The Real Housewives of Cheshire - Season 12

The return of the reality programme following the lives of women who reside in one of the UK's most affluent areas, beginning with everyone celebrating the renewal of Nicole and Joe's wedding vows after the lifting of lockdown.

As everyone reacts to news of her pregnancy, the Housewives celebrate the realities of motherhood - cracked nipples and all - whilst Dawn has to decide whether or not she is willing to finally bury the hatchet.

As Ester makes the decision to spend more time in Spain with her partner, the housewives welcome a new face to Cheshire, Lystra. However, a well-meaning dinner party intended to introduce Lystra to all of the ladies ends in disaster with both new and old tensions rising to the surface.

As Hanna reels from her row with Lystra at Nick and Royston's dinner party, Rachel is particularly annoyed by the way that the couple spoke to her, and as Dawn copes with a frightening diagnosis, Seema and Sandeep pay her a socially-distanced visit. Also, Nicole and Joe make a plan to help spice up their sex lives, Lauren puts her spiritual side to the test, and as Tanya prepares an event for her fashion brand, she recruits Lystra as a model.

Despite falling out with Nick and Royston and revealing her new boyfriend, the one question on everyone's lips is "Rachel, why are you naked with a horse?". Love is also in the air as Lauren and Seema join Nicole and Joe for a tantric sex session, whilst Tanya and Lystra finally hit the catwalk and Dawn returns following her battle with coronavirus.

The Housewives head to London for a long weekend of fun, frolics and body painting, but the trip is immediately plunged into disaster as coronavirus strikes again. Whilst some ladies head back home to Cheshire, Tanya, Hanna and Lystra capitalise on the capital, taking time to catch up with some old friends along the way.

As the Housewives return to the Cheshire social scene after their enforced isolation, Seema and Nicole question another Housewife's integrity when a series of anonymous direct messages provide an insight into their true feelings for their friends. The question is whether Lystra has been caught out, or if the Housewives should be more trusting of their new friend. Lauren's dinner party, held in Lystra's honour, may yet end in disaster.

Following the revelations at the dinner party, Rachel, Seema and Lauren turn detective to discover if Lystra could have sent the explosive messages that shook the Housewives or whether they were faked. Tanya heads back into isolation, Rachel goes steady and Nicole becomes frustrated with her place in the group. Meanwhile, as Hanna and Martin reach the 20th week of their pregnancy, everyone is excited to find out whether they are expecting a girl or a boy.

Now that the world knows the gender of the Kinsellas' baby, it's back to work as Hanna plans her next step to world domination. Nicole and Joe explore the potential of her 'psychic abilities', but would she ever predict the outcome of Lauren's new makeover? Meanwhile, Rachel's new romance continues to flourish, but will it rub off on another Housewife when she sets them up on a blind date?

After months of planning, Hanna is finally ready to launch her new business with a diamond-encrusted celebration, but tensions are brewing between the housewives. Lystra returns to the Cheshire scene after her isolation, while Dawn prepares for Ashley's birthday celebrations and Rachel tries to bury one of many hatchets. Nicole's attempts to steal the Cheshire crown may not go to plan as Lauren could have her cake and eat it.

With a new lockdown imminent, Seema decides to host a dinner party in the hope that any tensions can be resolved so that the women can part ways on better terms. Elsewhere, Dawn puts her family first as they celebrate Ashley's 50th birthday and Tanya makes a surprise appearance - with unexpected results.