Christine McGuinness opens up about how autism affects her everyday life, in new book A Beautiful Nightmare.
“Christine bares her soul in her emotional – but ultimately uplifting – story” - Daily Mirror
“A fascinating and sometimes heartbreaking read” - OK! Magazine
“Christine talks so candidly, thank you” - Loose Women
We all know the fairy-tale. An everyday girl meets her Prince Charming, they get married, have children and ride off into the sunset. Sadly, this isn't always the case and Christine McGuinness is keen to change the stereotype that marriage, fame and fortune brings an easy and blissful life...
This is Christine's first book, where she tells the world her life story for the very first time. While writing her story, Christine was diagnosed with autism, as revealed in this book for the very first time. Christine outlines the difficulties and joys of being a mother to three autistic children - including the similarities she now shes in herself.
Her autobiography also delves into her anorexia battle, fertility troubles, her marriage, modelling career and tough childhood, subjects which are sensitive and many of which she hasn't spoken about before.
She is a mum of three to eight-year-old twins Leo and Penelope and four-year-old Felicity, all of whom have been diagnosed with autism.
In this frank and candid read, Christine reveals the struggles she's overcome in her life and still battles with today, but at the heart of it, she's on a mission to learn more about autism and to educate others and change the stigma around the condition. Christine wants to campaign to improve rights for those with invisible disabilities. She wants her children to be able to get a job, have relationships and live independent lives. In the book, Christine gives readers a detailed insight into what being a full-time mum with three autistic children is like.
Christine and husband Paddy McGuinness also released a BBC documentary, Our Family And Autism, to further help share their story and educate others.
Author, model and autism ambassador, Christine McGuinness is a force to be reckoned with. She was recently diagnosed herself with autism, alongside her three children, twins Leo and Penelope and youngest daughter Felicity, and she hasn’t let that diagnosis stop her from living her best life. In 2021 Christine released her debut book, bestseller A Beautiful Nightmare and BBC documentary Our Family and Autism, with husband Paddy McGuinness. Christine is a charity ambassador for Caudwell Children and the National Autistic Society.