Christine McGuinness reveals she's been diagnosed as autistic 'I'm not totally surprised'

Paddy McGuinness couldn't hold back the tears as he gushed over his wife Christine and their three autistic children in their new BBC documentary Paddy And Christine McGuinness: Our Family And Autism.The 48 year old, who recently had a vasectomy as they knew it wasn't right to have anymore children, opened up on their twins Leo and Penelope, eight, and Felicity, five, in powerful scenes. Breaking down, Paddy explained how lucky their children are to have a mum like Christine, 33.

Christine McGuinness has admitted she "blamed herself" after discovering her three children were autistic.The 33 year old Loose Women star is a proud mum to her three children; twins Penelope and Leo, eight, and five year old Felicity. All three of her and husband Paddy McGuinness' children have been diagnosed with autism.

Campaigner Christine McGuinness had a boob job 18 months after welcoming her twins, enhancing her from a 32D to a 32E. But in her new autobiography Christine admitted she questions whether she would have had the procedure if she hadn't been "approached" by a cosmetic company.

In her new book, A Beautiful Nightmare, Christine McGuinness reveals the long struggle she faced to conceive children with husband Paddy, after anorexia left her with irregular periods. So after four long years of trying, the former model's happiness can be imagined when she finally got what she had long awaited - a baby.

In her new biography A Beautiful Nightmare, Christine McGuinness opened up about being diagnosed with autism as her three children have. She and husband Paddy McGuinness had always questioned whether there was a genetic link and underwent assessments during filming for their new documentary Autism And Our Family.

Christine McGuinness has opened up on her relationship with her estranged dad Johnny and shared her heartbreak over him “choosing drugs” over her as a child. The 33 year old beauty went into detail about her difficult childhood growing up with a parent addicted to heroin, claiming that he is one of the longest-living addicts registered in the UK.

Previously regarded as being a condition to exclusively affect men, women including Christine McGuinness and Melanie Sykes have recently revealed their autism diagnoses. Affecting how people communicate with the world around them, both Christine and Melanie have mentioned the sense of relief that they have felt since receiving the news.

Christine McGuinness has opened up about her fertility struggles in an exclusive video with OK!, admitting she suffered a scare while pregnant with her twins. Christine, 33, shares twins Penelope and Leo, eight, and five-year-old Felicity with husband Paddy McGuinness.

Christine McGuinness has revealed that similarly to her three children, she has been diagnosed with autism.The mum-of-three explained in a heart-wrenching video interview with OK! that she had suspected the diagnosis for a while, but it wasn’t until she noticed similarities to her children that she decided to go through the diagnosis process.The 33-year-old explained that while writing her autobiography, A Beautiful Nightmare, it felt like the right time to tell her story.

Christine McGuinness has penned a new autobiography A Beautiful Nightmare and ahead of the release, the former Real Housewives star told OK! about one of the topics she covers in the memoir - her struggle to conceive children. Christine, who now shares three children, twins Felicity and Leo, eight, and five-year-old Felicity with husband Patrick McGuiness, spoke about her fertility troubles after her battle with anorexia stopped her periods.

Christine McGuinness has revealed that she is relieved and emotional to discover she is autistic - after being diagnosed with the same condition as her three children.

Christine McGuinness has spoken out about being diagnosed with autism like her three children.

Christine McGuiness certainly has a lot on her plate. Not only do her three children suffer from autism, she herself has just been diagnosed with the condition.