Nicola Adams has sparked concern among fans as she admitted she’s had the ‘toughest few weeks’.The former professional boxer, 43, was thought to have grown close to Paddy McGuinness’ ex-wife Christine, 38, earlier this year.News of the Olympian gold medallist’s blossoming romance with Christine emerged in April after they attended The DIVA Awards 2026 – a celebration of the achievements of LGBTQIA women and non-binary people. However, Nicola shared a cryptic post on TikTok on Monday about ‘big lessons’ she has made in recent weeks.She wrote: ‘The past few weeks have been some of the toughest I’ve faced in a long time, but they’ve taught me lessons I’ll carry with me for the rest of my life.’One of the biggest lessons is that difficult times reveal who is truly in your corner. When everything feels like it’s falling apart, you quickly learn who genuinely cares, who checks in without being asked, who stands by you when there’s nothing to gain, and who was only ever around when life was easy. ‘As painful as that realisation can be, it’s also incredibly valuable. I’ve also learned that suffering in silence only makes the weight heavier. ‘For so long I thought I had to deal with everything on my own, but opening up isn’t weakness—it’s strength. Sometimes all it takes is one conversation, one person listening, or someone reminding you that you’re not carrying it all alone. Nicola Adams has sparked concern among fans as she admitted she’s had the ‘toughest few weeks’ Nicola shared a cryptic post on TikTok on Monday about ‘big lessons’ she has made in recent weeks’What’s surprised me most is that the people who have shown up for me haven’t always been the ones I expected. ‘Often it’s the person you least expect who reaches out, listens without judgment, and has your back when you need it most. Those moments have reminded me that kindness still exists, even when life feels overwhelming.’I’m still learning, still healing, and still moving forward one step at a time. But if these last few weeks have taught me anything, it’s to appreciate the people who genuinely stand beside you, never be afraid to ask for help, and never take real loyalty for granted. Those are the people worth holding on to.’Nicola’s post also follows her split from girlfriend of seven years Ella Baig. Christine has been incredibly open about her own sexuality recently following her split from husband Paddy in 2022. The couple co-parent twins Leo and Penelope, 12, as well as nine-year-old Felicity. She recently said on LGBTQ+ podcast, It Started With A Kiss, that she was a ‘five-star lesbian’ and was looking for a wife. During the podcast interview, Christine told queer icons Amy Spalding and Gareth Valentino: ‘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.’Christine added: ‘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”.”I feel like it’s always me that sticks to the plan. This has been a thing with all of the women that I’ve dated. I’ll always let them know my situation.’Christine got very personal during the interview and said she will only use new sex toys in the bedroom, fresh out of the plastic.She said: ‘I’m so serious. I went, “stop, no because you might be a Gold Star Lesbian, but I’m a Five Star Lesbian.”‘A Gold Star Lesbian is a slang term for a lesbian who has never had sexual or romantic experiences with men. The former professional boxer, 43, was thought to have grown close to Paddy McGuinness’ ex-wife Christine, 38, earlier this year Nicola’s post also follows her split from girlfriend of seven years Ella Baig (pictured together)She continued: ‘I’ll tell you about this one date, well, it wasn’t a date, it was when I did the whole hotel thing and not the whole date thing.’Because I didn’t want to ever just meet someone and it just be sex, but then kind of did find myself in a place in life where I was like, do you know what? I actually do just want to do that because I’ve been married, I’ve had situationships, I was single, I was celibate for six months, and with all of that, I just had a moment of, do you know what, I wouldn’t mind just meeting up with someone and just seeing how it goes.’So I got to this hotel and I’m thinking this is just sex, it’s fine. And she was a very, very beautiful, like that perfect, pretty, handsome, like masc stud type woman, really gorgeous, dark skin, like she had the whole, everything.’And we didn’t get straight down to it, but it was late, we just went to the bedroom, we sat down, she’s getting out her things, her accessories.’While she’s putting it on, she’s talking to me, she’s showing me, we’re just chatting away and she said that she was a Gold Star Lesbian. So I’m like, love that, love a Gold Star Lesbian.’I just think that each to their own and everything… So I was the giver for the evening and the morning, and I kept myself to myself.’She added: ‘But it’s what always happens and I’m always quite surprised, especially when it’s a masculine woman. I always expect it to be the other way around, but it just never is. It’ll always be me doing the most and they’re a pillow princess.’Christine spoke about doing exclusive content on adult content platform Subs and why she enjoys taking part in Japanese bondage, Shibari.Shibari is an art form using rope to create intricate patterns on the body, emphasizing trust, communication, and emotional connection between partners.She said: ‘It’s only more recently I’m thinking, okay, now this is great and I love this, but I’m also very self-aware and I think I’m loving a bit of a power trip here. Now, I’m never going to be a pillow princess but I absolutely love to receive as well.’