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Christine McGuinness' pal Chelcee Grimes arranged a birthday surprise for the model, who then indulged at a spa.
The star celebrated her 35th birthday in style, the first since announcing her split from husband Paddy in July, after declaring she will be "living freely to my absolute fullest" earlier this week.
Christine marked the day with close friend Chelcee, sharing a video of herself in shock as she is reunited with an old friend, which was organised by the singer and songwriter.
In the caption, The Real Housewives of Cheshire star wrote: "What a birthday surprise from @chelceegrimes. Reunited the gang @phoneixisphoneix it's been too long."
Christine, who shares three children with Paddy, then posted a collection of selfies from a spa visit in Liverpool.
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Christine was overjoyed to be reunited with a friend, organised by Chelcee (Instagram)
The star marked her birthday with a fun and flirty video on Instagram (Instagram)Chelcee and Christine grew close after starring in Channel 4 's The Games together last year.
The two women have enjoyed breaks in the sun together, flying off to Crete in October. In September Chelcee, who previously dated Megan Barton-Hanson, joined Christine on a mini-break to Santorini and the pair also off to Croatia with pals over the summer.
The duo were seen kissing at Winter Wonderland in December.
"It was a sweet moment between Christine and Chelcee as they sat on a bench outside and enjoyed live music," a source told The Sun at the time.
Christine McGuinness and Chelcee have enjoyed trips away togetherHowever, since the kiss Christine has said she's not ready to date following the breakdown of her marriage to Paddy.
Earlier this week, Christine marked her birthday with a fun and flirty video, wearing a tiny mini dress with a tasselled bra, which she saucily twirled for the camera.
The dress sported a metallic and a white marabou feather trim at the hem as Christine showed off her long elegant legs in a pair of towering silver heels.
Christine captioned the post: "Imagine not showing up for your own life. It's my birthday and for year 35 I'm going to give myself the gift of embracing my wonderfully chaotic brain."
"Enjoying the rain and the rainbows. Living freely to my absolute fullest," she continued.
"Side note...I'm just getting ready for the school run and have absolutely no plans for today but this video was more fun so."
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A host of Christine's famous friends including Carol Voderman and EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite shared birthday wishes on the post.
Christine recently opened up on being diagnosed with autism at the age of 33 in her BBC documentary Unmasking My Autism.
Christine and Paddy split after 11 years of marriage (mrsmcguinness/Instagram)The model became emotional as she admitted she was able to walk away from her marriage to Top Gear presenter Paddy following the diagnosis.
She said: "Starting life on my own is scary, I struggle making decisions. I was only 19 when I met Patrick and for the last 15 years my role has been wife and mum. When I was diagnosed, I set out on a journey to find out who I was.
"I have separated from my husband in the process, I'm shedding my old identity and finding out who I am."