Christine hurt by 'flirty' rumours

Claims that Christie McGuinness shared a romantic spark with Dan Osborne has left the model heartbroken, a source tells new

-  Kenzi Devine

After claims last week that Christine McGuinness and Dan Osborne exchanged “flirty” messages as they “supported” one another amid their respective marital woes, a source now says mum-of-three Christine is “heartbroken” that her personal life is yet again being put through the wringer.

The Sun newspaper has claimed there was a “spark” between Christine and Dan, who are said to have been friends since 2019, but our source says that rumours of any romantic connection between the pair are simply not true.

“Christine and Dan both feel this has been blown out of proportion. Christine is heartbroken and in pain over the whole thing and can't believe it's being painted like this. They've been friends for years and have helped each other through tough times respectively, but that's literally all it is,” our source said.

Dan is thought to have recently patched things up with his wife, Jacqueline Jossa, after they publicly confirmed a brief split earlier this year — sharing loved-up snaps from holidays abroad and more recently at a wedding with friends.

The couple, who share two children, have been married since 2017, but their relationship has been quite a rollercoaster — including rumours of infidelity on Dan’s part. And last week, their relationship was yet again thrust into the spotlight as a source claimed to The Sun that Dan, 33, had exchanged “flirty messages” with Christine, 37.

“Their friendship goes as far back as 2019, when Jacqueline was heading down under to the