Female First: You're an original on The Real Housewives of Cheshire - so how did it feel to have three new women join this year?
Ampika: As an original cast member of the show I embraced the new girls. My thoughts were 'the more the merrier'.
FF: Do you miss Magali?
Ampika: Yes, she was a feisty character so yes I do.
FF: Three series in, have you now fully adapted and got used to the camera and crew following you?
Ampika: Being on camera is like sinking into a bath, it feels perfectly natural now after three series.
FF: Do you like watching yourself back on the series?
Ampika: I obviously watch the show - there are moments I laugh out loud watching myself and also moments when I cringe!
FF: There has been a lot of focus on your love life this series - does it bother you when some of the women say you have a sugar daddy or imply you leach money?
Ampika: As regards to my personal life, I am always the point of conversation. I have a busy business, great staff, so I keep myself busy and don't entertain any vacuous judgement cast upon me!
FF: You have a vibrant sense of fashion which you love showing off - when did your live for expressing yourself through that really develop?
Ampika: I was always the child at primary school who wanted different shoes, different bobbles in my hair. This was the makeup of me from being a young child.
FF: What do you think of the ladies and their opinion on how you style yourself?
Ampika: Who cares what people think? If I like it, I'm wearing it! If you don't like it then don't look.
FF: Where do you think your relationship with the rest of the ladies is heading?
Ampika: I am just myself and I wouldn't lower myself to mirror people's behaviour towards me. I just want to be my happy, bubbly self. I treat others how I would like to be treated. You can't control others but you can control yourself. So who knows in what fashion the other ladies [will] choose to treat me?
FF: What have been some of your favourite moments of the series so far?
Ampika: I have loved being there for Lauren. Paris was amazing. The body paint was a really liberating moment - I have so many, it's been great. I've had a lot of public support from social media which I have been so touched by and overwhelmed with to be honest.
The Real Housewives of Cheshire airs Monday nights at 10:00pm on ITVBe. For International TV Listings click here!
Photo Credit: ITVBe
