Christine McGuinness, 33, on being diagnosed as autistic and why she’s never watched Paddy’s Phoenix Nights.Four or five years ago, me and my husband [comedian/TV host Paddy McGuinness] were at an event and I sat next to a director.
I couldn’t tell you what her name was but we got on. She asked to know a little bit more about me, which no one’s ever really done before.
I’ve done so many interviews with daytime TV about my children [twins Leo and Penelope, eight, and Felicity, five, are all autistic] and my husband but no one’s ever really said, ‘What about you?’ I told her some little bits and she asked if I would be interested in making a short film about it.
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