The Only Way is Essex fans were overjoyed when former cast mate Mario Falcone returned for the ten-year reunion episode on Sunday.
Mario appeared in a socially distanced scene with former nemesis Chloe Sims and Charlie Sims, and he brought his gorgeous son Parker, two, who he shares with fiancée Becky Miesner.
Chloe, 37, gushed: "Oh my god he's so teeny and cute!"
Holding Parker, Mario, 32, asked: "Do you want to say hello? Are you all shy?"
Charlie, 28, remarked: "He's not like his dad!"
Not yet!" replied Mario.
Chloe joked that Parker was the same height as their cast mate Pete Wicks, quipping: "He's Pete without a beard!"
"Are you sure he's yours, because he's very cute?" added Chloe.
"This is actually hilarious, because I've not seen you in dad mode.
"Poke his eyes out, he deserves it! And those lashes!" she told Parker.
Mario remarked to Charlie: "You're getting married," before adding a savage "you're not!" to Chloe.
"Nothing's changed," he teased singleton Chloe as she threatened to go and jump in the lake.
Mario reflected on his time on the show, after recently revealing he tried to take his own life after his relationship with cast mate Lucy Mecklenburgh ended in 2012.
"Some lows and some highs, but I wouldn't change any of it for the world," he said.
"I've got you now," he told Parker.
One viewer gushed: "Ohhhh how lovely was that seeing @Mario_Falcone with his son on @OnlyWayIsEssex #TOWIE ".
Another added: "Parker is honestly the cutest little boy ever!"
A third tweeted: " @Mario_Falcone your son is absolutely beautiful and such a cheeky monkey".
"I’m still in love with Mario esp seeing him as a dad," added a fourth.
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