MODEL and TV star Christine McGuinness had a fling with a leading soap actress, The Sun can reveal.
The pair partied hard and “had fun together” after meeting at an awards ceremony, pals said.
Christine, 37, and the actress exchanged messages in the days after but their brief romance quickly fizzled out.
Their encounter came in 2023, the year after mum-of-three Christine split from her ex-Top Gear host husband, Paddy McGuinness, 51.
A source said: “Christine was single at the time and they really enjoyed the evening of the awards bash. There was a strong chemistry between them and they shared some messages but it never went any further after that.”
The well-known actress, whom we are not naming, has previously been in relationships with men.
Christine split from Paddy after 11 years of marriage.
They announced their split in July 2022, days after Christine revealed in an interview with The Sun on Sunday’s Fabulous magazine that they were going through a “very, very difficult time”.
The pair still live together in their £6.5million Cheshire mansion for the sake of their children, despite the divorce.
Months after their marriage ended, Christine was pictured kissing singer Chelcee Grimes, 33.
Christine spoke out about her sexuality for the first time last month, revealing she has dated both sexes since she was a teen.
Speaking on the How To Fail podcast, she said: “I’m at the point where I think I’ve got a nice balance of going, ‘Yeah I date women and so what? What’s the big deal?’
“But also knowing I don’t have to go into big, massive detail about it either.
“A lot of people ask me, ‘Are you a lesbian? Are you bisexual? Is this a phase?’.
“I’ve always been quite a free spirit. I think that’s the only word I would put on it.
“When I was a teenager, I’d dated boys and girls. I never felt it was anything different or a big deal.”
A representative for Christine was approached for comment over her fling with the actress.
