Christine McGuinness says her ‘heart is full’ after spending Christmas with ex Paddy and the kids

Christine McGuinness said her "heart is full" after spending Christmas together with her ex-husband Paddy and the kids.

Even though they have been divorced for two years they decided to spend this special day together with the children.

They still live in the same family home for the sake of their three children who all have autism.

Former model Christine, who also has autism, told Woman's Own magazine before the holidays: “The last thing we want to do is upset our children over Christmas, so we’ll make sure we’re all together.”

Take Me Out presenter Paddy shared a photo on Instagram of his feet wearing Santa socks and the words: "Christmas Day done! We played, we laughed, we got heartburn. Same again next year!!! Kids in bed, tinnies out, telly on! From my family to yours, Merry Christmas."

Christine posted a photo of herself in a red Santa dress, saying, "Being present is the greatest gift of all. "I'm only a day late with the Christmas post!

"I’ve been busy just taking it all in (and if I wasn’t late, I wouldn’t be me). My heart, my home, and my camera roll are full of happy children. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

Christine revealed that Christmasses are usually "quiet, because the children get overwhelmed with the changes."

"So we try to keep it like a normal day but with presents."

When they split, they told The Mirror: "While ago we took the difficult decision to separate but our main focus was 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."

Since their split both of them have been busy with TV work.

Paddy McGuiness is currently presenting Inside The Factory taking over from Gregg Wallace, while Christine will appear on Celebrity Hunted partnered with Duncan James from Blue.

Christine has been open about her dating plans and even keeps a dating diary.

Celebrity Hunted begins on 4 January.