Emmerdale's cast look set to return to filming very soon after star James Hooton dropped a major hint on social media.
The Sam Dingle actor took to Twitter to share before and after selfies showing his newly shaved face and teased that he was "ready to Dingle", delighting fans in the process.
This comes after new documents from Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised that soaps may begin to start filming again from June 1.
The official guidance on broadcasting in lockdown will not be finalised until Friday May 12.
James wrote on Twitter today: "So long #readytomingle Welcome back #readytodingle."
Excited fans flocked to Twitter to speculate on the star getting ready to return to work.
One tweeted: "Are you going back? Stay safe won't you x."
While another commented: "Sams back."
A third wrote: "Welcome back Sam!!!!"
Another commented: "Looking good are u back filming soon as it looks like [it]."
However James confirmed that they weren't quite back at work yet, writing: "Not back at work yet, no. Just felt the need for a trim. Might even shave."
Meanwhile other fans teased him about his facial hair, with one commenting: "Who’s your hairy friend."
Another wrote: "Very handsome indeed."
All of the soaps have halted filming at present and are running on a reduced schedule so they do not run out of episodes.
Corrie has episodes filmed up until July and so it may never need to come off air.
Mirror Online has reached out to reps for Corrie and EastEnders for comment.
A spokeswoman for Emmerdale said they are still sticking to their original statement which is as follows: "Our priority is the well being and safety of all our colleagues and everyone who works with us on our shows and across our production.
"Clearly, along with everyone across the country, we are in a developing and dynamic situation with respect to the coronavirus, so we're taking the appropriate steps.
"We've looked at our procedures and our established contingency plans and we're confident that we're able to continue with our filming schedule.
"In terms of our colleagues, our aim is to do everything we can to support anyone affected.
"We're keeping a close eye on the situation and putting our people first."
*Emmerdale airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7pm on ITV
