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Steve Davis joined The One Show as Friday night's presenter and viewers reacted strongly on Twitter.

The 59-year-old former snooker world champion was only a guest host alongside Alex Jones but it didn't take long before fans of the legend were asking for him to be made a permanent fixure.

There were a few viewers who also thought it was very random to see the snooker player-turned-techno DJ on the sofa interviewing the likes of Take That star Gary Barlow.

One viewer said: "Steve Davis smashed it presenting @BBCTheOneShow he's a natural !"

Although another added: "Steve Davis was brought back to life for half an hour"

Read a longer reaction below.

(Image: BBC) (Image: BBC)

After an interesting VT - which saw the pair seemingly arrive on a motorbike together - and a huge round of applause, Alex introduced her "Friday partner".

"We all know that you're excellent at playing snooker," said Jones. "But what about cueing up questions?"

Davis replied: "I have no idea. I've never asked a question in my life, I thought it was all about me."

"Good start," continued Alex. "It could be a long night."

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The pair were soon joined by Barlow, and they did a segment about Gary not smiling in his Take That photos.

Davis said: "I don't want you taking away my 'boring' title."

Reacting to Steve's initial introduction, Gary then quipped: "It should be the legend snooker player, not the star."

* The One Show airs weekdays at 7pm on BBC One