Christine McGuinness is to make another documentary about autism.
Christine McGuinness will front another documentary about autism
The 34-year-old star will front ‘Unmasking My Autism’ about the lifelong developmental disability - which she was diagnosed with aged 33 - after her first effort, ‘Our Family and Autism’, alongside ex-husband Paddy McGuinness, 49, landed a National Television Award.
A BBC source said: “Christine was shocked by how autism is seen as something mostly affecting men and what felt like a gender bias in diagnosis.
"The second film follows her on a journey in search of answers for the thousands of other women like herself in the UK, who are spending years undiagnosed or masking their symptoms to the detriment of their mental health.”
Christine - who has nine-year-old twins Leo and Penelope and six-year-old daughter Felicity, who all have the condition, with Paddy - is to embark on “an incredibly personal journey” on the documentary, which is expected to air this spring.
A source added to The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “This second film is an incredibly personal journey for Christine as she investigates why it took so long for her to find her own truth and learns it’s indicative of systemic failings for other women and girls.
“It’s taken on additional weight as her first solo project.
“Away from Paddy, she’s been part of ensemble casts like The Real ‘Housewives Of Cheshire’ and ITV’s ‘The Games’ but this is Christine, standing alone and owning her space.”
The ‘A Beautiful Nightmare’ author has previously told how finding out about being autistic allowed her life to make “sense”, but there was a lot to process.
Christine wrote in her memoir: “It all makes sense now. And as much as I’m not totally surprised, it’s still been emotional to accept, but it’s a relief as well. It was a lot to take in and I broke down in tears. I think it’s because the news conjured up a mixture of emotions. I’m just really sad for my younger self.”
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