REALITY stars Christine McGuinness and Dan Osborne comforted one another amid their marital woes, we can reveal.
The pair sent flirty texts and model Christine said Dan had joined her for raucous nights out that helped lift her spirits after her split from radio and TV host husband Paddy.
Reality star Christine McGuinness exchanged flirty texts with Dan Osborne[/caption]
Christine and Dan on a night out in 2019[/caption]
At the time, reality star Dan was still building bridges with actress wife Jacqueline Jossa over previous cheating claims.
A pal told The Sun: “Dan and Christine have known each other for years.
“Their friendship goes as far back as 2019, when Jac was heading Down Under to the I’m A Celeb jungle, when they had a brilliant night out at a fund-raising gala in London.
“They stayed in touch sporadically and would bump into each other at events and their messages got pretty flirty.
“Some were seen by mutual friends.
“She would call him ‘D’ in texts and it became an open secret among their circles.
“There is no suggestion anything sexual happened, but it’s fair to say there was a spark between them.”
Christine was married to Paddy McGuinness for 11 years[/caption]
Our source said the pair met at London’s The Hoxton hotel in March 2023 — a year after Christine called time with Paddy, 51.
And the following month, she cheered him on at a celebrity football match in Cheshire.
They also partied together at a restaurant called Habbibi in Leeds.
Our source went on: “She is absolutely adamant nothing sexual happened between them.
“She also was 100 per cent single at the time and could chat to anyone she wanted.”
EastEnders star Jacqueline. 32, and Christine, 37, are both represented by the InterTalent agency.
Former Towie star Dan, 33, is adamant nothing happened romantically between the pair, even suggesting that the text messages between them were “deep fakes or AI” when asked.
A pal said: “Dan is devoted to Jacqueline and would hate for any suggestion of impropriety.
“Of course, it’s possible for a man and woman to be mates.”
A source close to Christine said: “Dan mainly led the way with texts but there was lots of platonic stuff about their kids.”
Earlier this year, The Sun revealed Dan had moved out of his and Jacqueline’s home and into a property he had bought behind his wife’s back.
Christine said Dan had joined her for raucous nights out that helped lift her spirits[/caption]
The pair are also said to have met in London in March 2023[/caption]
Both temporarily removed their wedding rings.
It was the second time they had parted ways over the past few years.
Although it was claimed mum-of-two Jacqueline was furious, she later insisted the property purchase was for investment purposes only.
Christine, married to Paddy for 11 years — and who has won an award for her documentary about her autism struggles — recently pulled out of Channel 4 show, Celebs Go Dating.
In recent weeks, she has revealed she dated both men and women since she was a teenager.
Another friend added: “Christine is in a great place.
“She and Paddy are getting on well, everything is amicable, and she’s super-excited about the future.
“Life is good.
“Her friendship with Dan seems a lifetime ago.
“They don’t really speak now.”
‘Positive vibes’
Christine and Dan have been involved in charity football matches with Sellebrity Soccer together, including in February 2023.
She also managed Dan and other celebs in a game in February last year, in which he captained the team and scored in a 6-4 win on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
Proudly celebrating their victory, Christine wrote on online: “It was my positive vibes I was sending.
“My men never let me down, we only do winning.”
Dan has previously been hit by claims of cheating.
But a pal insisted this behaviour was all “very much in the past”.
Just months after fan favourite Jacqueline was crowned Queen of the I’m A Celeb Jungle, Dan admitted to infidelity.
He told The Sun he “takes full responsibility for being crap”.
He said: “I’ve made mistakes.
“I’ve done things I shouldn’t have done.
“Me and Jac have spoken about that and she has forgiven me.
“I know in the past I’ve denied things when they’re not true, then when something has been true, I probably just kept my mouth shut.
“I was a different person.”
