{"id":465538,"date":"2026-05-02T21:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/465538\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T21:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:25:16","slug":"christine-mcguinness-finds-new-love-with-olympic-boxer-and-strictly-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/465538\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine McGuinness &#8216;finds new love&#8217; with Olympic boxer and Strictly star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christine McGuinness has found &#8216;new love&#8217; with a former Strictly Come Dancing star and Olympic boxer, years on from her divorce from Paddy McGuinness.<\/p>\n<p>15:49, 02 May 2026Updated 16:26, 02 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>Christine McGuinness reveals her &#8216;fears&#8217; over dating app meet ups<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Christine McGuinness is growing close to a Strictly star and Olympian, according to reports. Mum-of-three Christine, 38, who finalised her divorce from <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/paddy-mcguinness\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Paddy McGuinness<\/a> in 2024, is getting close to Olympic <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">boxing<\/a> star Nicola Adams after opening up about sleeping with women for the first time, reports the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/christine-mcguinness\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Christine<\/a> and Nicola were both at the DIVA awards recently, an event which celebrates the achievements of <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/lgbtq\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">LGBTQIA women and non-binary people.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An event attendee told the Mail: \u201cThey were inseparable and looked like they were a couple.\u201d The pair now are also following each other on social media platforms. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/nicola-adams-girlfriend-split-gladiators-36446372\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Nicola split from her partner of seven years,<\/a> Ella Baig, in March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35048155\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/ella-baig-posts-judgement-after-35048155\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ella Baig posts about &#8216;judgement&#8217; after ex Nicola Adams discussed end of romance<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35046389\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/strictlys-nicola-adams-reveals-heartbreaking-35046389\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicola Adams reveals heartbreaking reason for split from OnlyFans girlfriend &#8211; &#8216;I can&#8217;t deny it&#8217;<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nicola and Paddy finalised their divorce in 2024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_National-Television-Awards-2019-Red-Carpet-Arrivals.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Nicola and Paddy finalised their divorce in 2024\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Nicola and Paddy finalised their divorce in 2024(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The reports come after Christine revealed she had been dating women just last week, telling new podcast It Started With A Kiss she would \u201clove to have a wife one day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cNot like a legalised marriage, but like a blessing, a celebration of love. I\u2019ve been there, done it, spent an absolute fortune and probably aged about ten years throughout it all,\u201d she said, speaking on marriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Christine added: \u201cI don\u2019t want to do that again. I would love to just be saying, \u2018This is my wife.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The podcast host also disclosed in the chat she is a \u201csucker for a stud and masc\u201d, adding they \u201ccome for me\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She added: \u201cThis one date, well, it wasn\u2019t a date, it was when I did the whole hotel thing and not the whole date thing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nicola Adams was reportedly cosying up to Christine at a recent event\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_QIPCO-British-Champions-Day-2021.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Nicola Adams was reportedly cosying up to Christine at a recent event\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Nicola Adams was reportedly cosying up to Christine at a recent event(Image: Getty Images for British Champions Series)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_The-Diva-Awards-2026-Drinks-Reception.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">(Image: Dave Benett\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cBecause I didn\u2019t want to ever just meet someone and it just be sex, but then kind of did find myself in a place where I was like, \u2018Do you know what? I actually do just want to do that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been married, I\u2019ve had situationships, I was single, I was celibate for six months, and with all of that, I just had a moment of, \u2018Do you know what, I wouldn\u2019t mind just meeting up with someone and just seeing how it goes\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Christine described the woman as \u201cvery, very beautiful, like that perfect, pretty, handsome, like masc stuff type woman, really gorgeous\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking on her first kiss, Christine was just as open, saying: \u201cThe first time I kissed a woman, again, after my husband and no disrespect to him, it had been a while.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI remember that first kiss just being so soft and so nice and so feminine. I knew I always felt it and it wasn\u2019t something that I was worried about never doing again because when I married for life, genuinely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cBut I was really happy that I was doing it again. And I\u2019m really happy that now I am dating women again and that I am having fun. I\u2019ve got some of the best stories, some of the wildest memories, like the craziest experiences that only I and one other person would ever know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Christine chose to speak about wanting to date men and women after signing up to E4 TV series Celebs Go Dating in April last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Mirror<\/a> has reached out to Christine and Nicola&#8217;s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christine McGuinness has found &#8216;new love&#8217; with a former Strictly Come Dancing star and Olympic boxer, years on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465539,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[434,14725,16256,18,117,19,17,204421,23260],"class_list":{"0":"post-465538","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-celebs-go-dating","10":"tag-christine-mcguinness","11":"tag-eire","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-nicola-adams","16":"tag-strictly-come-dancing"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116507098376809440","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}