EastEnders' Bradley Branning actor unrecognisable since taking on 'normal job' 13 years after soap exit

Former EastEnders star Charlie Clements has embarked on a new outdoor career that's worlds away from acting.The 36 year old once played Bradley Branning on the BBC soap, but his character was killed off in 2010, when he fell from the roof of the Queen Vic pub. Whist Charlie has still pursued acting, he's done it alongside a normal career, having been a chef, and more recently starting a totally different career - as a greenkeeper on a golf course. Bradley is a keen golfer himself - often posting snaps of himself playing the sport to Instagram, so it seems only natural that he decided to devote more of his time to the greens - and get paid for it.

EastEnders fans have predicted a potential surprise return for Spencer Moon, 18 years after leaving Albert Square behind for sunny Australia.The character, who was played by Christopher Parker, arrived alongside his brother Alfie (Shane Richie) in 2002, and caused rather a lot of trouble for his older sibling and at one point was even trapped in the remains of a collapsed helter-skelter. After being arrested over for drug possession and spending the night in jail, Spencer left for Australia where he re-united with ex-girlfriend Vicki Fowler (Scarlett Alice Johnson), where the pair have remained ever since.

EastEnders bosses have released the first sneak peek at Cindy Beale's return to Walford. Cindy, played by Michelle Collins, hasn't been seen on the Square in 25 years, and many residents think that she is dead. However, she has been under witness protection for all of that time, and now is the time for her to return.

Peter Beale has been played by a stream of stars over the years – seven to be exact. But never before has an actor reprised their role as the famous Walford resident – until now.Thomas Law, 30, is back in EastEnders picking up the character he left behind 13 years ago. After Thomas’ exit in 2010, Peter was played by Ben Hardy and Dayle Hudson.

As Alfie Moon prepares to face a gruelling battle with prostate cancer in the coming weeks, it’s pretty safe to say that the EastEnders favourite is going to need as much support as possible from the people around him. But with Alfie’s brothers no longer on the scene and his cousins absent from the Square too, it’s only his children and former flame Kat Slater that he can truly rely on.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Lorraine Stanley, who plays Karen Taylor in EastEnders has been enjoying a holiday with her fiancé, Mark Perez, after filming her last scenes on the soap.The pair , who got engaged in July after being together for nine years, enjoyed a camping getaway to the seaside town of Swanage in Dorset over the weekend. Lorraine, 47, shared a sweet snap of herself and Mark at their campsite, as she jokingly wrote: "Camp skanks".The actress could be seen wearing a simple black t-shirt with sunglasses and a cap, whilst Mark pouted at the camera in a denim shirt.

Former EastEnders hunk Charlie Winter, who portrayed malicious Hunter Owen, is now pursuing a career in music. Posting a video of him singing a new song which sounds as though it was written for an artist like Justin Bieber, he wrote: “I been tryna tell her” with a shrugging emoji. People took to the comments to praise his musical talent, with one follower even comparing him to Justin Timberlake writing: “Easy now JT”.

It isn’t every day that a rival soap star bags a role in one of the UK’s biggest soaps, but that is exactly what happened this week when EastEnders fans were treated to a surprise appearance by former Coronation Street star Krissi Bohn. The former ITV star swapped the Manchester cobbles for a stint in Albert Square on Thursday (August 10) when she appeared in the soap as Ben Mitchell’s therapist Saira, as he finally began to seek professional help to combat the trauma of his sexual assault.

Bobby Brazier has been announced as the twelfth celebrity contestant hoping to take home the glitterball trophy in the brand new series of Strictly Come Dancing - which will be kicking off in just a few weeks' time. Bobby is a 20-year-old model and actor, best known for his role as Freddie Slater in EastEnders.

One week on since revealing that she would be leaving EastEnders, Walford icon Shona McGarty has opened up about the reason to wave goodbye to the soap after 15 years on our screens.The 31 year told star, who is best known for playing Whitney Dean, was revealed to have quit last week, in a move that left fans of the actress devastated at the loss of such a popular character. Keen to explain the reason behind the move, Shona sat down with Inside Soap to share her thoughts on her departure, but not before admitting that it hasn’t been an “easy” decision to leave behind so many of her friends and colleagues on the show.

Former EastEnders actor Joe Absolom looks so different 23 years after leaving the soap. Joe had a massive storyline during his time in the soap in which his character, Matthew Rose, was wrongly jailed for the murder of Saskia Duncan (Deborah Sheridan-Taylor) in 1999. Saskia was bludgeoned to death with an ashtray by her boyfriend Steve Owen (Martin Kemp), and though he didn’t kill her, Matthew did help Steve hide her body.

Shona McGarty, who announced her exit from EastEnders just a few days ago, is reportedly already in talks to appear in the upcoming series of Dancing On Ice.The actress, 31, has played Whitney Dean for fifteen years but has decided to depart from the long-running soap amid a huge cast shake-up. And now she is said to be on "ITV's wishlist" for the upcoming series of Dancing On Ice, which will begin airing early next year. A source told The Sun: "Shona is a great name for Dancing On Ice and she is on ITV’s wish-list.

After his rise to fame after the quarter finals on the 2005 series of The X Factor, fans of the show have been left wondering whatever happened to Chico. Famed for his number one hit It’s Chico Time, which knocked Madonna’s Sorry off the top spot, the cheeky chap left the spotlight behind when his singing career fizzled out.The 52-year-old, whose real name is Yousseph Slimani, was just 34 when he shot to fame on the ITV talent show alongside other memorable blasts from the past including winner Shayne Ward.The Welsh-born entertainer, who brought up in Morocco until the age of 14, trained as an electrical engineer but fame came calling and he applied for the show which saw his life change overnight.

Legendary EastEnders character Nigel Bates was always one of Albert Square's fan-favourite stars, particularly during the 90s when actor Paul Bradley first joined the show. But now, 25 years following his unexpected exit from the long-standing London soap, new pictures of Paul show the actor appearing entirely different from the bumbling buffoon we all knew and loved.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag The death of Eastenders' Karen Taylor has been 'confirmed' as it's revealed that the actress Lorraine Stanley is set to leave the show. After seven years as the matriarch for the Taylor family, Karen will no longer feature in Albert Square as the actress leaves the role. Bosses of the famous BBC soap opera have decided to write the character out of the show and it looks like her character could be coming to a tragic conclusion.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag EastEnders star Tony Discipline has opened up on his life since leaving the iconic soap - and his two very different jobs. The actor, 34, shot to fame playing Tyler Moon on Albert Square where his character found himself at the centre of a love triangle with Shona McGarty ’s Whitney Dean, who recently called it quits on the show, and a tense and near fatal seizure after a boxing match. After two years, the actor left the show and this month marks a decade since his departure.Tony is in an entirely new career now though, juggling work as a firefighter and a barman.

Twelve years on since barrelling onto our screens as EastEnders heartthrob Tyler Moon, the star behind the Walford hunk, Tony Discipline has revealed to fans that his life now couldn’t be more different. Many longtime fans of the BBC soap will no doubt remember Tony for his portrayal of cheeky Tyler Moon back in 2011, a role which he held for two years before moving onto pastures new.

Ashley Peacock was once a staple of Coronation Street, as the character was a regular on the cobbles for some 15 years between 1995 and 2010. Ashley, who was played by Corrie legend Steven Arnold, was one of the victims of the tragic 8 December 2010 tram crash. He was killed off as a part of a series of episodes to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary and included a special live episode on 9 December, which Steven appeared in as an off-screen voice actor.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Fans of EastEnders have been left wondering whether the upcoming exit of a favourite star could potentially lead to the uncovering of a mystery male character's identity, who is to be "killed off" later this year. Viewers of the east London soap are already aware that Christmas Day 2023 will see a male character axed from the show in what could be a possible murder twist.They also know that the killing will transpire whilst guests gather at the Queen Vic pub, with six female suspects - aptly being dubbed 'The Six' - being forced into the line of inquiry as a potential murderer.

An EastEnders fan-favourite is set to return to Albert Square next week after leaving the soap six years ago.