It's Jeremy Paxman, but not as we know him.
The Newsnight host, famed for terrorising politicians with his trademark aggressive questioning style, returned from holiday sporting a striking display of facial hair.
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Unsurprisingly, it went down well on Twitter, with the veteran broadcaster soon trending:
But as long as the bearded version, complete with withering raised eyebrow, can still reduce MPs to a gibbering wreck live on TV, we're happy.