Paddy and Christine McGuinness have announced they are splitting up after 11 years of marriage.

They posted a joint statement on their Instagram stories, which read: “We hadn’t planned on sharing this publicly until we were ready but after the lack of privacy surrounding our personal life, we feel left with no other option but to clarify.

“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’re 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.

“We hope this now draws a line under anymore unwanted and unnecessary intrusion into our private life. Although we work in the public eye we ask kindly if you could respect our wishes for privacy on this matter. We’ll be making no further comment.”

They signed the message: “Loads of love. Paddy & Christine.”

The former couple are parents to three children together, Felicity, and twins Leo and Penelope, all three of whom have autism.

Christine was subsequently diagnosed with the condition.

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