Christine McGuinness kisses best friend Chelcee Grimes at Winter Wonderland following split from husband Paddy
CHRISTINE McGuinness tenderly kisses best friend Chelcee Grimes at a Christmas festival.
The pair were spotted sharing a warm embrace at the Winter Wonderland in London’s Hyde Park.
Their visit on Thursday evening came after Christine, 34, Paddy McGuinness in July.
An onlooker said: “It was a sweet moment between Christine and Chelcee as they sat on a bench outside and enjoyed live music.
“They were wearing similar woolly hats and even had a little dance at one point.
“They seemed to be living in the moment and soaking up the festive atmosphere.
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“Christine and Chelcee were both all smiles as they walked off hand-in-hand.
“It was a busy night and all the festival tents were packed to the rafters with people.
'Own little bubble'
“But they didn’t seem to have a care in the world and looked like they were in their own little bubble, it was cute.”
The pair soaked up the festive spirit in the Bavarian Beer tent and tucked into hot dogs.
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They had also won four stuffed animals — including a large Pokémon toy, on one of the ball game stalls — which they were carrying around.
They posted a picture on their Instagrams showing them together in Winter Wonderland with a heart emoji on it.
Christine has been spending lots of time with new BFF Chelcee, 30 — an ex footballer — after they met as contestants on ITV sports challenge show The Games in January.
Since that aired they have been abroad together to Croatia, Santorini and Crete.
In June, The Sun on Sunday pictured them walking arm-in-arm on a girls’ holiday with other pals in Croatia.
Model Christine and Top Gear presenter Paddy, 49, announced they were separating after 11 years of marriage.
At the time a joint statement on their Instagram pages said: “A while ago we took the difficult decision to separate but our main focus as always is to continue loving and supporting our children.”
They are still living together in their family home in Manchester with their three kids.
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Speaking about her friendship with Chelcee for the first time Christine told Fabulous magazine in the summer: “Chelcee is my soul sister. Just straight away from the day I met her; I just loved her.
“She’s hilarious. And honestly, it was just the best time on the show.”
