Come Dine With Me is to celebrate Hollyoaks 30th anniversary (and, unbelievably, its own 25th) with past and present Hollyoaks actors hosting a week of dinners to celebrate the big day.
Competing against each other in the special week are Nicole Barber Lane (Myra McQueen), Anya Lawrence (Vicky Grant), James Redman (Rory ‘Finn’ Finnigan), Isabelle Smith (Frankie Osborne) and Charlie Wernham (Robbie Roscoe). Hollyoaks fans can also expect some surprise cameo appearances from other cast members, with the overall winner set to land a £1,000 prize for a charity of their choice.
Hollyoaks Does Come Dine With Me (5 x 30’) is executive produced by Simone Haywood, creative director at MultiStory Media, and Henry Hainault is series editor. The series is commissioned for E4 and Channel 4 by Barry Agnew, commissioning executive for lifestyle, with Jo Street, head of lifestyle and director of commissioning, nations & regions. Vivienne Molokwu, senior commissioning editor, oversees E4’s commissioning strategy.
Channel 4’s Agnew said: “With Come Dine With Me celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, we think it’s perfect for these two giants of Channel 4 history to team up once again for an extra special treat to mark the much-loved Hollyoaks on its 30th birthday. A silver and pearl celebration!”
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Hollyoaks executive producer Hannah Cheers at Lime Pictures comments: “We at Hollyoaks are delighted E4 will be extending the party for our big birthday with this Come Dine With Me special. Airing alongside the explosive anniversary episodes, we’ll see Hollyoaks faces representing every era of our show cooking up a treat. There are more exciting surprises up our sleeves.”
The Come Dine With Me birthday special isn’t the only merger with another C4 favourite Hollyoaks is undertaking to celebrate its big birthday. The show also has soap fans salivating with its planned crossover with the broadcaster’s original soap big boy Brookside, with bih names for the long-running soap including Sue Johnston, Philip Olivier and John McCardle already signed up to join in.
Hollyoaks Does Come Dine With Me will premiere on E4 and stream on Channel 4.
