It's been a few weeks since The Real Housewives of Cheshire wrapped filming on series 17 and fans witnessed THAT wild reunion episode which painted one clear picture: that the latest cast divide is rifer than ever.
As per, the reunion seemed to stir up even more drama amongst Cheshire's elite rather than actually resolving anything stirred up on the show (very Jerry Springer, if you're old enough to remember that cultural reset).
For various reasons – including baby shower etiquette, holiday drama and equivocal DMs – we have Lystra Adams, Paige Chohan, Sheena Lynch and Eleanor Egar on one side and Rachel Lugo, Lauren Simon, Sheena Lynch, and Nicole Sealey on the other.
Nicole had a particularly heavy series; not only did she clash with many of the women in the opposing camp, particularly new girl Eleanor, but she was diagnosed with skin cancer during filming.
Thankfully, Nicole confirmed that she was giving the all clear during the reunion – a rare speck of good news to come out of the reunion.
Since filming wrapped, Nicole has spent the majority of her time bossing it as an business owner and going on lavish holidays, and while we almost always enjoy Nicole's boujie content, these boujie posts left us seriously concerned for her future on RHOCheshire.
While rumours of Nicole's departure from the show are not uncommon at Closer HQ, these latest snippets of evidence have us worried.
Sharing yet more holiday content (she is simply goals), Nicole shared a snap of a beach and simply wrote, "If it feels awkward it's ok to leave... #uponreflection."
In a separate story post she shared a snap of a very blue sky and wrote, "Remember if you're not invited to the party just make your own party."
Of course, these words could mean absolutely anything, but we're feeling particularly perturbed by these specific words: "It's ok to leave".
In regards, to "the party" she was allegedly not invited to, we can't help but connect some dots looking at the other ladies' Instagrams; many of the girls on the opposing camp gathered for Paige's birthday this week, and Nicole was seemingly absent. Hmm.
Has this latest cast divide pushed Nicole too far? We truly hope not. Next year, the ladies and ITV will celebrate ten years of the RHOCheshire and almost all of the cast have promised a milestone season and we just couldn't imagine such a season without the iconic Mrs Sealey.
Hopefully we're just reading into these posts as per. Hopefully.
Nicole has appeared on the ITVBe reality show for seven series after joining the cast during season 11 in 2020 and is now one of the best known faces in Cheshire. The entrepreneur is the daughter-in-law of the late Manchester United goalkeeper Les Sealey.