Iain Stirling felt no sense of embarrassment as he shared his awkward TV debut on CBBC from 12 years ago.
The comedian even had the classic 2000s mop-top hairstyle and rocked a red, brown and white flannel shirt.
In the clip, Iain was trying to introduce the next children's show but was interrupted by a dog puppet named Hacker T. Dog who was scribbling away.
"12 years ago today the double act, known as ‘Iain and Hacker’, made their on-screen TV debut," he captioned the post.
"It wasn’t a strong start, at no point was there really any improvement, but weirdly people seemed to like it."
The Love Island star added: "A huge thank you to @philfletcherofficial and everyone at @cbbc who made my time so special. I owe you all a lot."
His co-host and furry friend Hacker took to the comment section to say: "You’ll be pleased to know I’ve carried on the lack of improvement cockers."
Many friends and fans took to the comment section after Iain unearthed some buried childhood memories.
Love Islander Francesca Allen wrote: "Omgggg bringing me back to my childhood."
"Best childhood ever! Was having a conversation with people my age and was like would you recognise Ian more by his face or voice?" one user reminisced. "100% say the face of CBBC"
Iain shared the clip from Iain and Hacker today to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the kids' show.
Iain now voices Love Island but had gone on to present shows like The Dog Ate My Homework.
The star left CBBC in 2013 but returned two years later for CBBC's 30th anniversary.
In March 2021, he announced he had created a new sitcom with Steve Bugeja. called Buffering which will begin airing on ITV2 in summer 2021.
