The hit TV series following the off-field antics of WAGs between 2002 to 2006. Bosses have been speculating about the possibility of a stage production in the near future.
Original creator, Maureen Chadwick, has now confirmed that a musical version of the show is being written for the stage.
The production will be based on the first series of the show, which followed Tanya Turner and her troublesome marriage to footballer, Jason Turner.
It's believed that original cast members would be difficult to attract for the show.
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Producer of the show, Liz Lake told Radio Times that there are currently no plans to bring the series back to TV, but she would welcome the opportunity.
She said: "If there's an appetite for it, and enough people want it, it would be worth having that conversation.
"Whatever job I do, I get people telling me they loved Footballers' Wives.
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"It was an escape and a bit of refreshing camp, but it was still really bold storytelling."
She went on to say: "I think we'd prefer to have an update than a reboot, a revival moving it forward.
"It's more than just nostalgia, it's about seeing what life is like now."
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Zoe Lucker, who played fan favourite Tanya in the original, said: "The thing that would worry me is, what if it wasn't as good?"
"I always panic about that. The fact that people still talk about it the way they do, I would hate for any of us to go back and for any of us to be disappointed and it would be such a shame."
Music and lyrics for the production will be written by Kath Gotts.
RadioTimes also believes that the production will be hitting theatres in 2020.
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