As Ester makes the decision to spend more time in Spain with her partner, the housewives welcome a new face to Cheshire, Lystra. However, a well-meaning dinner party intended to introduce Lystra to all of the ladies ends in disaster with both new and old tensions rising to the surface.

Despite falling out with Nick and Royston and revealing her new boyfriend, the one question on everyone's lips is "Rachel, why are you naked with a horse?". Love is also in the air as Lauren and Seema join Nicole and Joe for a tantric sex session, whilst Tanya and Lystra finally hit the catwalk and Dawn returns following her battle with coronavirus.