Christine McGuinness says new love interest 'must share similarity' with ex Paddy

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Christine McGuinness has opened up on her plans to get back into the dating scene after splitting with her ex Paddy McGuinness after 11 years together.The Top Gear presenter and model, who have continued to live together for the sake of their family, share three autistic children, twins Penelope and Leo, nine, and seven-year-old Felicity.

But the couple decided to call things quits in July last year following a 'make or break' holiday the 49-year-old and his wife Christine, 35, decided to part ways.Christine, who was diagnosed with autism at the late age of 33, discussed her plans to start dating again during a recent interview as she helped to launch Vanish's new campaign Me, My Autism & I – in partnership with the charity, Ambitious about Autism.She told The Mirror: "I was talking about this with a friend, actual dating I can’t think of anything worse and I think for an autistic person it is so much worse because the dating scene from what I’ve heard, you have to go into a restaurant, you're meeting someone you don't know, you're in a place that you might not have been to before."I don't drink so I wouldn’t go to a bar but I never really dated so going on dates for me is not something I want to do.

I absolutely do not want to go on a date."When I met Patrick, I already knew him it was a slow burner so that just happened.

I think once you're comfortable with someone, then you can do your dinner dates I need it to happen the other way round."Christine explained a new romance in her life would need to occur in a similar fashion to her relationship with ex-Paddy."Ideally, I would have to know someone first before I started dating like me and Patrick were friends first and then it turns romantic."But now I've got zero time