Christine McGuinness showed clear signs she wanted to leave the programme during the first episode of Celebs Go Dating on Monday night.
The model, 37, who announced she had quit the show in May, appeared visibly uncomfortable during the mixer when the celebs were tasked to pick someone to take to Ibiza in the hope they would get closer.
But all seemed too much for Christine as she insisted on ‘taking a minute’ outside with her fellow co-star Kerry Katona.
She panicked: ‘I need a minute, I can go for a minute can’t I? I don’t want to just take someone away.
‘How can I go abroad with someone I’ve just met? This is just not normal.’
When it was announced she would appear on the show, it was revealed that Christine would be up for dating both men and women on the show.
Christine McGuinness showed clear signs she wanted to leave the programme during the first episode of Celebs Go Dating on Monday night
The model, who announced she had quit the show in May, appeared visibly uncomfortable during the mixer
Christine revealed it felt ‘too soon’ for her to date so publicly following her divorce from ex-husband Paddy McGuinness.
She had already flown to Ibiza to begin filming the series with the rest of the cast but told fans she was ‘returning home to her family’ after having a change of heart.
Revealing the news on Instagram, she said: ‘I joined Celebs Go Dating with great intentions but have realised that dating on a public platform and the attention is brings is just too soon for me.’
Christine also said that she may appear in the future, adding: ‘They’ve said the door is always open for me which I’m so grateful but for now I’m returning home to my family.’
Talking on Celebs Go Dating, Christine said: ‘I feel like I’m a couple of steps away from being my new self and not ‘Paddy’s wife’. I’m coming out of the transition part.
‘I am single and I absolutely do love women. I’d love to explore that more and I definitely see that’s where I’m more comfortable.’
She added: ‘When I was a teenager, I dated men and women before I was married and now I’m really, really just enjoying spending time with women.
‘For the last three years, I’ve only ever dated women. I was never heterosexual, I’ve never labelled myself anything other than Christine, to be honest.’
The celebs were tasked to pick someone to take to Ibiza in the hope they would get closer
But all seemed too much for Christine as she insisted on ‘taking a minute’ outside with her fellow co-star Kerry Katona
She panicked: ‘I need a minute, I can go for a minute can’t I? I don’t want to just take someone away. How can I go abroad with someone I’ve just met? This is just not normal’
When it was announced she would appear on the show, it was revealed that Christine would be up for dating both men and women on the show
Christine revealed it felt ‘too soon’ for her to date so publicly following her divorce from ex-husband Paddy McGuinness (pictured in 2017)
She had already flown to Ibiza to begin filming the series with the rest of the cast but told fans she was ‘returning home to her family’ after having a change of heart
Christine was married to TV presenter Paddy for 11 years before they split for good in 2022.
After they stayed living together for the sake of their three children – twins Leo and Penelope, and daughter Felicity, who have all been diagnosed with autism – the exes finalised their divorce out of court last summer.
Christine revealed how ‘difficult’ the break-up had been for her after the pair’s marital home, a Cheshire mansion worth £6.5million, was put on the market.
She said: ‘I’ve never spoken about the reasons for our divorce, and I don’t know if I ever will.
‘It was a difficult time. It wasn’t something that, you know, I just decided to do overnight, or that we chose to do.
‘We tried, and, yeah, there just, unfortunately, there was no repairing it, you know?’
Discussing her appearance on the show before deciding to quit, the TV personality has admitted that she hasn’t ‘dated much before’ so this will be a new experience for her.
She said: ‘I’m really excited to be joining the agency, I’m going to have a summer of fun! Who knows what might happen? I’ve not really dated much before, so I feel like I’m doing a crash course!
‘I’m looking forward to getting to know the other celebs and I’m especially looking forward to the coaching side of things with the agents. I think that’s going to be good for me.’
