SEE: Princess Eugenie shares adorable new photo with son August in heart-warming Mother's Day tribute Christine has made multiple appearances on the show in the past but admitted the long break since her last Loose Women appearance meant the nerves had settled in. She said at the start of the chat: "I feel so nervous.

I can do it, I can socialise for a bit and I can be polite to everybody and I can go into a room and get along with most people but it’s continuing a friendship, like building some kind of a relationship that’s the part that I really struggle with. But with those girls it was quite easy." I just couldn’t figure people out. I still can’t understand people but now, because I’ve been diagnosed, I can understand why I can’t understand them.”

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My kids said I’m cool for being an author. Best compliment ever!!!" Christine shared. She then added: "(Number 1 best selling author but I don’t like to brag about it). These last couple of days have been a very chaotic dream. I have been inundated with love and support. Thank you for sharing your stories with me!" She's got a book to represent herself and she's going to go in as happy, as comfortable, as calm and I know for that mum, this will be huge. That will make that mum's day better and more importantly, that little girl is going to go in happy and that's just gorgeous. I'm very, very proud - and totes emosh!" Carol also asked the TV personality about her own diagnosis of autism, stating that it took her "a long time" to realise she had it, being in her early 30s. Christine said: "I always knew there was something, I always felt different, but it's been amazing.

Prior to her diagnosis, she often failed to understand how other people made normal conversations appear so simple. The film follows the BBC One documentary Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism, screened in November 2021, in which they met other parents, experts and people on the autism spectrum. The programme also followed Christine's diagnosis. It’s something I have to work really hard at. If I’m talking about autism or my children, it’s fine, as I’ve pretty much got a rehearsed speech of bullet points. But anything other than that and, in my head, I’m thinking, ‘Help!’”Christine McGuinness has spoken out about the 'biggest support' in her life following her split from her husband Paddy McGuinness. The model and autism campaigner is currently preparing for the release of her first solo documentary which will see her reveal how autism in women and girls has been ignored and misunderstood by science and society, leaving thousands of women undiagnosed.