Christine McGuinness is set to make a new BBC documentary to raise awareness of autism in women and young girls after the 34-year-old model and mother of three announced she was diagnosed with the condition last year had gotten.
Christine and her husband Paddy McGuinness shared their story in a documentary, Our Family and Autism, which looked into their lives as parents of three autistic children: eight-year-old twins Leo and Penelope, and five-year-old Felicity.
Now the Real Housewives of Cheshire star faces a new documentary, in a one-hour BBC special.
Christine shared the project and took to Instagram to announce Christine McGuinness: The Secret World of Autistic Women and Girls.
“I’m so excited to announce that I’m filming a new documentary with @bbc,” she wrote.
“My diagnosis was personally so positive and a huge relief. I finally understand myself and my own identity so much more now.
“I’m aware that I ‘mask’ a lot, I try to fit in, I copy others and this is something I really want people to understand, as this behavior is common in autistic people, but more so in women and girls.
The one-hour BBC documentary will unravel the untold story of how autism in women and girls has been ignored and misunderstood by science and society – often seen as something that primarily affects men.
“I believe my younger life could have been very different if I had been better understood during my school days.”
The model pointed out that about 1% of the UK population, which translates to an estimated 700,000 people, has been diagnosed with autism, “meaning your brain works in a different way to other people’s, and can affect your brain.” how you interact with the world’.
She concluded, “Thank you so much for the love and support you have shown me and my family thus far. I am so excited and grateful for this opportunity.”
Fans and friends rushed to the comments to share their support, with Love Island star Faye Winter writing, “Proud to know such an inspiring woman.”
In their documentary last year, Christine and Paddy visited schoolchildren and young adults with autism to learn more about what the future might hold for their own children.
The film opens with the couple remembering their very first scan, discovering there were two heartbeats instead of one on the ultrasound, and sharing that intimate moment with viewers before taking them on their family’s journey.
Christine and Paddy also spend the film speaking to autistic children about their experiences, consulting developmental experts, and dispelling dangerous myths about links to autism and vaccines with leading scientists.
Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism is available on BBC iPlayer.
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