CHRISTINE: IT'S SO HARD

'My autism made Paddy split tough'

- ANDREW JAMESON

CHRISTINE McGuinness says her autism made it harder to leave her "unhappy" marriage to TV presenter Paddy.

The model, 34, said she stayed in the relationship because it was "safe" and she "doesn't like change" - which she realised after being diagnosed with autism.

Christine and Top Gear host Paddy, who married in 2011 and are parents to Felicity and twins Leo and Penelope, revealed they separated last June, six months after their BBC documentary Our Family And Autism.