A NEW Year treat for television viewers is set to feature the champagne guzzling lifestyle of members of the Cheshire set.

The Real Housewives of Cheshire, is set to feature Hale Barns based Ampika Pickston, 33, and Bowdon's Lauren Simon, 42.

Divorcee and mum of one, Ampika, who is originally from Oldham, has been living in Cheshire since her teens, where she runs her own beauty salon and spa. She plays golf at weekends at Wilmslow Golf Club.

Lauren is the wife of businessman Paul, and is originally from Hale. She spends her life helping organising exclusive parties and holidays at friends homes and in faraway places including Marbella and Florida. She has worked in public relations and marketing for VIP events. She has three sons and has a pet rabbit that she regularly takes for a walk on a lead.

The new reality series, which will be broadcast on its new free to air channel, ITVBes sometime in 2015, is an offshoot of the outrageous antics of America’s Real Housewives.

The British series intends to step inside the lives of Ampika and Lauren as well as Dawn Ward, Leanne Brown, Magali Gorré and Tanya Bardsley.

Throughout the series, ITV says, 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, what some people might term, its 'teacup tragedies', set against the backdrop of the lavish homes and the exclusive locations that these women live in.

The Housewives’ wealth and connections also mean that through them, viewers will get access to the elite events and fabulous social occasions that punctuate their lives.