Gordon Ramsay, Fred Sirieix and Gino D'Acampo were back on our TV screens last night for a Christmas special of their road trip show - and it went down a treat with viewers.
ITV fans heaped praise on Gordon, Gino and Fred: Desperately Seeking Santa and branded it 'hilarious' - with some even saying it 'saved 2020'.
The road trip hit's Christmas special, which aired on Wednesday night, followed the celebrity trio as as they explored Lapland in the depths of winter.
In the episode, Gino wants to hand deliver a letter to Santa Claus from his eight-year-old daughter and the Hell's Kitchen star and First Dates host decided join him for a boys trip.
Gordon said of their plans: “What a year, who would have known the rollercoaster we were going to ride in 2020!
“Christmas is absolutely the time to try and forget the dark moments and focus on festive cheer which is exactly what we are going to do when we get together and get out to Lapland.
“What’s not to love about three grown men going in search of Father Christmas!”
From mankinis to ice water diving, the show went down a treat with fans watching from home.
In once scene, Gino left viewers stunned as he bared his body for a dip in a frozen lake.
While Gordon and Fred donned traditional swimwear, Gino himself decided to wear a Versace-print mankini before heading into the sauna.
With his backside on full display, Gino shared his fear of getting into the waters saying, "It's going to go inwards," in reference to his genitals.
Naturally, the episode prompted quite the reaction on social media as fans raved about the show.
One viewer wrote: “#GordonGinoandFred omfg, guys, how do you not have a daily slot in our lives??!! This is the comedy vaccine that 2020 genuinely needed! More butts, more pranks and more of YOU please!!”
While another viewer penned: “After what we’ve all experienced this year #2020 #GordonGinoandFred is just what we needed #Lapland #Santa #Levi #elves Thank You boys this was just wonderful band uplifting. Have as best a Merry Christmas as you can people.”
A third commented: "Gino - the image of you in your mankini will be forever etched in my mind [laughing emojis] together with the reindeer dragging you round the pen and as for the sausage in the sauna...absolutely laugh out loud #GordonGinoandFred".
Another person wrote “New three kings of Christmas! Saviours of 2020..we all needed #GordonGinoandFred @GordonRamsay @Ginofantastico
@fredsirieix1.”
Gordon, Gino and Fred: Desperately Seeking Santa is available now on ITV Player.
