THE Real Housewives of Cheshire will return to ITVBe for a third series this spring.

Expect more luxury and drama from the affluent Cheshire set, featuring Bolton interior designer Dawn Ward. Joining her and the other original housewives including Ampika Pickston, Lauren Simon, Leanne Brown and Tanya Bardsley, will be three brand new faces who live in Cheshire's most exclusive social circles.

Viewers can expect the usual lavish parties, expensive shopping sprees, facials, fallouts, families and new-found friendships.

The ten-part series is set to return to screens next month.

The Real Housewives of Cheshire

Dawn Ward, 42

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Dawn is a well-respected interior designer working on private and commercial high-end projects worldwide. Dawn has been married to former Manchester City footballer and businessman Ashley Ward for over 20 years they have four daughters. The Wards live at Warford Hall, a grand family home sitting on 20 acres of land with private stables. As a youngster, she lived on Hunger Hill and went to Deane Primary then onto Deane High School.

Ampika Pickston, 34

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Entrepreneur and businesswoman Ampika has lived in Cheshire since she was 18. She studied at the Toni and Guy Academy in Manchester and the Vidal Sassoon Academy in London — she now owns and runs her own exclusive beauty salon and spa. She has one son and is divorced, but remains friends with her ex-husband.

Lauren Simon, 43

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Lauren has been married to businessman Paul Simon for 12 years and they have two daughters. Lauren spends her life organising holidays and parties at their homes in Marbella, Florida and Cheshire. Lauren’s father set up a hairdressing business that he wanted her to run but she had no interest; she left the business to party in Los Angeles.

Leanne Brown, 40

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Leanne is married to Sunderland defender Wes Brown. They have been together for 18 years and married at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire. They have three daughters, Halle, Lilia and Lola. Leanne has recently designed and launched her own children’s fashion range.

Tanya Bardsley, 34

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Tanya was once an FHM model and is now a successful life coach, businesswoman and author. She is married to Stoke City Defender Phil Bardsley. She has three children, Gabriella, Rocco and Renz.

The new housewives

Missé Beqiri, 29

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Half Swedish half Albanian, Missé was scouted by Scandinavia’s biggest model agency whilst working in a clothes shop in Copenhagen and has never looked back. She has travelled the world and lived the jet set lifestyle — modelling and partying in Paris, Milan and New York to name but a few. Missé married footballer Anders Lindegaard in a stunning beach wedding in Mauritius in 2014 after a whirlwind romance and they live in Cheshire with their 3-year-old son Julian.

Seema Malhotra, 44

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Business owner and fashion designer Seema is Design Director at luxury fashion brand Forever Unique, which she runs with her husband Sandeep. She has lived in Cheshire for over 30 years and has been married to Sandeep for 23 years. They have two sons, Neil and Aaron. As well as being a busy wife and mother, Seema is very hands on with the business, overseeing the brand, new collections and regularly travelling the globe working with high calibre designers, models and clients.

Stacey Forsey, 40

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Stacey has her finger firmly on the pulse of Cheshire society and is definitely at the centre of the in crowd. She’s married to businessman Dave Forsey and has two children, Grace and Zac. As well as being a busy mum and wife she is quite the social butterfly in Cheshire circles and loves to entertain. She regularly puts her degree in Event and Hospitality Management to good use hosting charity events, exclusive fashion shows and glamorous parties, and has recently set up studio at home to rekindle and develop her love for art and painting.