Celebrities look for love on Take Me Out

Paddy McGuiness with his wife

A Christmas special of 'Take Me Out' will feature male celebrities as they try to find love on the dating show.

A celebrity special of 'Take Me Out' has been confirmed.

The ITV1 series follows men - who are unlucky in love - as they look for a girlfriend on the show hosted by Paddy McGuiness and famous eligible bachelors are being lined up for a Christmas edition.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "The special should make for fantastic viewing. These celebs are putting themselves out there.

"It could lead to a match made in heaven - but it could also end in disaster. Either way, viewers will be gripped."

A host of women are likely to sign up to the one-off show in the hope of landing a date with one of the celebrities.

However, the stars will have to work hard to impress the 30 single women - who judge them - to avoid them turning their lights off and heading home humiliated and alone.

The series has been a huge success since it aired back in 2010 and it landed its own spin-off show 'Take Me Out: The Gossip' which is presented by reality star Mark Wright and Zoe Hardman.

Matchmaker Paddy has already helped couples find romance after three engagements were announced as a result of the matchmaking.