Natasha Hamilton will join the cast of The Real Housewives of Cheshire for the next series, MailOnline can exclusively reveal.
The Atomic Kitten singer, 40, married her husband Charles Gay in September 2021 and has already started filming the new series which will air in the spring.
The Real Housewives of Cheshire is a British reality television series on ITVBe and ITVX focusing on the personal and professional lives of several women living in or around Cheshire, England.
New housewife! Natasha Hamilton will join the cast of The Real Housewives of Cheshire for the next series, MailOnline can exclusively reveal
The current cast consists of Lauren Simon, Seema Malhotra, Rachel Lugo, Hanna Kinsella, Nicole Sealey, Lystra Adams, Sheena Lynch and Katie Alex.
Charles is Natasha’s second husband – she was married to Riad Erraji from 2007 to 2013.
Natasha shares son Josh, 19, with famed bodyguard Fran Cosgrave, Harry, 16, with actor Gavin Hatcher, Alfie, 11, with Riad, and Ella, seven, with boyband star Ritchie Neville. She separated from Ritchie in 2016.
Couple: The Atomic Kitten singer, 40, married her husband Charles Gay in September 2021 and has already started filming the new series which will air in the spring
Natasha started dating Charles in early 2016, shortly after his split from Ritchie. They announced their engagement in November of the same year.
In February 2018, the singer and Charles sparked split speculation when she deleted the businessman from her personal Facebook page and unfollowed him on all of her public media profiles.
However, just two months later, she confirmed they were back with a photo of them in bed captioned, “Love conquers all.”
Family: Natasha shares son Josh, 18, with famous bodyguard Fran Cosgrave, Harry, 16, with actor Gavin Hatcher, Alfie, 10, with Riad Erraji and Ella, seven, with the star of the boyband Ritchie Neville
In 2019, she insisted that a fifth child with Charles would not be on the cards anytime soon.
Speaking to MailOnline, as she planned her wedding at the time, she said: ‘We can’t try to shoe a baby – and the wedding – we’re in no rush.
“Do what we do, we enjoy our lives together as a family.”
In 2019: Natasha told MailOnline she was not considering welcoming a fifth child into the world with her Charles
In May, she candidly opened up about how she suffered a “complete mental breakdown” after giving birth to her fourth child.
She revealed she found herself in psychiatric care shortly after welcoming daughter Ella in 2014.
Natasha said she felt like she had “lost the plot” after her divorce from husband Riad and went through a series of “mental ups and downs”.
Speaking on the Mindkite podcast, she said: “I was married for seven years, got divorced, lost the plot a bit, been through health ups and downs mentally, then I had my daughter in 2014.”
Mother daughter: She revealed she ended up in psychiatric care shortly after welcoming daughter Ella in 2014
Natasha once suffered from post-natal depression after the birth of her son Josh in 2002, but admitted it was nothing compared to her later experience.
She explained: ‘When I had my baby girl and went into complete depression and was in the care of a mental health team, under the care of a psychiatrist. That’s when I was like, ‘We can’t keep doing this Tash. You have to sort your shit.
Natasha, who joined Atomic Kitten in 1999 at the age of 16, explained that it took her a while to adjust to life after the band when she quit six years later.
She said: ‘I had been growing up in this intense bubble, totally wrapped in cotton for five years and then all of a sudden I’m out of it and they’re all doing their thing there and I’m literally on my own here, saying, ‘I don’t know how to lead a normal life. My whole life was planned out, and all of a sudden I’m like, ‘What am I doing?’
Girl group: Natasha, who joined Atomic Kitten in 1999 at the age of 16, explained that it took her a while to adjust to life after the group when she left six years older late
After leaving the group, Natasha moved north to live with her then-husband Riad.
However, the singer admitted that she found it difficult to come to terms with the fact that she was the main breadwinner in their relationship.
She said: “I was the breadwinner when it came to being in a relationship with a guy. I’d be the one to take us out and buy stuff and do stuff, which obviously, for a young guy too, is going to blow your mind.
Since then Atomic Kitten has reunited on several occasions and Natasha appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2015.
Former flame: Natasha said she felt like she had ‘lost the plot’ after her divorce from husband Riad Erraji (pictured) and went through a series of ‘mental ups and downs’
Old Flames: Fran Cosgrave and Natasha in 2005 [L]; Natasha and Gavin Hatcher in the 2000s [R]
In 2019, Natasha enrolled in beauty college as she followed a different career path after her time in the spotlight.
“I went to beauty school one day a week. I would put on my tunic. I was studying for exams and all of a sudden it was like, ah, this is who Natasha Hamilton is. I’m not just Natasha from Atomic Kitten, I’m a woman who wants something else.
Also reflecting on how her mindset changed, Natasha said, “I really loved a pity party when I look back. It was like, “Oh why is this happening to me? This is so bad!”
Ex: The father of his fourth child Ritchie Neville is pictured with Natasha in 2014
“I had to give myself a little slap and say, ‘Wait a minute, get some balls, own your shit, keep going! “”
Several years ago, she fired back at trolls who called her a “4X4” – someone who shares four children with four different men.
“I get people saying nasty things because my kids have different dads,” Natasha told the Mirror. “But I think I would have been a worse mother if I stayed in relationships that hurt me and my children’s happiness.
“Sometimes you have to get away. I stand by all my decisions and I feel that I made the right ones.
“They can hear negative things and sometimes other children can be cruel. I tell them, “Don’t worry, people are going to say mean things because they want to hurt you, but they’re just words.”
“They know what happened in my life. I don’t keep secrets from them and I think now Josh and Harry are a bit older, they’re starting to understand some of the difficult positions I’ve found myself in.
“I feel like I’ve lived a million lifetimes. Is this what I wanted with my life? No of course not. But I have my lovely sons and now a daughter and you just have to stop drag the baggage of the past with you and move on.
Ventures: Since then, Atomic Kitten has reunited on several occasions and Natasha appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2015 (pictured)
