Love Island Christmas Special 2018: What Date Is It On? Who Is Returning? Details Revealed

4 December 2018, 11:41 | Updated: 12 December 2018, 12:26

The Love Island cast are set to reunite. — The Love Island cast are set to reunite for a Christmas special. Picture: ITV

Caroline Flack and Love Island contestants including Laura Anderson and Dani Dyer have been teasing the Xmas reunion show - but when can we watch it and what drama can we expect?

It’s finally been confirmed – Love Island: The Christmas Reunion special you’ve all been waiting for is happening – and loads of your fave stars from this year’s show are going to be on it!

From the couples who are still together like Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham, to those who didn't quite make it, Georgia Steel and Sam Bird, they'll all be returning for that one-hour special.

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So when will Love Island: The Christmas Reunion be on? And what other islanders are returning? Caroline Flack will reunite 19 of the best cast members from the past series, six months after they left the villa to catch up on their lives now.

Love Island stars returning for Christmas special

The stars confirmed for the show are winners Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer, Wes Nelson and Megan Barton-Hanson and Kaz Crossley.

Love Island 2018 winners Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham. Picture: Instagram

Joining them will be Laura Anderson and Paul Knops, Georgia Steel and Sam Bird. Ellie Brown and Charlie Brake.

Samira Mighty, Dr Alex George, Alexandra Cane, Kendall Rae Knight, Hayley Hughes, Eyal Booker, Adam Collard and Zara McDermott will also be taking part in the show.

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There were rumours of a bigger reunion earlier in the year, with an ITV source revealing, “Bosses have been wanting to get the cast back together for a few years now but have finally been given the green light because of the success of this year’s show.

“They know exactly the kind of drama that viewers want to see and getting together the couples who have split will certainly make for tense viewing.

“Producers are in the process of getting people to sign up and they are hoping that everybody agrees to it.”