Christine McGuinness ‘devastated’ to learn ex husband Paddy is making mockumentary about their divorce
MODEL Christine McGuinness is “devastated” after learning estranged husband Paddy is making a BBC “mockumentary” about their divorce.
The former Top Gear host, 50, secretly shot a pilot for the spoof documentary called Paddy last year — following his life as a comedian going through a split.
But Christine, 35, who has three kids with him, was blindsided by the news and is upset their 11-year-marriage, which broke down in 2022, is being used as comedy content.
A pal revealed: “Christine is distraught that their divorce is going to be the butt of the jokes.
“She’s completely broken over the divorce and we are genuinely worried about her.
“Paddy didn’t tell her about the pilot.
“She read about it online.
“She’s kept her head down and remained silent.
“She will have her day, but now isn’t the time.
“She’s working and trying to focus on the kids.
“The fact she had to find out online, like everyone else, that he was doing this has broken her even more.”
It is understood the couple are going through divorce proceedings, but it has not come to court.
Comedian Josh Pugh, 34, who plays a version of himself in the pilot, revealed they filmed at an Airbnb standing in for the McGuinness’ house.
He said: “Paddy McGuinness is doing a spoof documentary of his life and in that documentary he is mentoring me as a stand-up. It’s about his divorce. It was a very strange couple of days.”
A source close to Paddy said: “The mockumentary is going to be a heightened sense of reality and a funny take on the industry he’s in.
“The main focus is the stand-up circuit, not his divorce.”