Christine McGuinness has disclosed that she has started taking medication for her ADHD after her split from Paddy. The mum-of-three decided to seek help after struggling with her public break-up.
The 36-year-old, who is also autistic, claims the medication helps her calm down and perform tasks "better". However, the author, model and TV star confesses a reluctance to completely let go of her old self, expressing a desire to "drop a dose."
She said according to the Mirror: "I quite like the scatty part of me and I missed it a little bit." Earlier this year, Christine opened up about her secret "meltdowns" and mental health struggles amidst her divorce from former Top Gear and Take Me Out star Paddy, 50.
In February, she confessed there were days when she wished "to disappear". Despite announcing their split in 2022, she and Paddy continue to live together for the sake of their children,
Just weeks before starting her medication, Christine admitted: "Just recently, with a lot of changes in my personal life, I'm having a lot more meltdowns. I'm struggling. I probably do need more help."
Now, Christine, one of seven celebrities featured in the recent BBC Two series Pilgrimage: The Road Through North Wales, has revealed that around the same time she spoke of her meltdowns, she mustered the courage to take action.
In her quest for managing her mind, she reveals: "I started medication around three months ago. I kept pushing it back, thinking, 'Do I really need it, I've got to my thirties without why do I suddenly feel like I just need it now? ' Eventually I just thought, 'OK, I'll try just a low dose and see what it does, see if it helps me'. And it has."
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She has found significant change, saying: "It's helped calm my mind. I'm still active, still able to do everything I could before, just better. My head's not switching to different topics all the time. I used to struggle to hold a conversation because I'd be having 10 others in the back of my mind."
Reflecting on past difficulties, she continued: "I'd leave a conversation not having a clue what we've just spoken about, because I'd be planning my weekly shop, or what are the kids doing this week, or shall I go to Ibiza tomorrow or do a yoga class having all these conversations in my head. I feel like I'm better at that now that I'm on medication."
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When asked what triggered her decision, she added: "I think I needed it now because my life is unsettled. And when things calm down, hopefully I won't need it as much."
Christine and Paddy McGuinness, who were married for 11 years, first crossed paths when she was just 19, modelling at the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament.
The couple's children, twins Leo and Penelope, aged 10, and seven year old Felicity, are autistic, with Christine revealing that two of them might also have ADHD.
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