Real Housewives of Cheshire EXCLUSIVE: 'This is one hell of a ride!' Boyzone star Shane Lynch's wife Sheena joins the cast ahead of the drama-filled new series

• The Real Housewives of Cheshire returns to ITVBe and the ITV Hub next month 

Sheena Lynch, the wife of Boyzone's Shane Lynch, is joining the cast of The Real Housewives of Cheshire, MailOnline can exclusively reveal. 

The beauty was a successful backing singer for Westlife, Blur and Miss Dynamite and currently runs a high-end performance car business. 

She now lives in Cheshire with husband Shane and their two children Billie Rae, 12, and Marley Mae, eight.

Debbie Davies, Hanna Kinsella, Lauren Simon, Lystra Adams, Nicole Sealey, Rachel Lugo, Seema Malhotra and Tanya Bardsley will all return for the brand new series.   

Sheena said of the upcoming series: 'I feel so lucky and it is an absolute honour to be joining The Real Housewives of Cheshire.

'Since lockdown I promised myself I would try to do things that are unlike anything I have done before... and boy this is one hell of a ride!'

Shane will feature in the series from episode one, and like the other cast members, the series will follow Sheena's family and home life. 

Over the course of the new series fans will see the Housewives rocked when Tanya suffers a sudden health crisis.

Meanwhile Lauren takes her first steps into newly single life with daughter Gigi and Rachel tries to blend her two families while training for an upcoming boxing match.

Elsewhere, Lystra's business empire continues to go from strength to strength and an outrageous photo shoot from Hanna raises eyebrows. 

Seema celebrates turning 50 as she continues to manage her own health issues, and psychic Debbie faces reality when her only daughter finally leaves home. 

Fans will also revel when Seema takes her fellow housewives on a fabulous trip to Edinburgh, and Lystra, Hanna and Nicole finally manage to bury the hatchet. 

Last August it was reported that Shane had got back together with Sheena after splitting during the UK's Covid-19 lockdown.

The couple who have been married for 13 years went through marital difficulties with Shane leaving the home.

Speaking to the Irish Sun the singer said: 'Nobody wants to get divorced, least of all me. Myself and Sheena are not divorced, we are not separated - we are just going to work on our relationship, because relationships need to be worked on.

'I am committed to family and my wife. I love her dearly and hopefully we will be together for many years in the future.

'Life can be a struggle and marriage is not easy,' he added. 'Relationships can be difficult certainly in periods of time like this.

'I've got two beautiful children and a beautiful wife and I'm back home right now'. 

The 43-year-old star said that he and his wife had been 'at each other's throats' while self-isolating.

Speaking on actor Paul Danan's Morning After podcast, the Dublin native said: 'We have had difficult times and are going through difficult times right now in this isolation thing.

'I'm not even in my family home right now because me and her were at each other's throats. It wasn't a good time or a good space.' 

The Real Housewives of Cheshire returns to ITVBe and the ITV Hub next month.