Celebs Go Dating future revealed after 'huge buzz' of latest series

After the latest Celebs Go Dating was a 'huge buzz' for E4, bosses of the TV channel are now hoping to replicate the success through a new series that's set to air next year

Celebs Go Dating is set to return for another series after the latest run created "huge buzz", it has been claimed.

The series, which features single celebrities joining an exclusive dating agency and going on blind dates in a bid to find love, will reportedly return for its 14th series next year. A source claimed that E4 bosses are hoping to replicate the success of the last series, which featured celebrities including Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan and Married at First Sight star Ella Morgan.

It has been claimed that the channel is already reaching out to celebrities who could potentially star on the show. Filming is set to begin in February, the source added.

Speaking to The Sun, the source said: "E4 have decided to commission Celebs Go Dating for another series after the huge buzz that the most recent run got. A couple of years ago, it was looking like the format had run out of steam, especially with shows like Married At First Sight and Love Island stealing its thunder, but the latest series this summer did really well and got a lot of social media attention too."

They added: "Helen Flanagan's secret boyfriend scandal, as well as Ella Morgan's journey to find love, kept viewers hooked, and bosses are really keen to top it next year. They are already reaching out to names and are looking to start filming around February."

On the show, Ella found her dream man, Alex James Ali, and opened up to the Daily Record about their relationship in September. She revealed: "Me and Alex are still together. I don't know what it was, I couldn't keep my mouth shut because I was just so happy. Even now I just tell random people 'this is my boyfriend Alex' or I'll show them a picture of me and him.

"Even though they probably don't care I still want to show him off anyway. I'm really happy and he's really happy, well I hope he is anyway," she joked. "People still message and ask if we are still together and well I wouldn't be posting about him if we weren't," she laughed.

Discussing how Alex has adapted to Ella's very public lifestyle, she said: "I actually had a conversation with him when we finished filming Celebs Go Dating and I explained this was my kind of life and if he didn't want to be part of it I would understand. I obviously didn't want it to stop us from still being together because I know it's probably a lot for him, but he's taken it really well and come to events and he is enjoying it. I don't think it's necessarily something he would want to do for himself - he's happy to be on the sidelines."

At the Pride of Britain Awards, Ella told The Mirror: "Life has been amazing since Celebs Go Dating. I've got my man. I love him. I literally love him." Sharing an insight into the couple's next big move, she continued: "We've talked about marriage, moving in and me meeting his son."

Last month, we revealed that streaming now makes up 40 per cent of Channel 4's 16-34 total viewer minutes, with C4 claiming to be the youngest-skewing streaming among the commercial public service broadcasters. Digital growth was further fuelled by the new series of Celebs Go Dating, which became the second most-watched show on Channel 4 streaming in September, with 218 viewer minutes.

The Mirror has contacted Channel 4 for comment.