Christine McGuinness and best friend Chelcee Grimes ‘inseparable’ following split from Paddy
CHRISTINE McGuiness has become inseparable from her new best friend Chelcee Grimes.
The model, 34, grew close to the footballer, 30, when they both starred in The Games – just weeks before she announced her split from Paddy McGuinness.
The pair recently enjoyed another holiday in the sun – jetting off secretly for a quick break in Crete.
While they didn’t share snaps of each other, both Chelcee and Christine captioned their bikini snaps: “When business meets pleasure.”
A source said: “Christine and Chelcee hit it off straight away and love spending time with each other.
“They have just enjoyed another sun-filled break together but also hang out a lot at home.
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“Chelcee regularly goes to Christine’s house when their schedules allow it and she’s been such a support for her.”
Christine recently shared a picture of herself hugging Chelcee’s dog at home as the pair hung out.
In September, Chelcee and Christine enjoyed 69 hours in Santorini and over the summer they went to Croatia with pals.
At the time Christine told her followers: “I followed my heart and it lead me to Croatia”.
Speaking about her close friendship with former footballer and songwriter Chelcee earlier this year, Christine told Fabulous: “Chelcee is my soul sister.
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“Just straight away from the day I met her; I just loved her.”
Paddy, 49, and Christine announced their sad split in June.
The pair each posted identical statements on Instagram where they opened up about the “difficult decision”.
They 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.
“This was not an easy decision to make but we are moving forward as the best parents we can be for our three beautiful children.
“We’ll always be a loving family, we still have a great relationship and still live happily in our family home together.”
They have three children – twins Leo and Penelope, eight, and Felicity, five.