The Real Housewives of Cheshire and TOWIE are set for some big changes.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Real Housewives of Chesie, as the series is set to return to ITV.
Producer, Monkey, says there will be a host of “old faces” returning (not sure the housewives will appreciate that wording) for more “drama and fabulous glamour.”
There will be also be a spin-off for the show’s longest serving housewife, Tanya Bardsley.
The Bardsley Bunch will feature her entire family, including former Manchester United and Scotland defender Phil Bardsley, plus the 4 Bardsley children and their grandparents.
The 6-parter will also be produced by Monkey, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Separately ITV has confirmed that The Only Way Is Essex is to get 2 new series, to take the reality show into its 15th year on screen.
Produced by Objective Entertainment, part of All3Media’s Objective Media Group – no longer Lime Pictures, after the reorganisation last year – the series has been streamed over 45m times on ITVX over the last twelve months.
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TOWIE’s also getting a spin-off as Tommy Mallet and Georgia Kousoulou (show title TBC), who first met and found love on TOWIE in 2014 prepare for their wedding.
“We are delighted to be celebrating two of our longest running reality franchises as they enter exciting milestone years, whilst also expanding both series, following the ever popular Tommy and Georgia and Tanya Bardsley as they embark upon new chapters,” said Paul Mortimer, Director of Reality Commissioning and Acquisitions at ITV.
