Paddy McGuinness and his wife Christine will become cartoon characters to help raise awareness for autism.
The couple – who have six-year-old twins Penelope and Leo and three-year-old daughter Felicity together – will make a special appearance on the Channel 5 kids show ‘Daisy & Ollie’ on Thursday (02.04.20) to voice a mum and dad who try to explain why their autistic son, Theo, is different to other youngsters.
As parents to three autistic children, they said getting the chance to help other families coping with the lifelong developmental disability – which affects how people perceive the world and interact with others – is "wonderful".
Christine, 32, is quoted by The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV Column as saying: "As parents to three autistic children, we know how important it is for other children and families to understand autism.
"Voicing Theo’s parents in the show was a wonderful opportunity for us to share this important message."
It comes after their youngest daughter was recently diagnosed with the condition last month.
She wrote : "Recently our youngest daughter Felicity was also diagnosed with autism, three years after our twins Leo and Penelope were diagnosed.
"Going through this journey again does still bring some heartache knowing all three children will face challenges and difficulties that others won’t.
"But ultimately I feel confident as a family we are in a much stronger place, we are able to use our experience and knowledge as power helping us to feel well prepared.
"We are here to love and support our three extra special children and I thank god every day these babies are mine. Proudest mummy #Autism #AutismAwareness #3superstars #KnowledgeIsPower (sic)"
The proud mum recently admitted she and Paddy, 46, have been "struggling" with their children during the coronavirus lockdown.
The model and ‘Take Me Out’ host have been trying to keep their kids calm and entertained as people across the UK have been told to stay inside unless absolutely necessary due to the ongoing health crisis.
She said: "It’s really, really difficult, honestly. Online, we try to keep it really positive, fun, but at home we are struggling.
"This has been so difficult this week, trying to explain to the children that we’ve got to stay indoors and we can’t go out, when we’ve spent years and years encouraging our children to go to places and go out at the weekend. Now, we tell them to stay in and they are struggling."
Paddy McGuinness becomes cartoon for autism awareness
