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{{Infobox person
| birth_name = Dawn Louise Burke
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|7|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Salford]], [[Manchester]], England
| occupation = Television personality
| television = ''[[The Real Housewives of Cheshire]]''
| years_active = 2015–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Ashley Ward]]|2 June 1995}}
| children = 4
}}
'''Dawn Louise Ward''' (''{{née}}'' '''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]].<ref name="closer">{{cite web |title=RHOCheshire’s Dawn Ward: her age, husband, kids and why she quit |url=https://closeronline.co.uk/entertainment/tv-movies/dawn-ward-real-housewives-of-cheshire/ |website=Closer |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en |date=30 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Roue |first1=by Lucy |title=There's more to Dawn Ward than a Real Housewife of Cheshire |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/theres-more-dawn-ward-real-12620370.amp |website=Manchester Evening News |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en |date=19 February 2017}}</ref> Her father came from a large Irish family of twenty siblings in Kilkenny. Her family moved to [[Hunger Hill, Greater Manchester|Hunger Hill]], an area of [[Bolton]], where she attended Deane High School.<ref name="bolton">{{cite web |title=The Real Housewives of Cheshire's Dawn Ward on growing up in Bolton and why she loves coming back |url=https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/11842259.the-real-housewives-of-cheshires-dawn-ward-on-growing-up-in-bolton-and-why-she-loves-coming-back/ |website=The Bolton News |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en |date=9 March 2015}}</ref> She left school at the age of 16 with no qualifications.<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Housewives star Dawn Ward on interior design and her plans for a new reality tv show |url=https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2023/04/22/news/real_housewives_star_dawn_ward_on_interior_design_and_her_plans_for_a_new_reality_tv_show-3228608/ |website=The Irish News |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en |date=22 April 2023}}</ref> Ward went to run a care home in the Bolton area.<ref name="bolton"/>

==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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Housewives of Cheshire reveal all |url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2015-01-12/real-housewives-of-cheshire-reveal-all |website=[[ITV News]] |accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Real Housewives of Cheshire |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a620506/real-housewives-of-cheshire-meet-itvbes-new-reality-stars/ |website=Digital Spy |date=12 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="rhoc">{{cite web |title=Real Housewives of Cheshire return for fourth series |url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2016-09-05/the-real-cheshire-housewives-are-back/ |website=[[ITV News]] |accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref> The show began airing in January 2015.<ref name="tm">{{cite web |title=Meet The Real Housewives of Cheshire |url=https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/meet-the-real-housewives-of-cheshire |website=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |accessdate=25 February 2024 |date=12 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="lorraine">{{cite web |title=Real Housewives of Cheshire back #Breastmates |url=https://www.itv.com/lorraine/articles/real-housewives-of-cheshire-back-breastmates |website=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] |accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Real Housewives' free meal bid an 'insult' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-48295357.amp |website=BBC News |access-date=17 April 2024 |date=16 May 2019}}</ref> Ward appeared in twelve series of the show, regularly appearing alongside her husband and daughters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Real Housewives of Cheshire |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/meet-the-real-housewives-of-cheshire/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=RHOCheshire’s Dawn Ward: her age, husband, kids and why she quit |url=https://closeronline.co.uk/entertainment/tv-movies/dawn-ward-real-housewives-of-cheshire/# |website=Closer |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en |date=30 October 2023}}</ref> 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]."<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Housewives of Cheshire's Dawn Ward announces exit from show |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a34952519/real-housewives-of-cheshire-dawn-ward-exit/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=17 April 2024 |date=13 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dawn Ward QUITS Real Housewives of Cheshire – and reveals why |url=https://closeronline.co.uk/entertainment/tv-movies/dawn-ward-quits-real-housewives-of-cheshire/ |website=Closer |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en |date=14 December 2020}}</ref>

Ward has made various guest appearances on several television shows including ''[[Loose Women]]'', ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'', ''[[Gemma Collins: Diva Forever]]'' and ''[[Hey Tracey!]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: RHOCheshire’s Dawn Ward drops MAJOR Real Housewives return hint |url=https://closeronline.co.uk/entertainment/real-housewives-of-cheshire/dawn-ward-real-housewives-dubai/ |website=Closer |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en |date=10 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="lw">{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=By Rose |title=Dawn Ward cries after defending decision to let her daughters have boob jobs |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/real-housewives-star-dawn-ward-11275181.amp |website=The Mirror |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en |date=2 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="gc">{{cite web |last1=Johns |first1=By Victoria |title=Gemma Collins mistaken for Real Housewives star after youth-defying face peel |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/gemma-collins-mistaken-real-housewives-25130926.amp |website=The Mirror |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en |date=4 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="ht">{{cite web |last1=Guide |first1=British Comedy |title=Hey Tracey! Series 2, Episode 3 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/hey_tracey/episodes/2/3/ |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Real Housewives star defends daughters' boob jobs |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a839609/real-housewives-dawn-ward-defends-daughters-boob-jobs-loose-women/ |website=Digital Spy |date=2 October 2017}}</ref> In January 2020, she appeared on an episode of ''[[Celebrity Come Dine with Me]]'' alongside [[Charlotte Crosby]], [[Ewen MacIntosh]] and Jay Hutton.<ref name="cdwm>{{cite web |title=Exclusive: Corrie, The Office and Tattoo Fixers stars will appear on Celebrity Come Dine with Me |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-come-dine-with-me-week-2-line-up/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Elliott |first1=by Louise |title=Real Housewives of Cheshire star plans to turn mansion into 16 bed boutique spa |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/dawn-ward-real-housewives-cheshire-3809679.amp |website=Stoke on Trent Live |access-date=17 April 2024 |language=en |date=5 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Celebrity Come Dine With Me 2020 contestants |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-come-dine-with-me-2020-contestants/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ward married professional footballer [[Ashley Ward]] on 2 June 1995, and they have four daughters together.<ref name="closer"/> 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.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web | url=http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homesearch/latest/readershomes/s/147/147163_premiership_class.html | title=Premiership class | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060113065841/http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/homesearch/latest/readershomes/s/147/147163_premiership_class.html | archive-date=13 January 2006 | publisher=Homesearch | date=23 February 2005 | access-date=18 May 2018 }}</ref> They also manage a £15million luxury property development company Bilton Ward Developments.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article417775.ece?token=null&offset=12 Living: A style she can sell – Times Online<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The family have since relocated to [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=by Amy |title=RHOC's Dawn Ward shares reason for Dubai move as she overhauls life |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-news/rhocs-dawn-ward-reveals-real-31103738.amp |website=OK! Magazine |language=en |date=5 October 2023}}</ref>

In June 2016, Ward was found guilty of assaulting singer [[Sinitta]] after punching her at a restaurant the previous year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Housewives star in court for 'punching' Sinitta |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a782554/a-real-housewives-of-cheshire-star-is-in-court-for-allegedly-punching-sinitta/ |website=Digital Spy |date=5 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Housewives star Dawn Ward convicted of Sinitta assault |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a797356/real-housewives-of-cheshires-dawn-ward-is-convicted-of-assaulting-sinitta/ |website=Digital Spy |date=10 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Real Housewives' Dawn Ward convicted of assaulting singer Sinitta |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2016-06-10/real-housewives-dawn-ward-convicted-of-assaulting-singer-sinitta# |website=[[ITVX]] |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirk |first1=Tristan |title=Real Housewife of Cheshire Dawn Ward cleared of racist train station tirade |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/real-housewife-of-cheshire-dawn-ward-cleared-of-racist-train-station-tirade-b990557.html |website=Evening Standard |language=en |date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=RHOC’s Dawn Ward says racist abuse trial was ‘most traumatic period of my life’ |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/dawn-ward-trial-verdict-anti-semitism-b2044648.html |website=The Independent |language=en |date=26 March 2022}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ As herself
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2015–2020
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| ''[[The Real Housewives of Cheshire]]''
| Cast member
| align="center" | <ref name="rhoc"/>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Loose Women]]''
| Guest; 1 episode
| align="center" | <ref name="lw"/>
|-
| 2018–2020
| ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]''
| Guest; 5 episodes
| align="center" | <ref name="rhoc"/>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Gemma Collins: Diva Forever]]''
| Guest; 1 episode
| align="center" | <ref name="gc"/>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Celebrity Come Dine with Me]]''
| Guest; 1 episode
| align="center" | <ref name="cdwm"/>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Hey Tracey!]]''
| Guest; 1 episode
| align="center" | <ref name="ht"/>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|9231538}}

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[[Category:People from Salford]]

Revision as of 19:09, 25 April 2024

Dawn Ward
Born
Dawn Louise Burke

(1973-07-16) 16 July 1973 (age 51)
Salford, Manchester, England
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2015–present
TelevisionThe Real Housewives of Cheshire
Spouse
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(m. 1995)​
Children4

Dawn Louise Ward (née 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, Gemma Collins: Diva Forever 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.[23][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

As herself
Year Title Role Ref.
2015–2020 The Real Housewives of Cheshire Cast member [7]
2017 Loose Women Guest; 1 episode [16]
2018–2020 This Morning Guest; 5 episodes [7]
2019 Gemma Collins: Diva Forever Guest; 1 episode [17]
2020 Celebrity Come Dine with Me Guest; 1 episode [20]
2020 Hey Tracey! Guest; 1 episode [18]

References

  1. ^ a b "RHOCheshire's Dawn Ward: her age, husband, kids and why she quit". Closer. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  2. ^ Roue, by Lucy (19 February 2017). "There's more to Dawn Ward than a Real Housewife of Cheshire". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "The Real Housewives of Cheshire's Dawn Ward on growing up in Bolton and why she loves coming back". The Bolton News. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Real Housewives star Dawn Ward on interior design and her plans for a new reality tv show". The Irish News. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Real Housewives of Cheshire reveal all". ITV News. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Meet the Real Housewives of Cheshire". Digital Spy. 12 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Real Housewives of Cheshire return for fourth series". ITV News. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Meet The Real Housewives of Cheshire". ITV. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Real Housewives of Cheshire back #Breastmates". ITV. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Real Housewives' free meal bid an 'insult'". BBC News. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Meet the Real Housewives of Cheshire". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  12. ^ "RHOCheshire's Dawn Ward: her age, husband, kids and why she quit". Closer. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Real Housewives of Cheshire's Dawn Ward announces exit from show". Digital Spy. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Dawn Ward QUITS Real Housewives of Cheshire – and reveals why". Closer. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  15. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: RHOCheshire's Dawn Ward drops MAJOR Real Housewives return hint". Closer. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  16. ^ a b Hill, By Rose (2 October 2017). "Dawn Ward cries after defending decision to let her daughters have boob jobs". The Mirror. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  17. ^ a b Johns, By Victoria (4 October 2021). "Gemma Collins mistaken for Real Housewives star after youth-defying face peel". The Mirror. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  18. ^ a b Guide, British Comedy. "Hey Tracey! Series 2, Episode 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Real Housewives star defends daughters' boob jobs". Digital Spy. 2 October 2017.
  20. ^ a b "Exclusive: Corrie, The Office and Tattoo Fixers stars will appear on Celebrity Come Dine with Me". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  21. ^ Elliott, by Louise (5 February 2020). "Real Housewives of Cheshire star plans to turn mansion into 16 bed boutique spa". Stoke on Trent Live. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Meet the Celebrity Come Dine With Me 2020 contestants". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Premiership class". Homesearch. 23 February 2005. Archived from the original on 13 January 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  24. ^ Living: A style she can sell – Times Online
  25. ^ Jones, by Amy (5 October 2023). "RHOC's Dawn Ward shares reason for Dubai move as she overhauls life". OK! Magazine.
  26. ^ "Real Housewives star in court for 'punching' Sinitta". Digital Spy. 5 February 2016.
  27. ^ "Housewives star Dawn Ward convicted of Sinitta assault". Digital Spy. 10 June 2016.
  28. ^ "Real Housewives' Dawn Ward convicted of assaulting singer Sinitta". ITVX. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  29. ^ Kirk, Tristan (25 March 2022). "Real Housewife of Cheshire Dawn Ward cleared of racist train station tirade". Evening Standard.
  30. ^ "RHOC's Dawn Ward says racist abuse trial was 'most traumatic period of my life'". The Independent. 26 March 2022.
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