The Chase fans were delighted to see Darragh Ennis return to the show after fans feared he'd been 'sacked'.
Darragh, nicknamed 'The Menace', hasn't appeared on the show for a number of episodes leading to social media speculation.
Fans worried The Menace had been shelved, noting he was not on the show "yet again".
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One tweeted: "Has Darragh just not recorded many post-lockdown episodes? This is ridiculous."
Another asked: "Have they sacked The Menace?"
But Darragh took to Twitter last week to set the record straight on the rumours.
He said: "Sigh. I've not been sacked.
"The nature of random scheduling means sometimes we don't have a show air for a little while, and sometimes we're on 2 or 3 times in a week."
And today, he was back on the show taking on Emma, Jamie, Mandy and Paul.
Fans were overjoyed to see him, with many expressing their delight on Twitter.
Jasmyn said: "Yay, the Menace is back!!"
Dan wrote: "Glad they got the new chaser back..was starting to think he was a strange dream."
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Steven tweeted: "FINALLY. He his back."
Nick said: "B***** hell ‘The Mennis Ennis’ is alive."
Willow added: "Finally, the wait is over!! Been teased for so long..."
And @heavenrise said: "DARRAGH! He's real!"
