Paddy McGuinness quizzed on 'growing old' by Kate Garraway TV star and actor Paddy McGuinness has been on our TV screens for more than 20 years thanks to a string of successful shows. The Take Me Out host and Top Gear presenter is famous for his appearances in the comedy series That Peter Kay Thing and the sitcoms Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. He transitioned to TV presenting with the dating show Take Me Out, 71 Degrees North, Paddy's TV Guide, I Can See Your Voice and the revamped Question of Sport.
Paddy McGuinness will appear on Who Do You Think You Are and discover he has Irish ancestors who were neighbours with US President Joe Biden ’s family. 51-year-old Paddy visited Ireland and said he felt "a connection" to the country but remarked he always felt "ignorant" when visiting due to a lack of knowledge about his ancestry. But what do we know about his life? Here is inside his career, rise to fame, marriage to Christine McGuinness and their eventual split.
Early life and origins of Paddy McGuinness' TV career TV presenter and actor Paddy McGuinness at Manchester City v Newcastle United game (Image: Getty) With Irish parents, Patrick Joseph McGuinness was born on August 14, 1973 in Farnworth, Lancashire. During his school days in Farnworth, Paddy met fellow Bolton comedian Peter Kay and the pair developed a strong friendship that helped spark some of British TV’s most iconic shows. Paddy left school when he was 16 and worked on a building site bef.