Paddy McGuinness fans spot 'competition' after he copies ex-wife Christine

Fans have claimed to have spotted Paddy McGuinness is in 'competition' with his ex-wife Christine - but not in the way some may think. Earlier this week, model and TV personality Christine took to social media with a video of her looking happy and carefree as she partook in some hula hooping.

In the first of a compilation of clips, Christine, 35, could be seen sporting her swimwear as she swung her hips in the garden of the former couple's Cheshire home. She was also seen practising her skills indoors and posted the clips alongside the track 'Praise Jah In The Moonlight' by YG Marley, the son of rapper Lauryn Hill grandson of reggae pioneer Bob Marley.

The mum-of-three captioned the post: "Healing a hula hooping heartbreak. (not a serious story).. story!" She continued: "There once was a girl who was happy and free, She danced and hula hooped like no one could see, That was until she had someone commenting.. 'She’s rubbish at that, I’m way better at everything...'

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"It took her a while to pick herself up, And soon she learned to not Give A F**k. The morel of the story is... If it makes your soul happy, Do It! Set yourself free from negativity, I’m going to keep smiling simply just being meee."

But Paddy appeared inspired and taking to his own Instagram page, the Bolton-born star could be seen showing off his own hula hooping skills in their plush home, which they still live in together with their three children - twins Penelope and Leo and youngest daughter Felicity.

The 50-year-old seemed very impressed with himself as he managed to keep the pink and blue hoops moving around his hips and captioned his post: "Afternoon