Former EastEnders star Jack Ryder looks almost unrecognisable - 21 years after soap exit
05.05.2023 - 16:11
/ ok.co.uk
Jack Ryder, known for playing Jamie Mitchell on EastEnders during the late 1990s, looks almost unrecognisable now aged 41.The actor, who was previously married to Kym Marsh, is synonymous with his blonde heartthrob on-screen character - joining the show in 1998 before being killed off in true soap style for a Christmas Day special. Now, 21 years on from the role, he has swapped the clean-shaven look for a salt and pepper beard, chopping off his curtains of the past decade too. Despite a strikingly different look to that of his youth, the actor still sends fans swooning with selfies and regular snaps uploaded to Instagram, where he has over 9,000 followers.
More than just his looks have changed too, with Jack and his girlfriend Ella becoming parents to a baby girl named Marnie back in 2020. And while still describing himself as an actor, he is also a children's author, acting coach and director of talent agency Intertalent group. Following his stint on EastEnders at just 17 years old, the star went on to play character Evan Crowhurst in BBC One's Holby City, on and off between 2012 and 2019.
Reflecting on his young fame on EastEnders, where he was labelled a soap heartthrob, Jack said in 2021 how it's impossible to prepare for that limelight. He explained: "No one can prepare you for it, at that time, it was before Facebook, Instagram and the social media world. It was the last golden era of TV...
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