After a long break, Made In Chelsea's most lovable gold-miner Francis Boulle is set to return to the show.

The author of Boulle's Jewels: The Business of Life will be joining his former cast mates at an exclusive resort in Cannes as they film the six-part MIC: South of France summer special.

As well as releasing his book, since leaving the show in 2013 Francis has been jetting between West Africa and South America trading precious metals (as you do).

Last month resident MIC star Jamie Laing told OK! that the door is always open for old cast members to return.

He said: "Yeah I think the great thing about the show is it's always left open, so people can always come back whenever they want."

And he revealed he'd love to see his BFF Spencer Matthews return to the show.

Jamie said: "Yeah so much, he's my buddy. Yeah he's great but he's doing his own thing. He's in Ibiza at the moment, he's got a girlfriend which is super nice and he's all happy and well."

We'd love to see some more of the old MIC regulars return but for now we're happy to have quirky quote producer Francis back.

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