"She may have done reality TV in the past, but she got cold feet," a source revealed to The Sun.
An insider claimed that the show producers were in panic trying to find a replacement for her just 24 hours before the live launch, which kicked off this Tuesday.
"Show bosses are desperately trying to find someone to fill her boots - which will be hard task considering she's such a character," they said.
Just days prior to the live launch, the ITVBe reality star took to Twitter to deny her addition to the Celebrity Big Brother lineup.
Right just for the record as my phone not stopped I am NOT going in Big Brother but thank you for the support I would of had 😘😘— dawn ward (@dawnward4) July 30, 2017
"Right just for the record as my phone not stopped I am NOT going in Big Brother but thank you for the support I would of had (sic)."
The publication claims that UK's The Apprentice contestant Karthik Nagesan replaced Ward after she quit the Channel 5 hit reality series. Meanwhile, former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville entered the CBB house and we all know she definitely knows how to spice up the show!
I never believed that Dawn was joining CBB, I think it's all just a publicity stunt, and here's why: Back in June, Dawn denied rumored that she was joining CBB after multiple media outlets claimed that Dawn and Sinitta were entering the show.
Dawn's publicist slammed the rumors in June, telling the Daily Star that the Real Housewives of Cheshire mom wasn't appearing in the show.
Also, Dawn is currently filming the sixth season of RHOCheshire. There's no way she's going to miss many weeks of filming especially since the show is set to premiere this autumn. Due to scheduling, it just makes no sense, unless she has a smaller role this season, which we all know it's not the case, she's coming back full-time, as usual.
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