Christine McGuinness ‘wants a wife’ as she opens up ‘ideal double life’ after Paddy divorce

Christine McGuinness has said she's on the lookout for 'a wife', though she's said she's not looking to have another legal marriage.

She and former husband Paddy McGuiness announced their divorce in 2022, saying they would continue to live together and co-parent their children.

They had been together for 15 years and married for 11 of those, with Christine saying she'd stayed in the relationship despite feeling 'unhappy' as she had autism and liked 'things to stay the same'.

Speaking to the podcast It Started With A Kiss recently, the 38-year-old spoke about being in relationships with women following her divorce and how she'd like to have 'a wife' even if she's not planning on getting married again.

She said: "I would love to have a wife one day, not like a legalised marriage, but like a blessing, a celebration of love and all of that, I would love to just be saying, 'this is my wife'."

Christine McGuinness said she was looking 'for a wife' as she spoke about her love life (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

Christine said she split her time between her family up north and working in London, where she can 'work, have fun, I can sleep in and I don't need to worry about everything'.

"I love a double life!" the model said of being able to have a foot in both worlds, and she's been clear about her situation with the women she's dated.

"And this has become a problem because eventually it gets to the point where, obviously, I’m quite happy at this, and then my woman’s going 'am I going to meet the kids? And 'are we doing this forever?'

"And I'm kind of going like, 'OK, I thought I did tell you that that wasn't going to change any time soon at the beginning'."

Elsewhere on the podcast she described herself as a 'five star lesbian' and said she was giving a 'situationship' a try.

She and Paddy still live in the same house as the co-parent their children, though they're not always there at the same time (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

She also said that she and Paddy have messaged each other pictures of the women they're dating and are amicable after their divorce, though they're not often both in the family home at the same time.

Their living arrangements and the possibility they might get long-term partners which make their current situation less viable is something they've thought about, but for now it works.

She said: "We know it’s going to take a while because we’ve got children, going back home, we both kind of get that reality check of we can't just go and move in with somebody just yet."

Christine said they were 'very fortunate' to have a 'lovely big home' and an arrangement that works for them, as she doesn't want to move her children around.

If they do 'end up in something where it progresses and it turns into a relationship and then they want to live with you or whatever' then she reckons they'll discuss it and figure out what to do next.