Paddy McGuinness has revealed his biggest fears when it comes to dating as he navigates being single for the first time in 16 years.
The TV presenter, 51, split from his wife Christine in 2021 after just over a decade of marriage and the former couple are co-parenting their children together.
However, Paddy has recently lifted the lid on what he finds most difficult about the dating scene in 2025.
He told The Mirror: ‘This is the first time I have been single in about 16 years and it’s a bit of a mad time for me because the whole dating world has changed.
‘I think it’s tricky because if I date someone the same age as me, we probably have more baggage than Heathrow between us.’
Paddy admitted: ‘And if I date someone younger, we’ve got nothing in common. By younger I mean 30 years old which really gets me down because when I was a kid, a 30-year-old was decrepit.’
Paddy McGuinness has revealed his biggest fears when it comes to dating as he navigates being single for the first time in 16 years
The TV presenter, 51, split from his wife Christine in 2021 after just over a decade of marriage and the former couple are co-parenting their children together
The former Take Me Out host also jokingly quipped that when it comes to sex, younger women ‘ know what they want and they don’t mind telling you’.
Christine has also spoken out about her relationship status and recently opened up on how she successfully co-parents with Paddy.
The model, 36, sat down with OK! Magazine in December and lifted the lid on what is going on in her romantic life as she set the record straight on her relationship status.
Christine admitted: ‘I have absolutely no romance goals whatsoever. I’m just focusing on my children and when I can find time for myself, I’ll socialise. But it’s not the right time for me to have a relationship, while my children are so young.’
Elaborating on co-parenting, she explained: ‘We have a planner in the kitchen between me, Patrick and the children, with the dates of any events we’ve got.
‘We put it on there and try not to clash with each other. It’s the same with family members coming over.’
Meanwhile, Paddy’s dating admission comes just after his phone call to X-rated TV channel Babestation has been revealed by one of its models.
The TV presenter previously revealed that he called the adult cam provider with Robbie Williams while they shared a few drinks together around 20 years ago.
Paddy recalled back in 2021 how they bizarrely rang up Babestation during a night at Robbie’s west London home and had an innocent chat with one of its glamour girls.
He admitted: ‘I think it’s tricky because if I date someone the same age as me, we probably have more baggage than Heathrow between us’
Christine has also spoken out about her relationship status and recently opened up on how she successfully co-parents with Paddy (pictured in February)
Now, model Beth Bennett, 38, has claimed to be the woman who was at the other end of the line and admitted she had absolutely no idea who Paddy was at the time.
Beth revealed exactly what she spoke about during the innocent chat with Paddy, which came before his marriage to his now-ex-wife Christine, and Robbie, who has since married Ayda Field.
‘It was a pretty long conversation from what I remember,’ she told The Mirror. ‘[Babestation calls] all time out at about 18 minutes as an automatic thing and I want to say that it lasted all the way.’
New Zealander Beth, who has worked on Babestation for 13 years, said they joked around about football and their favourite biscuits, before having the age-old debate about whether a Jaffa Cake is a cake or a biscuit.
She confessed she later had to Google Paddy because she had no idea who he was, though she had an ‘inkling’ she was talking to popular singer Robbie, 51, at the time.
‘I had to Google [Paddy], really sorry, but I very much encourage him to call again, for whichever path he wants to take – whether he wants to go the naughtier or nicer path we are definitely always open to hearing from him,’ she cheekily quipped.
Beth said neither Paddy nor Robbie told her of their famous statuses at the time, but said they had a ‘fun’ jokey conversation with the pair at the end of their night out.
She admitted she only realised who Paddy was when he spoke about calling Babestation in an interview, which sparked her memory.
Paddy recalled back in 2021 how he and Robbie Williams (pictured) bizarrely rang up Babestation and had an innocent chat with one of its glamour girl
Beth also hinted that it is more common for celebrities to call Babestation than people might think as she teased having other high-profile interactions.
Back in 2021, Paddy recalled the memorable evening he spent with his close friend Robbie when they rang up Babestation.
‘So there we were, the king of pop, chatting away to the girl on Babestation who was totally oblivious to who she was talking to,’ he told The Sun at the time.
He revealed they had spoken about Premier League managers, comedy films and biscuits during the innocent chat.
Paddy and Robbie have been close friends ever since they were introduced by their mutual friend Jonathan Wilke.
The Take Me Out host has even appeared on stage with the Angels hitmaker before, though Paddy admitted Robbie’s fans had no idea who he was at the time.
MailOnline contacted Paddy’s representatives for comment.
