TAKE Me Out will return for a new series next year.

ITV's ever popular Saturday night dating show, hosted by Bolton comic Paddy McGuinness, will return early next year for 10 episodes, along with ITV2's hit sister show, Take Me Out: The Gossip, presented by Mark Wright and Laura Jackson.

Series eight of the show will aim to continue its success rate of five engagements, four weddings and two bouncing babies.

Paddy said: "We witnessed some unusual twists of fate during the last series which proves the Take Me Out love lift works in mysterious ways. I'm looking forward to all the dates to come and with 2016 being a leap year, I'm curious to see if our Flirty Thirty have any surprises in store that might lead to another wedding — fingers crossed."