Real Housewives of Cheshire's Leilani Dowding 'not asked back' for anniversary series

A former star has revealed she won't be returning to the show and believes it's due to her "outspoken" comments. joined the ITVBe programme in series nine following the departure of original Housewife, . But after just one series, Leilani, 45, confirmed she would be departing the programme.

But six years after her exit, the show hit its tenth anniversary with many original stars including Tanya Bardsley, Leanne Brown, and Magali Gorre making their return to the show. They have been joined by Hanna Kinsella, Ester Dee and Nermina Pieters-Mekic.

However, Leilani, who found fame as a glamour model has since taken to social media to reveal she wasn't asked back for the tenth anniversary. The star, who is engaged to The Cult's Billy Duffy believes it's down to her often controversial comments on social media.

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Sharing a video on social media, Leilani said: "A few of my friends and some people I don't know who follow me or the show have asked if I'll be going back on The Real Housewives of Cheshire as it's the tenth anniversary and they're bringing back a lot of the previous cast members. But no, I haven't been asked.

"It's possible because I've been very outspoken about political and social things that no-one on mainstream TV should ever talk about. Also, I think it's more likely because there would be no storyline for me. I live south of Cheshire now, just a little bit, south of the border.

"I haven't spoken to or hung out with any of the women since I left the show." Leilani went on to add: "I've text Ester a few times because she's had some amazing events happen in her life and I loved her on the show, I've also run in to Nermina a few times at the horse show and text her when she had the most horrific diagnosis.

"The answer for that is no. If people are spondered whether or not I would go back if I was asked, the answer is also no. I just cannot deal with the materialism and the petty squabbles when we have such a nightmare and a big fight on our hands for this country and to make this country good again."

The star who now lives in Staffordshire went on to state that during her series they "cut out everything important" to her – including her family life, her horses and her fiancé Billy. "So the answer would be, no, I just wouldn't have the energy for I guess what makes it an exciting show – the squabbles. A lot of people see it as escapism, to me, it's not, it's not how I want to live. The answer is no."

She captioned her upload: "A few people have asked if I'm going to return to the #rhocheshire as it's the 10 year anniversary but the answer is No .. Wouldn't shock me if I've been black listen from all mainstream TV."

She went on to add of Leanne Brown: "EDIT I forgot Leanne was on it. She wasn't on the same season as me so I don't think of her like a Housewife. I think of her as my co host on Ikonic. Shes a lovely soul. I have so much respect and admiration for her."

Her post has since been flooded with messages of support from her online fans, with one writing: "You was my favourite tho on there." "Well done you - your beauty inside and out shines through - long may you carry on doing what you do," said a second. A third commented: "I think you're far better than Real Housewives Of Cheshire. Most of the women on there come across as fake."

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