From the moment Real Housewives of Cheshire legends Tanya Bardsley and Lauren Simon told us to look out for 'new and old faces' in series 18 (the show's ten-year anniversary season) at the National Television Awards in September 2024 (watch the TikTok below), we have been on a Housewives HUNT at Closer online.
You can't drop a bomb like that on reality telly obsessives like us and expect us not to sink our teeth until we get all the deets.
Fast-forward to the present day and the milestone series has kicked off in Thailand and naturally everyone is coming for everyone. Show bosses have also confirmed that to celebrate the anniversary, the current cast will be joined on-screen by current guest Housewives, Tanya, Nicole Sealey, Ester Dee and Hanna Kinsella, as well as returning Housewives, Leanne Brown, Debbie Davies and Nermina Pieters-Mekic throughout the series.
So that's the 'old faces', but what about the 'new faces'? Well, comeback queen Debbie might have just let slip the identity of the newest Housewife in an exclusive sit-down with Closer online.
And if this is true, then we're talking a serious A-list addition to the cast, people – one that can DEFINITELY bring the drama and DEFINITELY knows a thing or two about reality telly.
During an exclusive conversation with Closer online, Debbie was asked who she would love to see join the show as a Housewife, and she mentioned her 'good friend' Paris Fury's name. Yes, as in Molly Mae-Hagueand Tommy Fury's sister in law.
Debbie said, 'I’d love to see Paris Fury join the show! We’re good friends with the Furys and every one of them is a huge character, and fun to be with.'
Okay, so it's not exactly a grid post announcement on the official Real Housewives of Cheshire's Instagram page with Paris in a ballgown, but it's all we've go so far.
If there is a new Housewife waiting in the wings of series 18, then the cast, crew and ITV are doing an exceptional job at keeping her identity top secret (i.e. from us).
Paris shares seven children with heavyweight world boxing champion Tyson Fury. She is also the best-selling author of Love and Fury, and also regularly appears on ITV's Loose Women. In 2023, the family released a Netflix documentary called, At Home With The Furys.
A stellar CV for a potential new Cheshire Housewife, don't you think?
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Ben Pulsford is a digital writer for Bauer Media, writing for both Closer online and heatworld. When he's not getting paid to gossip about TOWIE, Love Island and The Real Housewives of Cheshire, he's storming the London LGBTQ+ scene as drag queen, Beary Poppins. Both Ben and Beary are awaiting an invite to join The Real Housewives of Cheshire for series 18. The budget's not there, but the drama is 💅.