Gary Lucy teases Footballers' Wives comeback
With a different format!
Believe it or not, it's somehow been an astounding 23 years since popular drama series Footballers' Wives hit our screens, with the nation hooked on the lives of fictional footballers from Earls Park F.C, and of course, their very glamorous WAGs.
Whilst fans have been binging the series all over again, actor Gary Lucy, who played heartthrob Kyle Pascoe, has got everybody excited by teasing plans of a reboot!
Is Footballers' Wives coming back?
In October 2025, 43-year-old Gary spoke to TVBiz column, where he revealed they are trying to bring the show back with a different format.
Revealing he would appear, he confessed: "We’re trying to bring it back but it might be in a slightly different format. I can’t say too much about it. But I won’t be a footballer in it, I’m too old for that. But in some capacity, yes I’ll be in it, definitely.
"We had a great time filming it, it was a lot of fun. Footballers used to come up and say they watched the show, but not so much now. I mean, it was a long time ago."
Whilst it seems talks have been happening, nothing has been confirmed just yet, meaning it's not yet known if the show will have the same name, what channel it will air on, and who will be part of the cast.
Footballers' Wives first aired back in 2002, running for five series until 2006. As well as Gary Lucy, the series also featured the likes of Zöe Lucker (Tanya Turner), Susie Amy (Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe), Gillian Taylforth (Jackie Pascoe), Laila Rouass (Amber Gates), Cristian Solimeno (Jason Turner), and Ben Price (Conrad Gates).
The show was cancelled in 2006 following poor viewing figures, but it has seen somewhat of a resurgence in recent years, after being added to various streaming platforms, including both ITVX and STV Player.
Back in May this year, some of the cast reunited for a chat with Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley on This Morning, where Gary also teased a possible reunion then.
He said: "I think it would go down a storm to be honest.
"I think they might have to, there's compliance, getting it out there on-screen might take another ten years, you know what it’s like now but I think it would just be something refreshing."
"I mean, obviously I wouldn’t be able to play a footballer sadly. Coach maybe, yeah but those days of playing a footballer are behind me now unfortunately."
Now it sounds like Gary's plans come could to fruition!
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Footballers' Wives
Broadcasting between 2002-2006, Footballers' Wives followed fictional Premier League football club Earls Park, as well as all of the drama from both the players and their fiery wives!
In October 2025, Gary Lucy, who played Kyle Pascoe in the series, said: "We're trying to bring it back but it might be in a slightly different format. I can't say too much about it. But I won't be a footballer in it, I'm too old for that. But in some capacity, yes I'll be in it, definitely."
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