Fabio as the pope? It's real! At least, in the world of Sharknado.

The Italian model, famous for his luscious blonde locks, is just the latest celebrity to join the Syfy shark disaster franchise -- and we're pretty sure you haven't seen him like this before.

ET exclusively debuts a first look photo of Fabio in character as the pope in the latest installment, Sharknado 5: Global Swarming.

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Kind of amazing, isn't it?!

Fabio joins returning stars Ian Ziering, Tara Reid and Cassie Scerbo, as well as celeb cameos Tony Hawk, Olivia Newton-John, Chloe Lattanzi, Clay Aiken, Margaret Cho, Gilbert Gottfried and Charo, among others.

Last month, Fabio -- along with his Sharknado 5 co-stars -- dropped by ET's Comic-Con suite to dish on playing the pope, which he said was a "great" experience.

"When they told me, it was like, 'Oh my god! I'm going to play the pope?!'" the 58-year-old model said.

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming premieres Sunday, Aug. 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Syfy.

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