Amy Childs To Return For TOWIE Live Xmas Special?

The Only Way Is Essex is to get its first ever live episode for Christmas this year, and producers are reportedly planning to askAmy Childs to return for the one-off show.

The Sun claims that the scripted reality show is set to follow the trend set by EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale by broadcasting an episode live, with no safety net for re-takes or fluffed lines.

A source told the paper: "Doing an episode live is a high-risk strategy but everyone is excited about it. We've banned any booze because we don’t want any funny business happening.

"The last thing that we need is them all getting a bit of Dutch courage and it ending up kicking off."

And show bosses are also planning to invite several former cast members to pop in for a mince pie (if not a sherry) - although Lauren Goodger and Mark Wright are apparently not on the list.

"We're more likely to ask Amy Childs. Nothing has been decided yet — even the cast don't know they're doing this."