COUNTDOWN star Rachel Riley sent fans wild as she welcomed a legendary BBC star on the programme for the first time today.
The game show co-host, 37, joked that she wouldn't normally "name drop", but she wanted fans to know about her special guest.
She shared the funny photo on Instagram, where followers can see the Beeb legend she is talking about is not a person – but Henry, the Blue Peter dog.
In the picture the blonde beauty has her arms wrapped around Henry, and the Countdown letter board spells out her furry friend's name.
She is wearing a blue dress with floral print, paired with classy white heels.
Her co-host Colin Murray is seen sporting a huge grin as he also holds the tail-wagging dog.
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And Susie Dent sits beside them in an elegant pose on the podium.
Rachel wrote: "I wouldn’t normally like to name drop but it’s always nice when the biggest stars want to pop in to studio… very nice to meet the Blue Peter dog today, hi Henry!"
Approving fans flocked to the comments to compliment the group photo.
One wrote: "Beautiful dog!!!"
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Another joked: "Henry is the next Dictionary Corner guest…?"
A third exclaimed: "He’s smiling!!!"
More than 20 animals have featured on the popular BBC kids' show over the years.
Blue Peter pets have included cats, dogs, horses, tortoises, and parrots.
Long running editor Biddy has since admitted that the programme's first furball died two days after its first appearance.
She didn't want to upset young fans, so she simply replaced puppy Petra with a similar looking dog and called it by the same name.
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