For those of you who have been missing Serena, Dan, Blair, Nate and most of all the utterly splendid Chuck Bass, weep no more: Gossip Girl is coming back in the new year! When we left the gang at the end of season one, a heartbroken Serena was taking some time out in the Hamptons, Dan was assuming the moral high ground back in Brooklyn, Rufus was on the road with his implausible 90s band and Lily was married to the excellent Bart Bass. And while Blair waited for him to whisk her off to Europe on a private jet, the incorrigible Chuck was introducing himself to a nubile young employee of his father’s…

From the looks of it, the new season promises even more scandal, one-liners and fabulous outfits - including Chuck in some fetching beachwear - plus guest stars such as Mädchen Amick (Twin Peaks, ER, Californication) and Bright Lights, Big City author Jay McInerney. There’s more info on ITV’s website, - and check out this extended preview we’ve found! You know you love us - xoxo…