The Real Housewives of Cheshire’s Katie Alex has reflected on the “complicated” situation surrounding herself and a fellow cast member.
Katie, 32, joins the ITVBe show tonight (August 22), alongside regulars Rachel Lugo, Seema Malhotra, Lauren Simon, Lystra Adams, Sheena Lynch, Hanna Kinsella and Nicole Sealey.
But Katie has a hidden connection with Lauren, which will soon become clear and could turn rather awkward.
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It emerges that Katie’s husband, Mason, is Lauren’s ex-boyfriend and she has described him as her first love.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, Katie said: “It’s not really what people think, I’ve known Lauren for a while.
(Image: ITV / Monkey Kingdom)
“My husband has, she’s a friend of the family.”
The businesswoman continued: “Equally when I say a friend of the family, we’ve socialised, it’s not like, I’ve just done a scene and I’m filming with somebody who dated my husband many years ago and they’ve not seen each other in all these years.
“It’s not quite like that but it’s still difficult for people to understand and there’s a little bit more to it, it’s a very interesting dynamic.”
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Mum-of-one Katie added: “IT was a long time ago, a lot has happened in the past few years.
“It’s complicated but not in a bad way.”
Reflecting on her de vision to join the show, she said: “We’d been chatting for a while, the first call, I was like ‘Oh wow, me, really?’
“I wasn’t expecting it, it was amazing.
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“Yeah, it was interesting to join a group of girls with really strong characters, it was really daunting.”
But despite her initial doubts, Katie admits that her first day filming for the show was “enjoyable”, saying: “They were quite gentle with me.”
“We did a lot of filming at home, which was nice,” she said before going on to add: “It was actually OK, obviously slightly alien for the first few hours, having cameras in your face.
(Image: ITV / Monkey Kingdom)
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“I’ve never done anything like this in my life but you soon form a really good bond with the crew, you’re like a family for several months, it’s quite enjoyable, I enjoyed it.”
The first episode of the latest season sees Seema throw a 50th birthday party for Lauren and the girls also prepare to welcome Hanna’s second child to the show.
The Real Housewives of Cheshire returns to ITVBe at 9PM on Monday 22nd August and the ITV Hub
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
