The TV presenter from Lancashire said he ‘definitely feels a connection to Ireland’.

In the BBC One programme, Christine uncovers a world of autistic women and girls and speaks honestly about her marriage to the Top Gear presenter

Christine McGuinness: Unmasking My Autism airs on March 15th at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer.

Northern Ireland Secretary Patrick Mayhew also speculated whether the IRA was training in the ‘second 11’.

An inquest jury in Chesterfield also found that a police early morning raid made a ‘possible’ contribution to the death of Cyril McGuinness.

The couple said they still have a ‘great relationship’ and live together in the family home