The Real Housewives of Cheshire

The Real Housewives of Cheshire
Genre Reality television
Based on The Real Housewives
Presented by Brian Dowling (season 3–)
Starring
  • Tanya Bardsley
  • Leanne Brown
  • Magali Gorré
  • Ampika Pickston
  • Lauren Simon
  • Dawn Ward
  • Missé Beqiri
  • Stacey Forsey
  • Seema Malhotra
  • Ester Dohnalová
  • Rachel Lugo
  • Nermina Pieters-Mekic
  • Hanna Miraftab
  • Perla Navia
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 8
No. of episodes 80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • David Granger
  • Sarah Dillistone
  • Sean Murphy
  • Daran Little
Production location(s) Cheshire and Greater Manchester, England
Production company(s) Monkey Kingdom
Release
Original network ITVBe
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Original release 12 January 2015 (2015-01-12) – present
External links
Website

The Real Housewives of Cheshire (abbreviated RHOCheshire) is a British reality television series broadcast on ITVBe. The show premiered on 12 January 2015 and is based on The Real Housewives franchise.[1] It is produced and distributed by NBCUniversal International Networks, and Monkey Kingdom, an NBC Universal owned British production company. The Real Housewives of Cheshire chronicles the lives of several affluent housewives who reside in Cheshire, England.[2]

The series originally focused on Ampika Pickston, Dawn Ward, Lauren Simon, Leanne Brown, Magali Gorré and Tanya Bardsley. Of the original housewives, Gorré left after the second series, Pickston shortly after the fifth, and Brown after the sixth. The remaining housewives joined in later seasons: Seema Malhotra in the third, Ester Dohnalová in the fifth, Rachel Lugo in the sixth, and both Hanna Miraftab and Perla Navia in the eighth. Other housewives include Missé Beqiri (series 3-4), Stacey Forsey (series 3-7), and Nermina Pieters-Mekic (series 6-7).

Overview and casting

Series 1–4

On 22 September 2014 ITV announced the cast for Britain's first housewives instalment The Real Housewives of Cheshire. 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.[3] ITV had planned to profile the glamorous denizens of London's Knightsbridge in the series, but ITV bosses said "their homes weren’t quite big enough..", and so Cheshire was chosen.[4] After the success of the first series, with the premiere becoming ITVBe's second highest rating ever programme behind The Only Way is Essex, on 27 April 2015 it was announced that a second series had been commissioned, with filming to begin in May 2015. The second series aired from 7 September 2015 to 9 November 2015, with the cast from the first series returning.[5]

On 1 March 2016, it was announced that Magali Gorré would be departing the series, although a return in future hasn’t been ruled out.[6] On 4 March 2016, ITVBe announced that Ward, Simon, Pickston, Brown and Bardsley would be returning for a third series along with three new wives, Missé Beqiri, Seema Malhotra and Stacey Forsey.[7] The third series premiered on 4 April 2016. On 25 April 2016, it was confirmed by cast member Tanya Bardsley, that the third series would have a reunion show, a first since the show's inception.[8] On 19 May 2016, it was announced that Irish television presenter, Brian Dowling, would be hosting the reunion show.[9] The reunion was filmed at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire in late May. The reunion aired on 13 June 2016, concluding the third series.

On 8 June 2016, a week before the airing of the reunion for the third series, it was announced that the show would be returning for a fourth series. It was also revealed that all the housewives from the third series would be returning.[10] Filming for the fourth series commenced on 1 July 2016. In late August 2016, a small teaser was shown on ITVBe that revealed the fourth series would premiere on 5 September 2016.[11] The fourth series' reunion was filmed at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire. The reunion aired on 8 November 2016, concluding the fourth series.

Series 5–present

On 3 January 2017, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a fifth and sixth series with both set to air in 2017.[12] Filming for the fifth series began in late January.[13]

On 13 February 2017, it was revealed that the fifth series would premiere on 27 March 2017. It was also announced that Missé Beqiri would not be returning as a main housewife, to take a step back to focus on her relationship, but will appear as a guest housewife.[14] Former housewife Magali Gorré commented on the upcoming season, stating "I have heard there is a new cast member and she is more Geordie Shore than Golden Triangle."[15] On 21 March 2017, Ester Dohnalová was announced to be the new housewife for the fifth series.[16] On 28 April 2017, Misse Beqiri announced the fifth series would be her last. The fifth series did not have a reunion show, and instead featured host Brian Dowling visiting the housewives' homes in a special titled 'At Home with the Real Housewives of Cheshire'.

On 9 July 2017, Lauren Simon exclusively revealed that filming for the sixth series had begun. On 29 July 2017, Ampika Pickston announced her departure from the series. It was exclusively announced on an ITVBe advert that two new housewives would be joining for the sixth series. The sixth series premiered on 11 September 2017, with Rachel Lugo and Nermina Pieters-Mekic joining the cast. Lugo's identical twin sister Katie Kane appeared in a recurring capacity whilst the cast filmed in Gibraltar.

On 10 February 2018, Leanne Brown confirmed she would not be returning for the seventh series. The first clip from the upcoming series was revealed on ITV stating that they will be back in March, confirming the return of the remaining housewives as well as a guest appearance from Kane.[17] On 28 February 2018, it was revealed that Christine McGuinness, the wife of Paddy McGuinness would be joining the show for the seventh series. The seventh series concluded with a reunion show which took place at Manchester Hall, the first to be filmed in a new location in the show's history. At the end of the reunion, host Brian Dowling confirmed that the show would return for an eighth series. On 27th July 2018, it was revealed that Stacey Forsey and Nermina Pieters-Mekick will not be returning as main housewives and will be guests. [18] On 1 August 2018, the cast of the eighth season was revealed introducing new housewives Miraftab and Navia. [19]

Timeline of housewives

Housewives Series
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Tanya Bardsley Main
Leanne Brown Main
Magali Gorré Main
Ampika Pickston Main
Lauren Simon Main
Dawn Ward Main
Missé Beqiri Main Friend
Stacey Forsey Guest Main Friend
Seema Malhotra Guest Main
Ester Dohnalová Guest Main
Rachel Lugo Main
Nermina Pieters-Mekic Main Friend
Hanna Miraftab Guest Main
Perla Navia Main
Friends of the Housewives
Chantelle Heskey Friend Guest
Katie Kane Friend Guest
Christine McGuinness Friend

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired Average Viewership
First aired Last aired
1 10 12 January 2015 (2015-01-12) 16 March 2015 (2015-03-16) 543,000
2 10 7 September 2015 (2015-09-07) 9 November 2015 (2015-11-09) 435,000
3 11 4 April 2016 (2016-04-04) 13 June 2016 (2016-06-13) 569,000
4 11 5 September 2016 (2016-09-05) 8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) 581,000
5 11 27 March 2017 (2017-03-27) 30 May 2017 (2017-05-30) 666,000
6 11 11 September 2017 (2017-09-11) 14 November 2017 (2017-11-14) 610,000
7 11 26 March 2018 (2018-03-26) 29 May 2018 (2018-05-29) 592,000
8 11 10 September 2018 (2018-09-10) 19 November 2018 (2018-11-19) TBD

International broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on Arena on 24 May 2015.[20] In the United States, the series debuted on 14 November 2015, on Bravo, the same network that initiated The Real Housewives franchise.[21]

References

  1. ↑ Fletcher, Alex (12 January 2015). "Real Housewives of Cheshire: Meet ITVBe's new reality stars". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Bourne, Dianne (22 September 2014). "The Real Housewives of Cheshire – full cast revealed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Revealed: The Real Housewives of Cheshire". ITV.com. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Why the Real Housewives of Cheshire? Knightsbridge houses were too small says ITV boss". radiotimes.com. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Real Housewives of Cheshire to return to ITVBe | "ITV Press Centre"". ITV.com. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Real Housewives of Cheshire to return for a third series with new cast member". Manchester Evening News. Katie Fitspatrick. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Real Housewives of Cheshire returns to ITVBe". ITV. ITV. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Real Housewives of Cheshire Season 3 Reunion". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Real Housewives of Cheshire Season 3 Reunion". Twitter. OfficialRHOCH. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "The Real Housewives of Cheshire will be back for series four". Manchester Evening News. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Real Housewives of Cheshire Season 4". ITV. ITV. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Bourne, Dianne (January 3, 2017). "The Real Housewives of Cheshire to return for Two new TV series this year". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  13. ↑ Bourne, Dianne (January 5, 2017). "Real Housewives Leanne Brown and Lauren Simon all smiles in Cheshire after new series confirmed". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ Farquharson, Georgia (20 February 2017). "Has Misse Beqiri QUIT Real Housewives of Cheshire?".
  15. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Katie (10 February 2017). "New cast member tipped for Real Housewives of Cheshire".
  16. ↑ Bourne, Dianne (8 May 2017). "Real Housewifes of Cheshire: who is Ester Dee?".
  17. ↑ @OfficialRHOCH (March 23, 2018). "Don't even THINK about missing the premiere of #RHOCheshire! 🙈 Monday night, 10pm on @ITVBe 🙌…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ @OfficialRHOCH (May 29, 2018). "That's riiiight! We'll be back for more #RHOCheshire later this year! We can't wait! 😘" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Katie (2018-08-02). "Real Housewives of Cheshire spoilers: What happens in the new series?". men. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  20. ↑ "Foxtel in May: 200+ new shows including Wayward Pines, Open Slather, Nashville and River Cottage Australia". The Green Room. Foxtel. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  21. ↑ Murphy, Desiree (6 November 2015). "'Real Housewives of Dallas' Is Happening!". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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