Why did Leanne Brown and Dawn Ward fall out?
THE Real Housewives of Cheshire star Leanne Brown claimed that her feud with Dawn Ward drove her to the point of a nervous breakdown.
The feud led to Leanne, who starred alongside Dawn in Real Housewives of Cheshire, to quit the show in 2018.
Why did Leanne Brown and Dawn Ward fall out?
The pair fell out over a dispute about money and Leanne told The Sun during the time of the fallout: "Our friendship has gone down the pan. I won't ever speak to Dawn again.
Adding: "I don't trust her and, when someone has hurt you that deep, there is no going back."
"It was very upsetting- and still is now. It has made me grow so much as a person, and now, I have had the strength to come away from the relationship and build myself back up again."
The mother-of-three admitted she'd resorted to treatments to recover from the drama: "I've had therapy and I have tried crystal healing. I do meditation as much as I can and have hypnotherapy."
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Are Dawn Ward and Leanne Brown still on Real Housewives of Cheshire?
For the new series, Dawn has made it clear she has no plans to return to RHOC, meaning that Leanne has decided she will be back on our screens to reprise her role of Queen Bee for season 13.
However, Leanne has said she will be taking a different approach to filming this time round, and will not be a full-time cast member, but will air some of her scenes of her Boxstar: Celebrity Boxing stint.
Leanne quit the reality show end of series six after the amid bitter feuds with her OG ‘wife' and former BBF Dawn.
She said she left the show to focus on her mental wellbeing.
Speaking to Closer magazine, the 44-year-old said: "I left the series because it had driven me to the point of a nervous breakdown, so it really was the right decision to go."
She added: "I'd had enough. There was too much drama in my life and I just couldn't cope with being in the same environment as Dawn when filming."
Dawn made the shock announcement that she was quitting the show in December 2020.
The 47-year-old confirmed that she will no longer appear on the reality show as she plans to concentrate on projects with her family - and has since revealed she is to become a grandma for the first time.