NOTHING says Christmas like getting a group together for an awkward knees-up — and ITV bosses think it’ll make good telly.

I can reveal Love Island producers are plotting to bring back the cast for a one-off festive special that could make for some extremely uncomfortable viewing.

Only four couples out of nine from this year’s series are still together — and bosses have already been in touch with winners Jack Fincham and Dani Dyer to get them on board.

An ITV source said: “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.”

Samira Mighty and ex-boyfriend Frankie Foster were the first to show cracks after The Sun revealed he had cheated on her the night before she arrived back in Britain, having quit the show to be with him.

Laura Anderson and Paul Knops were the next victims, followed by Jack Fowler and Laura Crane, Charlie Brake and Ellie Brown and most recently Georgia Steel and Sam Bird last week.

Early talks for the reunion, which is expected to follow the format of spin-off show After Sun, have involved hosting the show back in the Love Island villa in Mallorca. And they’re even toying with the idea of recruiting stars from earlier series to spice things up.

The source added: “Lots of ideas have been floated around including bringing back some of the old stars. If they get on well with this year’s contestants then sparks could fly.”

And then they will undoubtedly split weeks later.