This is an accepted version of this page The Real Housewives of Cheshire (abbreviated RHOCheshire) is a British reality television programme that premiered on ITVBe on 12 January 2015.
[2] The current cast consists of Lauren Simon, Seema Malhotra, Rachel Lugo, Nicole Sealey, Lystra Adams, Sheena Lynch, Paige Chohan and Ellie Egar.
Starring Ampika Pickston, Dawn Ward, Lauren Simon, Leanne Brown, Magali Gorré and Tanya Bardsley, the series follows the cast's intertwining and fast lives in the rich communities of Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
[6] Three days later, the network announced that Ward, Simon, Pickston, Brown and Bardsley would all be returning for a third series along with three new wives, Missé Beqiri, Seema Malhotra and Stacey Forsey.
It was also announced that Beqiri would not be returning in a main housewife role, in order to allow her to take a step back and focus on her relationship but would appear in a smaller capacity.
[14] Former housewife, Gorré commented on the upcoming series, stating "I have heard there is a new cast member and she is more Geordie Shore than Golden Triangle.
Lugo's identical twin sister, Katie Kane appeared in a recurring capacity, whilst the cast filmed in Gibraltar.
On 10 February 2018, Brown confirmed her exit from the show, ahead of the seventh season, due to her ongoing legal battle with former friend and co-star, Ward.
The first clip for the seventh series was revealed on ITV stating that the show will be back in March, confirming the return of the remaining housewives as well as a guest appearance from Kane.
[27] On 30 September 2020, it was announced that twelfth season would begin airing on the 12 October with new housewife, Lystra Adams, joining the group, during the third episode of the series.
On 28 April 2021, it was announced that all of the wives from the twelfth season, with the exception of Ward, would be returning, alongside new housewife and psychic, Deborah Davies.
Two weeks later, it was announced that original cast member, Brown, would be returning as a friend of for the first time since leaving the show following the sixth season.
On 27 September 2021, it was confirmed that all the housewives would be returning for the fourteenth season, along with the addition of Sheena Lynch and the series premiered on 11 October 2021.
The sixteenth series premiered on 20 March 2023, with Natasha Hamilton joining the cast alongside new friend of the housewives Paige Chohan.
[32] Later that year the two episode "Pride Special" was filmed, airing in January 2024, it featured guest appearances from Bardsley, Pickston & Dohnalova, after this it was announced that Kinsella and Hamilton had left the show.
Filming for Season 17 resumed early 2024 and the series begun airing on the 25th March 2024, it was revealed that Chohan had been promoted to a full time housewife and was joined by Elle Egar, a fashion influencer.