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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Jessica Sansome

Paddy and Christine McGuinness officially announce they split 'some time ago' after coming back from holiday with kids

Paddy and Christine McGuinness have confirmed they have split after arriving back from a UK break with their children. Earlier today (Friday, July 22) Paddy took to Instagram with a smiling selfie of the pair, who have been married for 11 years.

It was the first time the pair had been seen publicly together since Christine admitted to them experiencing a 'very difficult' time in their marriage. The pair each posted statements on Instagram where they opened up about the "difficult decision".

They 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.

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