The stars of a major new ITV documentary showing the glamorous lives of The Real Housewives of Cheshire have been revealed.

The series will step into the champagne-fuelled lives of WAGs and businesswomen Leanne Brown, Ampika Pickston, Dawn Ward, Lauren Simon, Magali Gorre and Tanya Bardsley.

As The Diary revealed last week, the glamorous girls were all filmed at the palatial Great Warford mansion of property entrepreneur Dawn and her ex-footballer husband Ashley at their annual Creme de la Creme charity ball.

The show will explore more of their glamorous lives as they go about day to day life in Cheshire’s “Golden Triangle” the area around Wilmslow, Hale and Alderley Edge.

A new publicity picture has today been revealed of the ladies pictured on the night of that ball in all their most glamorous outfits.

ITV has confirmed the full line-up of women who are being filmed for the new series which will be broadcast on its new free-to-air channel, ITVBe.

The show is inspired by the outrageous antics of America’s Real Housewives, which has been a bit hit in the States.

An ITV statement said: “Throughout the series we’ll get to know these amazing characters and their intertwining lives. In the extreme world of Cheshire’s rich and famous residents, life moves fast and each day has its dramas, ensuring every episode will be action packed and entertaining. All with the gorgeous backdrop of the lavish homes and the exclusive locations that these women live in.”

Dawn knows plenty about those glamorous homes - as the property company she runs in Alderley Edge with ex-Man City and Barnsley player Ashley, Bilton Ward, has built many of the luxurious mansions owned by footballers in Cheshire.

That includes the mansion where Leanne Brown lives with her ex-Manchester United and now Sunderland star player Wes Brown.

Magali Gorre is the wife of ex-footballer Dean Gorre and is also a well known face on the social scene, while former glamour model Tanya Bardsley is the wife of Stoke City defender Phil Bardsley, marrying him in a fairytale ceremony earlier this summer.

Meanwhile Ampika Pickston knows plenty about the glamour of the Cheshire Set - as she owns the luxury beauty salon Opium Hair and Beauty in Hale Barns.

Glamorous Dawn and Leanne have been best pals for years, and frequent the most fabulous and exclusive of events across Manchester and Cheshire - with the TV show promising us unique access to these when it airs from January 12.

The show is being produced by award-winning team Monkey Kingdom, and TOWIE writer Daran Little is also on board for the new show.

Who are the Cheshire Housewives?

Dawn Ward

AGE: 41

LOCATION: Great Warford, near Alderley Edge

MARITAL STATUS: Married to Ashley Ward, ex-Man City footballer, for 19 years

CHILDREN: Four daughters, Darby, Taylor, Charlie and Aston

Dawn is a well-respected interior designer whose high profile clients include Coleen Rooney and Alex Gerrard. With husband Ashley they have built palatial mansions in Cheshire and in Europe.

They transformed their own palatial mansion from a rundown call centre into a grand family home, with their own private stables, 15 horses and two grooms.

Leanne Brown

AGE: 38

LOCATION: Prestbury

MARITAL STATUS: Married to footballer Wes Brown for five years - they met at Royales nightclub in Manchester 16 years ago.

CHILDREN: Three daughters, Halle, Lilia and Lola

Leanne is best pals with Dawn Ward and the two families often holiday together. She loves a good party, and she and Wes went on Phil and Tanya Bardsley’s Vegas honeymoon with them.

She is in the process of launching her own children’s fashion range, coming soon.

Magali Gorre

AGE: 40 something...

LOCATION: Cheshire

MARITAL STATUS: Married to former Dutch international footballer Dean Gorre for 21 years.

CHILDREN: Three sons, Kenji, Quinten and Aidan

Magali is originally from The Hague in Holland, but she and Dean moved to Cheshire wheh he came to play football in the Premier League/

All three of Magali’s sons play football. Her eldest son played for ten years at Manchester United and now plays for Swansea. Her youngest son plays for

Manchester City.

She is currently writing her third book, and has written columns for national newspapers, as well as presented TV shows in Holland.

Tanya Bardsley

AGE: 33

LOCATION: Prestbury

MARITAL STATUS: Tanya married Stoke City player Phil Bardsley in June this year in a fairytale ceremony at Peckforton Castle

CHILDREN: daughter Gabriella two sons Rocco and Renz

Tanya was once an FHM model and is now a life coach and author, and she and hubby Phil recently moved back to Cheshire when Phil transferred from Sundeland to Stoke.

Tanya has her own box at the Stoke City football ground, she describes herself as a party girl and regularly works out with a personal trainer.

Lauren Simon

AGE: 42

LOCATION: Bowdon

MARITAL STATUS: Married to businessman Paul Simon for 10 years

CHILDREN: Two daughters

Lauren is a housewife and mother, originally from Hale in Cheshire and spends her life organising friends’ holidays and parties at their homes in

Marbella, Florida and Cheshire.

Lauren’s father set up a hairdressing business that he wanted her to run but she had no interest; she left the business to party in Los Angeles. She has worked in PR and Marketing for VIP events and Mayfair nightclubs.

And apparently she has a pet rabbit that she regularly takes for walks on a lead.

Ampika Pickston

AGE: 33

LOCATION: Hale Barns

MARITAL STATUS: Divorced

CHILDREN: One son Jake

Ampika is originally from Oldham, but has lived in Cheshire since she was 18. She studied at the Toni and Guy Academy in Manchester and the Vidal Sassoon Academy in London - she now owns and runs her own beauty salon and spa in Cheshire.

She has an 8 year old son and recently divorced but remains friends with her ex-husband.

Ampika enjoys playing golf at weekends at Wilmslow Golf Club.