational quote about discussing trust before love.

She also wrote: "There is only one thing I want to make clear right now. I didn’t put us in this situation."

Here we take a look at the highs and lows of their marriage:

Paddy, 48, and Christine tied the knot back in 2011 and have since had their fair share of troubles — their most noticeable in 2018 when the Top Gear host was pictured arm-in-arm with Nicole Appleton on a night out.

And swirling rumours regarding the status of their marriage have been rife in recent months, especially as Paddy hasn't appeared on Christine’s Instagram feed since February.

Christine and Paddy McGuinness have been surrounded by split rumours (Getty Images)
Christine shared a cryptic post to her followers (@mrscmcguinness/Instagram)

Christine's cryptic post after the couple, who share three children, were spotted together for the first time looking tense in the car after Christine's holiday abroad without her family.

She was joined on the trip to Croatia by friends and shared a series of pictures from her time away upon her return.

She captioned the post: "I followed my heart and it lead me to Croatia.

"Memories for life, I’m feeling very lucky, so blessed. I’ve laughed sooo much, relaxed and switched off like never before!"

The couple have been together for 11 years (GC Images)
Christine recently appeared alone at a charity ball (SplashNews.com)

Paddy then left to film Top Gear in London, leaving his family in Cheshire.

Christine has previously revealed Paddy "buried his head in work" after their now nine-year-old twins were diagnosed with autism in 2015.

Speaking in the BBC documentary Our Family And Autism, Christine said: "My husband buried his head in work. There are times he just can’t cope with it.

"There are times when I want to shake him and say, ‘Just get on with it. It’s not that big a deal’."

The couple's three children have all been diagnosed with autism (instagram/mrscmcguinness)
Christine recently enjoyed a solo trip (Instagram)

In her autobiography, A Beautiful Nightmare, she added that Paddy "feels quite down about it all and struggles to see the positives in their condition."

Christine also discussed their wedding day, saying she felt "overwhelmed" by the occasion.

She wrote: "I didn’t really know anyone there," admitting only 20 out of 200 guests were from her family.

She added: "Despite all the stress and chaos, I was so happy to be married to the man I loved.

"The man who was to become the father of my children. The man who I thought was the best thing ever.”

Paddy was spotted with Nicole in Soho (David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Paddy was seen holding hands with Nicole (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Despite her love for Paddy, their marriage suffered a blow in 2018 when Paddy was pictured on a night out with singer Nicole Appleton.

Christine wrote: "My husband, arm-in-arm with another woman.

"I felt physically sick. I ran to the toilet to vomit. Still to this day I can remember that absolutely awful pit-of-your-stomach feeling."

At the time, she forgave him for the sake of their family.

Christine and Paddy share two kids (instagram)

Earlier this year, Paddy was criticised by fans after failing to publicly support his wife during her stint on The Games.

However, Christine has recently addressed rumours about their marriage, saying they are "really good".

"We're really good, honestly," she told OK!

Christine added: "We have had difficult times but when I look back at our marriage and see where we are now, I think, ‘Wow, you know, we’ve done alright!’"

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