Dawn Ward (TV personality) explained
Birth Name: | Dawn Louise Burke |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1973 |
Birth Place: | Salford, Manchester, England |
Occupation: | Television personality |
Television: | The Real Housewives of Cheshire |
Years Active: | 2015–present |
Children: | 4 |
Dawn Louise Ward ( Burke; born 16 July 1973) is an English television personality, known for appearing as a cast member on the ITVBe reality television series The Real Housewives of Cheshire between 2015 and 2020.
Early life
Ward was born Dawn Louise Burke on 16 July 1973 in Salford, Manchester.[1] [2] Her father came from a large Irish family of twenty siblings in Kilkenny. Her family moved to Hunger Hill, an area of Bolton, where she attended Deane High School.[3] She left school at the age of 16 with no qualifications.[4] Ward went to run a care home in the Bolton area.[3]
Career
In September 2014, Ward was announced as one of the original cast members of the ITVBe reality series The Real Housewives of Cheshire, based on the global The Real Housewives franchise.[5] [6] [7] The show began airing in January 2015.[8] [9] [10] Ward appeared in twelve series of the show, regularly appearing alongside her husband and daughters.[11] [12] In December 2020, Ward announced her departure from the show after five years. In a statement explaining her decision Ward said, "Having been on [''The Real Housewives of Cheshire''] for twelve series, she was leaving the show in order to spend more time with her family adding that it had been "the most incredible journey, not just for [her], but for [her] whole family [...] and that it had "really has been amazing for [them]."[13] [14]
Ward has made various guest appearances on several television shows including Loose Women, This Morning, and Hey Tracey!.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] In January 2020, she appeared on an episode of Celebrity Come Dine with Me alongside Charlotte Crosby, Ewen MacIntosh and Jay Hutton.[20] [21] [22]
Personal life
Ward married professional footballer Ashley Ward on 2 June 1995, and they have four daughters together.[1] Ward and her husband run several businesses together, including a commercial property business, operating Abafields, a nursing home in Bolton bought for development but now operating under a manager.[23] They also manage a £15million luxury property development company Bilton Ward Developments.[24] The family have since relocated to Dubai.[25]
In June 2016, Ward was found guilty of assaulting singer Sinitta after punching her at a restaurant the previous year.[26] [27] [28] In March 2022, Ward was cleared after appearing in court facing two counts of racially aggravated harassment against two Jewish men and one count of cocaine possession.[29] [30]
Filmography
Notes and References
- Web site: RHOCheshire's Dawn Ward: her age, husband, kids and why she quit . Closer . 17 April 2024 . en . 30 October 2023.
- Web site: Roue . by Lucy . There's more to Dawn Ward than a Real Housewife of Cheshire . Manchester Evening News . 17 April 2024 . en . 19 February 2017.
- Web site: The Real Housewives of Cheshire's Dawn Ward on growing up in Bolton and why she loves coming back . The Bolton News . 17 April 2024 . en . 9 March 2015.
- Web site: Real Housewives star Dawn Ward on interior design and her plans for a new reality tv show . The Irish News . 17 April 2024 . en . 22 April 2023.
- Web site: Real Housewives of Cheshire reveal all . . 25 February 2024.
- Web site: Meet the Real Housewives of Cheshire . Digital Spy . 12 January 2015.
- Web site: Real Housewives of Cheshire return for fourth series . . 25 February 2024.
- Web site: Meet The Real Housewives of Cheshire . . 25 February 2024 . 12 January 2015.
- Web site: Real Housewives of Cheshire back #Breastmates . . 25 February 2024.
- Web site: Real Housewives' free meal bid an 'insult' . BBC News . 17 April 2024 . 16 May 2019.
- Web site: Meet the Real Housewives of Cheshire . Radio Times . 17 April 2024.
- Web site: RHOCheshire's Dawn Ward: her age, husband, kids and why she quit . Closer . 17 April 2024 . en . 30 October 2023.
- Web site: Real Housewives of Cheshire's Dawn Ward announces exit from show . Digital Spy . 17 April 2024 . 13 December 2020.
- Web site: Dawn Ward QUITS Real Housewives of Cheshire – and reveals why . Closer . 17 April 2024 . en . 14 December 2020.
- Web site: EXCLUSIVE: RHOCheshire's Dawn Ward drops MAJOR Real Housewives return hint . Closer . 17 April 2024 . en . 10 May 2023.
- Web site: Hill . By Rose . Dawn Ward cries after defending decision to let her daughters have boob jobs . The Mirror . 17 April 2024 . en . 2 October 2017.
- Web site: Johns . By Victoria . Gemma Collins mistaken for Real Housewives star after youth-defying face peel . The Mirror . 17 April 2024 . en . 4 October 2021.
- Web site: Guide . British Comedy . Hey Tracey! Series 2, Episode 3 . British Comedy Guide . 17 April 2024 . en.
- Web site: Real Housewives star defends daughters' boob jobs . Digital Spy . 2 October 2017.
- Web site: Exclusive: Corrie, The Office and Tattoo Fixers stars will appear on Celebrity Come Dine with Me . Radio Times . 17 April 2024.
- Web site: Elliott . by Louise . Real Housewives of Cheshire star plans to turn mansion into 16 bed boutique spa . Stoke on Trent Live . 17 April 2024 . en . 5 February 2020.
- Web site: Meet the Celebrity Come Dine With Me 2020 contestants . Radio Times . 17 April 2024.
- Web site: Premiership class . https://web.archive.org/web/20060113065841/http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homesearch/latest/readershomes/s/147/147163_premiership_class.html . 13 January 2006 . Homesearch . 23 February 2005 . 18 May 2018 .
- http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article417775.ece?token=null&offset=12 Living: A style she can sell – Times Online
- Web site: Jones . by Amy . RHOC's Dawn Ward shares reason for Dubai move as she overhauls life . OK! Magazine . en . 5 October 2023.
- Web site: Real Housewives star in court for 'punching' Sinitta . Digital Spy . 5 February 2016.
- Web site: Housewives star Dawn Ward convicted of Sinitta assault . Digital Spy . 10 June 2016.
- Web site: Real Housewives' Dawn Ward convicted of assaulting singer Sinitta . . 17 April 2024.
- Web site: Kirk . Tristan . Real Housewife of Cheshire Dawn Ward cleared of racist train station tirade . Evening Standard . en . 25 March 2022.
- Web site: RHOC's Dawn Ward says racist abuse trial was 'most traumatic period of my life' . The Independent . en . 26 March 2022.