Real Housewives star breaks silence on 'interesting dynamic' alongside husband's ex

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The Real Housewives of Cheshire's Katie Alex has reflected on the "complicated" situation surrounding herself and a fellow cast member.Katie, 32, joins the ITVBe show tonight (August 22), alongside regulars Rachel Lugo, Seema Malhotra, Lauren Simon, Lystra Adams, Sheena Lynch, Hanna Kinsella and Nicole Sealey.But Katie has a hidden connection with Lauren, which will soon become clear and could turn rather awkward.READ MORE: Real Housewives of Cheshire's Tanya Bardsley confuses fans with new perfume called 'dog'It emerges that Katie's husband, Mason, is Lauren's ex-boyfriend and she has described him as her first love.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, Katie said: "It's not really what people think, I've known Lauren for a while."My husband has, she's a friend of the family."The businesswoman continued: "Equally when I say a friend of the family, we've socialised, it's not like, I've just done a scene and I'm filming with somebody who dated my husband many years ago and they've not seen each other in all these years."It's not quite like that but it's still difficult for people to understand and there's a little bit more to it, it's a very interesting dynamic."Mum-of-one Katie added: "IT was a long time ago, a lot has happened in the past few years."It's complicated but not in a bad way."Reflecting on her de vision to join the show, she said: "We'd been chatting for a while, the first call, I was like 'Oh wow, me, really?'"I wasn't expecting it, it was amazing."Yeah, it was interesting to join a group of girls with really strong characters, it was really daunting."But despite her initial doubts, Katie admits that her first day filming for the show was "enjoyable", saying: "They were quite gentle with me.""We did a lot.