# Lauren Simon
**Lauren Simon** (Lauren Belinda Simon, born 1972) is a British reality television personality and businesswoman, known as an original cast member of ITVBe's *The Real Housewives of Cheshire* and as a housemate on the 2024 revival of *Celebrity Big Brother*. Born and bred in Cheshire, she worked in public relations and marketing for VIP events and nightclubs before joining the show.[1](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10219052/officers) • [2](https://www.bravotv.com/people/lauren-simon)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972, Cheshire, England; full name Lauren Belinda Simon[1](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10219052/officers) • [3](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant/) |
| Known for | *The Real Housewives of Cheshire* (original cast, 2015) and *Celebrity Big Brother* 2024[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html) |
| Housewives tenure | Original housewife from the 2015 premiere; left at the end of series eight (aired 2018); returned in 2020[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html) • [5](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/ready-yourselves-real-housewives-cheshire-returning-our-screens-exciting-new-face) |
| Celebrity Big Brother | Entered the house on 4 February 2024; evicted on 13 March 2024 when the public saved Louis Walsh and Fern Britton[3](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant/) • [4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html) |
| Business | Lauren Stone Number One perfume launched in 2016 at £120; runs Lauren Stone Collections[6](https://virginradio.co.uk/entertainment/137458/celebrity-big-brother-who-lauren-simon-what-famous-for) |
| Radio | Presenter on Happy Radio (Cheshire and South Manchester) from April 2022, hosting the weekday show *Lauren's Happy Hour*, 3–4 pm[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html) |
| Net worth | Estimated at £6.9 million by Spear's magazine[3](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant/) |
## The Real Housewives of Cheshire
Simon was one of the six original housewives when *The Real Housewives of Cheshire*, the first UK version of the American Real Housewives format, launched on ITVBe in January 2015.[7](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/meet-the-real-housewives-of-cheshire/) Her Bravo cast profile described her as a stay-at-home mother and self-described "domestic goddess" who had previously worked in public relations and marketing for VIP events and nightclubs.[2](https://www.bravotv.com/people/lauren-simon) At the 2015 launch she told *Radio Times* that she organized friends' holidays and parties at her family's homes in Marbella, Florida and Cheshire.[7](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/meet-the-real-housewives-of-cheshire/)
**Departure and returns.** She left at the end of series eight, which aired in 2018, and returned to the show in 2020 for series 12, which ITV announced in September 2020.[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html) • [5](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/ready-yourselves-real-housewives-cheshire-returning-our-screens-exciting-new-face) She remained with the show through subsequent series: she was named in the returning cast for series 17, which launched on 25 March 2024, and for the all-star series 18, which marked the show's tenth year on screen and launched on 3 March 2025.[8](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-releases/real-housewives-cheshire-returns-welcoming-back-fan-favourites-and-introducing-two) • [9](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/print/pdf/node/43216) In 2019, while absent from the show during her divorce, she told the *Manchester Evening News* that she would love to return, saying she had left to look after her own health during the proceedings.[10](https://www.inkl.com/news/former-real-housewives-star-lauren-simon-wants-to-make-a-comeback-to-the-show)
## Business ventures
During her divorce Simon launched a perfume business, saying she did so to show her daughters they did not need to be "tied to a man" to succeed.[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html) Her first scent, Lauren Stone Number One, was launched in 2016 and priced at £120, and she runs Lauren Stone Collections, which sells products ranging from luxury candles to dog perfume.[6](https://virginradio.co.uk/entertainment/137458/celebrity-big-brother-who-lauren-simon-what-famous-for) She also launched a home collection, with each element, including the packaging, made in Britain.[11](https://franklyn.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FFM_Magazine_May2023_Online.pdf) Companies House records her as the sole director of Lauren Simon Limited, appointed on 7 June 2016.[1](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10219052/officers)
## Celebrity Big Brother 2024
Simon was among the twelve celebrities in the 2024 lineup when *Celebrity Big Brother* returned to ITV after a five-year hiatus.[12](https://www.itv.com/news/2024-03-04/celebrity-big-brother-line-up-is-revealed) She entered the house on 4 February 2024 and quickly formed friendships with [Louis Walsh](https://www.edgepedia.org/louis-walsh), Sharon Osbourne and [Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu](https://www.edgepedia.org/ekin-su-culculoglu).[3](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant/) During her stay she and Walsh were punished for discussing nominations, and she became involved in a conflict with presenter Zeze Millz; when Osbourne was given a save, she chose Millz over Simon.[13](https://www.tyla.com/entertainment/tv-and-film/lauren-simon-real-housewives-first-dates-250016-20240312) • [4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html)
Simon was evicted on 13 March 2024 in a double exit alongside [Sharon Osbourne](https://www.edgepedia.org/sharon-osbourne), after the public chose to save Walsh and [Fern Britton](https://www.edgepedia.org/fern-britton). On leaving, she told hosts [AJ Odudu](https://www.edgepedia.org/aj-odudu) and Will Best she had the best time in the house and was "overwhelmed".[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html)
## Other television and radio
Beyond *Housewives*, Simon made guest appearances on *Release the Hounds*, *CelebAbility* and *Your Face or Mine?*.[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html) She appeared on *Celebrity Dinner Date* in February 2022, joined Happy Radio as a presenter in April 2022 with her weekday show *Lauren's Happy Hour*, and appeared on [Channel 4](https://www.edgepedia.org/channel-4)'s *[First Dates](https://www.edgepedia.org/first-dates)* in January 2024, an episode that drew attention when her date, Charles, said he had no idea who she was.[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html)
In the spin-off *The Real Housewives of Cheshire: Christmas Cruising*, the cast boarded [Princess Cruises](https://www.edgepedia.org/princess-cruises)' Royal Princess for their first-ever cruise together. In an interview promoting the show, Simon said the highlight of the trip was helping newborn turtles reach the sea in Mexico and that she had made a surprise guest appearance on the ship's morning TV show, the Wake Show.[14](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cruise-news/the-real-housewives-of-cheshire-christmas-cruising-interview-with-lauren-simon)
## Personal life
Simon has two daughters, Gigi and Kika, with her ex-husband, property developer [Paul Simon](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-simon).[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html) Reports on the length of the marriage differ: the *Evening Standard* describes a 15-year marriage, while a 2024 *Independent News* roundup states the couple had been married 13 years and split in 2018.[4](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html) • [15](https://inview.org.uk/news/169148-full_cbb_2024_line-up_ac_sharon_osbourne_makes_surprise_early_entrance/print) According to the same roundup, she received a £3 million settlement; Paul Simon then won an appeal after claiming the couple had only £2 million in assets, and in February 2023 a consent order (court-approved settlement agreement finalizing divorce financial terms) gave her the right to live in a £1.8 million mansion in [Altrincham](https://www.edgepedia.org/altrincham) for life on condition she dropped further claims against his money.[15](https://inview.org.uk/news/169148-full_cbb_2024_line-up_ac_sharon_osbourne_makes_surprise_early_entrance/print) Virgin Radio also reported the widely circulated figure of a £3 million divorce payout.[6](https://virginradio.co.uk/entertainment/137458/celebrity-big-brother-who-lauren-simon-what-famous-for)
## References
1. [LAUREN SIMON LIMITED, company officers, GOV.UK Companies House](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10219052/officers)
2. [Lauren Simon, The Real Housewives of Cheshire, Bravo](https://www.bravotv.com/people/lauren-simon)
3. [Who is Lauren Simon? Celebrity Big Brother 2024 contestant and reality TV star, Radio Times](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-contestant/)
4. [Who is Lauren Simon? Reality TV star evicted from Celebrity Big Brother in double exit, The Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-lauren-simon-celebrity-big-brother-2024-itv-evicted-leave-b1145004.html)
5. [Ready yourselves as The Real Housewives of Cheshire is returning to our screens with an exciting new face, ITV Press Centre](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/ready-yourselves-real-housewives-cheshire-returning-our-screens-exciting-new-face)
6. [Celebrity Big Brother: Who is Lauren Simon and what is she famous for?, Virgin Radio UK](https://virginradio.co.uk/entertainment/137458/celebrity-big-brother-who-lauren-simon-what-famous-for)
7. [Meet the Real Housewives of Cheshire, Radio Times](https://tollbit.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/meet-the-real-housewives-of-cheshire/)
8. [The Real Housewives of Cheshire returns, welcoming back fan favourites and introducing two new faces, ITV Press Centre](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/presscentre/media-releases/real-housewives-cheshire-returns-welcoming-back-fan-favourites-and-introducing-two)
9. [It's an all-star series for The Real Housewives of Cheshire, ITV Press Centre](https://www.itv.com/presscentre/presscentre/print/pdf/node/43216)
10. [Former Real Housewives star Lauren Simon wants to make a comeback to the show, Manchester Evening News via Inkl](https://www.inkl.com/news/former-real-housewives-star-lauren-simon-wants-to-make-a-comeback-to-the-show)
11. [Imperial Corporate Events, FFM Magazine, May 2023](https://franklyn.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FFM_Magazine_May2023_Online.pdf)
12. [Kate Middleton's uncle and music royalty: Celebrity Big Brother line-up revealed, ITV News](https://www.itv.com/news/2024-03-04/celebrity-big-brother-line-up-is-revealed)
13. [Celebrity Big Brother's Lauren Simon slammed for 'insufferable' behaviour in resurfaced First Dates clip, Tyla](https://www.tyla.com/entertainment/tv-and-film/lauren-simon-real-housewives-first-dates-250016-20240312)
14. [The Real Housewives of Cheshire Christmas Cruising: interview with Lauren Simon, World of Cruising](https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cruise-news/the-real-housewives-of-cheshire-christmas-cruising-interview-with-lauren-simon)
15. [Full CBB 2024 line-up as Sharon Osbourne makes surprise early entrance, InView / Independent News](https://inview.org.uk/news/169148-full_cbb_2024_line-up_ac_sharon_osbourne_makes_surprise_early_entrance/print)
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