Cameras are rolling on The Real Housewives of Cheshire for its 15th series. And the ITVBe reality show has signed up one of its youngest stars.
Katie Alex, 32, has reportedly replaced former guest star Christine McGuinness on the glam line-up, and she's already familar face on the Cheshire scene.
Katie owns a non-surgical vaginal rejuvenation treatment clinic Katie Alex Aesthetics in Altrincham. The aesthetic nurse hasn't yet been officially announced as a new Housewife but is set to take the show by storm according to the Sun.
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A show insider told the Sun: "Bosses think she is perfect - she's blonde, fiery and feisty and couldn't care less about what anyone thinks of her. They are hoping she will really sex up the show and bring in more viewers.”
The newcomer turned heads on a night out in Manchester. She cut a chic figure in a Creation of Adam slogan T-shirt with sky blue mini-skirt and clear heels.
In the last two years original cast members Dawn Ward and Tanya Bardsley have quit. Ester Dee left in 2020 and most recently psychic Debbie Davies left to pursue a TV career in America.
Last month cosmetic dentist Hanna Kinsella, who recently welcomed her second child with her anti-ageing doctor husband Martin, told fans that she was 'excited' about being back on the show. And she revealed that they had a new Housewife joining the fold.
"We're filming for the new series at moment, which is going to be really good and I'm really excited about it," she said. "We've got a new Housewife who is lovely and, yeah, lots of drama."
Last year model Christine, the wife of Top Gear presenter Paddy McGuinness, said she had been asked a number of times to join The Real Housewives of Cheshire after appearing on the show as a friend, reported the Mirror. When the opportunity to make guest appearances that fitted around her schedule came up the mother-of-three decided to go for it.
Writing in her book A Beautiful Nightmare she said: "I’d been approached on many occasions over the years to be a part of the show and always turned them down, because I just didn’t have the time. But this was a period in my life when I really wanted to do something for me.
"I needed to get out of the house and mix with other people, and in a way, I suppose a bit of respite from all the challenges I was facing every day at home. Although I still couldn’t commit to becoming a full-time cast member, the producers agreed I could join as a guest Housewife and they would work around my schedule."
But Christine becoming a reality star didn't go down well with Paddy, she explained: "But let’s just say it didn’t go down well at home. Patrick didn’t want me to have a public profile at all. He especially didn’t want me to join this show. He thought it was all about the glitz and glamour, and showing off your wealth, which is so far-removed from my normal life.
"And I agree it wasn’t quite the right fit; I don’t live a glamorous life and I’m not shopping for Chanel bags and going to swanky parties every day, which is the reputation of Housewives."
Christine, who left the show in 2020, added: "But it was a chance to do something! It was local to where I lived and a chance for me to make friends and have some sort of a social and work life, which had been non-existent in my twenties.
"And, most importantly, I could fit it in around the children, just a couple of hours filming here and there. So, I said yes. Being a part of the show was great fun and I enjoyed the experience I had, but it’s just not my real life."
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