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Eve Beattie

EastEnders star 'unrecognisable' offscreen as fans swoon at hunky actor behind geeky character

Eastenders fans were shocked after they found out what Reiss Colwell's actor looks like in real life.

Many viewers had to do a double-take, with many swooning over the 'handsome' actor even branding him 'unrecognisable'.

Jonny Freeman, who plays Reiss, first appeared on screens as the late Dot Branning's great-nephew, reports the Mirror.

The geeky character attended Dot's funeral, and since has struck up a romance with Sonia Fowler after taking an obvious liking to her.

EastEnders fans go wild for hunky actor who looks nothing like onscreen character (( Image: actorsmanagement.co.uk))

He came to Sonia's rescue after he helped to secure Dot's house following the discovery of a huge tax inheritance bill.

But Reiss' heroic acts have been nothing compared to fans' reaction to his handsome looks away from the screen.

The headshot shows the actor smouldering at the camera with his piercing green eyes.

And it wasn't long before fans spotted the pictures and pushed over the actor's chiselled looks.

“Very handsome, should have kept him like that,” gushed one fan.

Someone else chimed in: "What a difference... shocker."

“Omg he is so good looking, he looks so different in real life,” added a third fan.

A fourth agreed: "OMG so different.”

The EastEnders star has also made appearances in BBC ’s Silent Witness and Channel 4 ’s Top Boy but was "delighted" to join the soap in 2022.

“Omg he is so good looking, he looks so different in real life,” added a third fan.

A fourth agreed: "OMG so different.”

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