CHRISTINE McGuinness has admitted that her marriage to Paddy is “really tough”.
The 31-year-old revealed she felt like a “single mum” due to her TV presenter husband’s gruelling schedule.
Her comments come just a year after Paddy was seen looking cosy with Nicole Appleton on a night out in London.
Speaking to the , she revealed that the 45-year-old has been home just five days in the last month while filming Top Gear.
She has been left looking after their five-year-old twins Penelope and Leo, who both have autism, and Felicity, two, at home in Cheshire.
The Real Housewives Of Cheshire star, said: “I would be lying if I said it’s great. It’s not, it’s really tough.
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“At the moment I barely see him. It is getting to the point now where I feel it is overwhelming and too much. I feel like a single parent at times. I keep thinking it will quieten down soon but actually I don’t think it will.
“I think work will be good for Paddy and he’s going to be very, very busy and so I don’t know what we’re going to do.”
Christine, who has been married to the Take Me Out host for eight years, admitted he even had to miss her 31st birthday for work.
But she believes that while she misses her husband, she knows he’s doing it for their kids in order to give them a “good life”.
Christine was left in tears last year after images emerged of Paddy cuddling up to All Saints singer Nicole during a night out in Soho, while she stayed at home looking after the kids.
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