EXCLUSIVE PADDYPAPADD AND CHRISTINE McGUINNESS ONON MMARRIAGE AND RAISING THEIRTH AUTISTIC CHILDREN FIRST FOR CELEBRITYY NEWS ISSUE 1185 ● MAY 14 2019 ● £2.20£2.20 WEEKLYWEEKLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRINCESS CHARLOTTE HOW THE FAMILY CELEBRATED THE FOUR YEAR OLD’S SPECIAL DAY WITH A ‘ROWDY’ PARTY! ‘WE’D BE LOST WITHOUT EACH OTHER’ GEMMA ATKINSON INTERVIEW INSIDE ALL THE OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY PORTRAITS INSIDE 90 Ger €5.30 Auz $7.99 inc NL €4.75 t Aus €6.10 /€4 t t $7.99 t 260 CDN rt £ t Esp/Por €3.80 Italy €4.80 ROI €3.19 FR €3.80 Malta €4.25 GST Export £2.60/€4.90Expo t t t t t OPENING UP ABOUT GORKA, PREGNANCY WORKOUTS & PRESSURE ON NEW MUMS THE VERSION OF THIS EDITION WAS CURRENT AT THE TIME OF GOING TO THE TIME OF GOING TO CURRENT AT THE VERSION OF THIS EDITION WAS BE DISTRIBUTED, THE CONTENTS PRESS – OTHER VERSIONS OF THIS ISSUE MAY FROM THE CONTENTS OF THIS MAGAZINE VARY OF WHICH MAY CONTENTS NEWSAND INTERVIEWS ISSUEMAY OK! joins CHRISTINE and PADDY McGUINNESS at the star-studded Twinkle Ball PRINCESS CHARLOTTE looks adorable as he Cambridges have she turns four been busy celebrating THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE heads Princess Charlotte’s back to school! fourth birthday, and Loved-up RAMI MALEK TPrince William revealed last and LUCY BOYNTON go week how they were planning for a stroll in NYC a ‘rowdy’ party for her. We’re JUDE LAW ties glad to hear that even royal the knot in a low-key kids’ parties can get out of London ceremony control! Turn to page 12 for all the beautiful Loose Women star pictures of Charlotte released to mark her SAIRA KHAN opens the special day. Elsewhere, it’s an exciting month doors of her home to OK! for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who and talks about married celebrate their first wedding anniversary and life with husband Steve becoming a family of three. STACEY SOLOMON’s OK Here at !, we love how Gemma Atkinson colourful baby shower has been so refreshingly honest about the It’s an exciting month struggles she’s faced during her pregnancy. In for THE DUKE AND this week’s issue, the actress opens up about DUCHESS OF SUSSEX how her boyfriend Gorka Márquez boosts her Pregnant GEMMA confidence and why, quite rightly, she’s not ATKINSON talks about going to feel under pressure to snap back into how GORKA MARQUEZ shape after she gives birth. gives her confidence Plus, prepare yourself for some serious Game Of Thrones star SOPHIE TURNER Loose Women house envy on page 22. We visit marries JOE JONAS in Las Vegas star Saira Khan, her husband Steve and their TAYLOR SWIFT is dethroned by DRAKE at children at their stunning family home in the Billboard Music Awards Oxford, to talk about her ‘public humiliation’ ROCHENDA SANDALL talks Line Of Duty and how it affected her sex life for the better! LOVE MATTERS Who’s found Cupid? And don’t miss all our exclusive coverage NICHOLAS HOULT is joined by his Tolkien from Paddy and Christine McGuinness’s second co-star LILY COLLINS for the film’s premiere Twinkle Ball. Ahead of the star-studded event, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY announces she’s which raised over £200,000 for the expecting baby number two National Autistic Society, we sat IRDIS ELBA marries SABRINA DHOWRE down for an exclusive interview BRIT CROWD All the UK showbiz news with the couple. They tell us DAVID WALLIAMS talks about conquering how they cope with Paddy ROWAN ERLAM his fears with BEAR GRYLLS being away with work OK! ACTING EDITOR PRINCE HARRY joins the stars and behind- and about keeping the ROWANERLAM the-scenes heroes at the London Marathon romance alive. Enjoy! rowanerlam HOLLYWOOD CONFIDENTIAL ANTON DU BEKE talks Strictly Come Dancing ONTHECOVERTHISWEEK EastEnders star TILLY KEEPER tells us about kissing her co-stars FASHIONISTA WHAT’S IN STORE This week’s fashion FASHION Perfect pastels STYLE EDIT The future’s bright FASHION SPY Rosie’s stylish week STEAL THE STARS’ STYLE BEAUTY BUZZ Scalp saviours BEAUTY EDIT Fabulous fragrances LIFESTYLEANDCHAT STEPHHOUGHTON’s World Cup hopes OK! 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We’re lucky weeks, the invitations went out and I hadn’t even are usually sat in front of the TV with a because although I’m busy at work, we’re still a told Paddy, I just texted him the invite which said: cuppa on a Saturday night with their very close family unit,’ Paddy, 45, tells OK!. “Hosted by Paddy McGuinness!”’ three children, but not tonight. The Because of Paddy’s busy work schedule Many guests attended the bash, which saw Pcouple have welcomed OK! into their suite – with his duties on Take Me Out, Top Gear comedy from Jason Manford and a live raffle and at Manchester’s Hilton hotel for a rare joint and Celebrity Juice – he’s away from home a auction hosted by Paddy with Freddie Flintoff interview ahead of their star-studded Twinkle lot. While Christine admits to finding it hard, and Keith Lemon. Once everyone was seated, Ball, in aid of the National Autistic Society. she tells us: ‘We miss him like mad and it’s Britain’s Got Talent act Boogie Storm and finalists Paddy and Christine, who are parents to exhausting him being away, but we’re used to from Britain’s Greatest Dancer Harry and Eleiyah twins Leo and Penelope, five, and two-year- it now and he’s providing for us.’ wowed with their dance performance, before old daughter Felicity, were left devastated She’s launched her own TV career and joined a proud Paddy and Christine – who looked when their adorable twins were diagnosed the cast of ITVBe’s Real Housewives Of Cheshire incredible in a floor-length silver gown by Red with autism at the age of three. Knowing little last year. More recently, Christine, 31, has been Carpet Ready – welcomed everyone. about the condition, the years that followed using her profile to raise awareness of autism and During the evening, which raised £200,000, involved the pair dealing with their children’s is delighted that the Twinkle Ball has returned for there was music from TOWIE’s James ‘Arg’ daily meltdowns, learning difficulties and limited its second year. ‘I had the idea for the ball last Argent and a surprise performance from Rick speech development. Felicity is also showing year. When our twins were born we called them Astley before DJ Marvin Humes made sure signs of autism, so it’s been a tough journey for our “little twinkles” so the name was obvious,’ everyone stayed on the dancefloor well into the couple, who have been married for eight she tells OK!, adding: ‘I organised it all in a few the early hours. 4 Christine and Paddy were delighted that the Twinkle Ball returned for its second year WWW.OK.CO.UK 5 Here, Paddy and Christine talk to OK! about their autism journey and how they make their marriage work... Congratulations on the second Twinkle Ball… Christine: It’s about giving something back. Every penny goes to the National Autistic Society because they mean so much to our children and us. What’s your advice to parents of children with autism? Paddy: Supporting each other is key, we’d be lost without each other. We’re lucky because although I’m busy at work, we’re still a very close family unit. Christine: Accepting help is one of the best things I ever did to help me through. It just gives you a little glimmer of freedom. What’s the most challenging part of dealing with autism? Christine: It’s easy to get down, but if you’re in the middle of a supermarket and you’re dealing with a meltdown, we now just forget everyone else around us. If their routine changes, then meltdowns can be several times a day. Paddy: We now do things to avoid the meltdowns. For example, if I go into a public toilet and there is a hand dryer on the wall, if that goes off it’ll upset them so if no one is in there, we’re okay to go in. Paddy, you recently called Christine the kids’ hero when she appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss autism... She is. I love it when she goes on TV. Seeing her talking so articulately about autism makes me so proud. I look at her and then the kids and think, you’re so lucky to have a mum like that. How are the twins? Christine: They’ve been in school for 18 months and the difference is amazing. They’re more settled, they love their routine and it’s like a second home. A year ago, we were worried about how they’d cope but I drop them off feeling so confident.