Christine McGuinness is set to lift the lid on her heartbreaking fertility struggle and her battle with anorexia in an upcoming new book.
The model announced her tell-all autobiography will hit the shelves in November, and is called A Beautiful Nightmare.
It will take a deep dive into Christine's life including her battle with an eating disorder, difficulty conceiving, her tough childhood and her marriage to TV funnyman Paddy McGuinness.
“Writing a book is not something I ever expected to come my way," Christine admitted.
"I never thought anyone would be interested in me. I’m nervous about people getting to know me and my background, but because of that, I saw this as an opportunity that I couldn’t turn down because it’s a real pinch me moment to write my story."
The 33-year-old model said she’s finally ready to step out of her husband’s shadow, and confessed she's always been frustrated when she’s been referred to as simply “Paddy’s wife”.
"My husband has been in the public eye for over 20 years, and for over a decade I’ve been referred to as Paddy‘s wife, which I love and I’m proud of, but I’ve been to big red carpet events where I’ve got to the table and my name place has said ‘Paddy‘s wife’!” Christine explained.
"It’s only recently that I’ve been recognised as Christine, but I’ve been Christine for 33 years so there’s a lot of my life with untold stories that people don’t know about."
Christine and Paddy share three children - eight-year-old twins Leo and Penelope, and Felicity, four - who have all been diagnosed with autism.
She revealed her journey to motherhood hasn’t been straightforward, and said the book will also look at the “inspiring journey” she’s been on.
"Most people will know that I’ve got three amazing children who are all autistic, so I suppose my experience of parenthood has been a completely different journey to a lot of parents.
"But it’s been a really positive inspiring journey that’s had some challenges along the way, and I feel like that’s how my whole life has been,” she explained.
Calling her upcoming autobiography a "rags to riches" tale, Christine hopes that her new book will give people a much-needed boost, and hopefully inspire them.
"There have been times in life that have been a complete nightmare, but also beautiful too," she added..
Christine has previously spoken about parenting her three children, and said she finds solace and support on Instagram from other mums who are dealing with the same issues.
“It’s always lovely when I do put something on about the children and I’ll read the comments from other parents saying they have found it comforting to know that they’re not alone,” she said.
“But it’s also comforting for me to know that I’m not alone because there’s millions of families out there just like mine, or with children with all different kinds of disabilities and additional needs.”
A Beautiful Nightmare will be released on 9 November.
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