Christine McGuinness, who described herself as a 'five-star lesbian' on a podcast, and Olympic boxer Nicola Adams have reportedly sparked a romance after attending the DIVA Awards 2026 together, according to multiple reports. An onlooker told the Daily Mail that the pair were 'inseparable and looked like they were a couple' at the event, which celebrates LGBTQ+ women.
A representative for Nicola Adams declined to comment on the speculation, saying they did not feel the need to address the rumors. However, the two have started following each other on Instagram, a social media move that has further fueled speculation among fans. Eagle-eyed followers noticed the connection shortly after the awards, and many have interpreted it as a sign of a budding relationship.
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According to the Daily Mail, Christine McGuinness continues to live with her ex-husband, comedian Paddy McGuinness, in their family home in Cheshire, where they co-parent their three children following their separation in 2022. The Daily Mail also reported that Nicola Adams split from her partner Ella Baig last year after seven years together, and she recently put her home on the market for £950,000.
According to the Daily Mail, Christine has expressed a desire to have a wife one day, but not a legal marriage, envisioning 'a blessing, a celebration of love.' The Daily Mail reported that she admitted to 'wildly oversharing' during the podcast appearance and later shared behind-the-scenes clips on her Instagram Stories. According to the Daily Mail, she also described living a double life, keeping her family life in Cheshire strictly separate from her work life in London, saying: 'I love a double life! ... eventually it gets to the point where ... my woman's going ... when am I going to meet the kids?'
They were inseparable and looked like they were a couple.
She is an amazing woman, and I admire her confidence and independence.
However, as much as I respect what she does, I can't deny that it has had an impact on our relationship.
I always make sure that that's known.
We're very fortunate, we live in a lovely big home, and it just works.
Thank you for all the love on @itstartedwithakiss My first full queer pod and I had the BEST time… We laughed, we danced, and I (yes, just me) wildly overshared! 10/10 would do it again.
I would love to have a wife one day, not like a legalised marriage, but like a blessing, a celebration of love and all of that, I would love to just be saying, 'this is my wife!'
[The double life] is ideal for me, because I don't want to bring somebody into my personal life too quick. I like the separate life. My family, my kids, my home is up there and then I come to London, step off that train, I can work, have fun, I can sleep in and I don't need to worry about everything.
I love a double life! And this has become a problem because eventually it gets to the point where, obviously, I'm quite happy at this, and then my woman's going… [When] am I going to meet the kids? And 'are we doing this forever?' And I'm kind of going like, 'OK, I thought I did tell you that that wasn't going to change any time soon at the beginning'.