Paddy McGuinness turned 49 years old on Sunday and shared an unusual way of celebrating 'on his own'.
Taking to Instagram, he uploaded a video of a special fitness challenge to mark his big day. He dropped to the floor and grunted and groaned as he performed 49 press ups - one for every year of his life.
But thinking ahead he added another two, totalling 51 push ups, as he joked that he could reuse the video for the next two years. In a caption alongside the clip, Paddy wrote: "49 for 49 and feeling fine! Happy Birthday to all my fellow Leo’s!!!! Hope y’all have a wonderful Birthday. Did I mention it’s my birthday today? Get on that @keithlemon!"
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Speaking in the video, the comedian explained that he was alone for a bit. He said: "It’s my birthday. Oh-ho yes! And what better way to celebrate, than by doing some press ups…on my own.
“To be honest I can think of better ways to celebrate, but to be fair, Christine and the kids have given me an hour off, to do a little bit of birthday training. Here we go! 49 for 49.”
It was Paddy's first birthday since he split with his wife of 11 years - Christine McGuinness. However despite the end of their relationship, the pair are continuing to live together in the family home as they co-parent their three young children, Felicity, Penelope and Leo.
The pair issued a joint statement last month to announce they had made the "difficult decision" to separate. In it they said: "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're 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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