X Factor’s Ray Quinn unrecognisable 17 years since show - including carpet fitter job

Picture the scene. You're a teenager, the sounds of Titanic are still ringing in your ears from the sixth time you've visited the cinema to see it, and floppy haired blonde heartthrobs cover your bedroom wall. You're in your crop top from Tammy Girl era and velvet hair scrunchies from Claire's Accessories are all the rage.

Gucci had an incredibly star-studded crowd at its Milan Fashion Week show this season!

Many of our favourite soap characters have been portrayed by multiple actors, from EastEnders' Ben Mitchell to Coronation Street's Peter Barlow. There's been several recasts on Emmerdale over the years too, including the role of Victoria Sugden.Three different actresses have taken on the role Victoria - daughter of Jack Sugden and Sarah Connolly - since she was introduced in 1994. Jessica Heywood played Victoria, who is the longest serving female character on the ITV soap, up until 1997 and the role was then taken over by actress Hannah Midgley, who was just four years old when she made her Emmerdale debut.

Brent Lang Executive Editor New Works Provincetown, a developmental theatre lab founded by producer Mark Cortale with Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese to create and develop new theatrical works, has commissioned its next slate of projects, including new shows about F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s tumultuous marriage and an adaptation of Ira Sachs’ “Love Is Strange.” The shows are from creators like Mona Mansour, Hannah Corneau, Douglas Lyons, Craig Lucas, Daniel Messé, Nathan Tysen, Mindi Dickstein and Carmel Dean. Among the shows is “Beautiful Little Fool,” which is a new musical inspired by the Fitzgeralds’ relationship.

Andy Murray was left fighting back tears as he missed his grandmother's funeral to compete in the Davis Cup Finals.The British professional tennis player, 36 who has previously been ranked number one in the world, beat Switzerland's Leandro Riedi 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 6-4 in the Davis Cup Finals on Friday, 15 September. Overcome with emotion he dedicated the victory to his late grandmother whose funeral was on the same day. In his on-court interview following his triumphant win for Great Britain, Murray said: "Today is a tough day for me.

The names Brad, Rich and Devin might not mean much. You may even struggle to remember that the threesome made up the 1990s US pop/hip hop boy band Lyte Funkie Ones, or LFO for short.

Christopher Vourlias As part of its industry program running parallel to the Helsinki Film Festival — Love & Anarchy, which takes place Sept. 14 – 24, the Finnish Film Affair is presenting five local TV series currently in the works that will be pitched to potential co-producers, financiers, broadcasters, streaming platforms, sales agents and other international industry reps. The five projects will be presented on Sept.

Jeremy Spake is now virtually unrecognisable - some 18 years after he first found fame on BBC series Airport - which, like ITV's Airline, gave a behind the scene glimpse at the daily workings of the UK's airports. Jeremy, now 52, appeared on the show in 2005 while he was working as a ground services manager for Russian airline Aeroflot.The star, who was based at Heathrow at the time, won over a legion of fans during his stint on the show and it catapulted him into additional TV opportunities.

EastEnders alum Charlie Clements has ditched his life as an actor for a very normal job - thirteen years after his stint on the soap came to an end. Charlie played Bradley Branning, a loveable geek, on the show for four years between 2006 and 2010, before his character was sensationally killed off to celebrate EastEnders’ 25th anniversary.

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It's been 17 years since we said goodbye to the noughties sitcom Malcolm In The Middle and while the lead role Frankie Muniz has a very different career now, he looks almost exactly as we remember. Frankie, now 37, played the titled role in the US series from 2000 to 2006 and became a much-loved character alongside his on screen brothers, Reese (Justin Berfield) and Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan). During his time on Malcolm In The Middle in 2003, he was regarded as one of the most popular child actors and went on to earn an Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations.

Do you remember the mischievous charm of Zack Morris, the beloved troublemaker from the iconic series Saved By The Bell? Mark-Paul Gosselaar, the actor behind this fresh-faced character, recently stepped out looking unrecognisable 30 years on from the hit 90s show’s finale Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who starred as the young heartthrob for four years, rocked up to the recent 90s Con festival in Connecticut sporting dark locks and glasses – a far cry from his character Zack’s iconic blonde ‘do. Mark-Paul was already making waves even before his days in Bayside High.

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Philip Olivier, the actor best known for his role as Timothy "Tinhead" O'Leary in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, continues to exhibit an uncanny resemblance to his former character even after two decades since his departure from the show. After the curtains closed on Brookside in 2003, Philip Olivier embarked on a career that led him to grace both the small and large screens.

The coronavirus pandemic was a tough time for so many people — including Simon Cowell. But it ultimately helped make a huge change!

One Direction‘s formation during The X Factor has been revealed.Yesterday (August 30), The X Factor UK published a video containing 30 minutes worth of previously unseen footage from the boyband’s time on the show, including the quintet covering a Kelly Clarkson song for judge Simon Cowell.In the footage, One Direction are seen practising Natalie Imbruglia’s ‘Torn’, and later on in the clip, put on a special performance for Simon Cowell to see if they would have made it to the live finals of The X Factor.Below, watch One Direction cover Kelly Clarkson’s ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’ for Simon Cowell before being told that they’d made it through to the finals.One Direction formed in 2010 during The X Factor UK as all five members auditioned as solo acts but were grouped together by Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger. Zayn Malik left One Direction in 2015 to focus on a solo career, and the boyband announced an indefinite hiatus in 2016.Speaking with Zane Lowe in a new interview for Apple Music 1 earlier this year, Niall Horan revealed that while “all members” of the group – including Zayn Malik – speak regularly, a conversation around a possible reunion reunion just hasn’t happened.“It’s just like the conversation hasn’t happened,” he shared.

The 90s TV soap flop Eldorado introduced us to hunk Marcus Tandy, played by Jesse Birdsall, who looks completely unrecognisable 30 years later. And the star is now married to an Only Fools and Horses icon.The BBC soap was seen as the UK's answer to Dallas and Dynasty, as it followed a group of Brits living in a mini town in Los Barcos, Spain, navigating their new lives abroad. Eldorado first aired in 1992 and reportedly cost the BBC around £10 million to make.

Wendy Van Der Plank's had quite the transformation- 32 years after she played Wizadora. In the ITV show, viewers followed Wizadora, a trainee wizard who took a while to get used to casting spells with her magic wand and needed a lot of guidance. Her character wore a vast array of quirky costumes, from rainbow-coloured jumpers to a triangle patterned wide-necked jumpsuit.The other cast members wore equally unusual and colourful ensembles while on the show, keeping kids entertained Now, although Wendy's kept her dark hair and fringe, she's grown her locks longer and now sports a pair of glasses.

Home And Away's Sam Atwell has made quite the transformation since his shock exit from the soap 14 years ago.The actor, 42, played Kane Phillips on the show between 2001 and 2009 and had long blond hair and a baby face on screen. Now, he's looking quite different- with a shaved head and beard. On Home And Away, Kane was embroiled in some big storylines.The most controversial was when the character sexually assaulted Dani (Tammin Sursock), sister of Kirsty Sutherland (Christie Hayes).

Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose made their red carpet debut as a couple!On Wednesday, the musical duo — who got engaged in 2022 — walked their first red carpet together at the 16th annual Academy of Country Music Honors (ACM) in Nashville, Tennessee. For the outing, Billy Ray rocked a straw cowboy hat and a black denim jacket that he wore with black pants and a relaxed black shirt.For her part, Firerose coordinated in black distressed jeans and a black shirt. Adding her own flare, the Aussie songstress wore a bedazzled jacket and black cowgirl hat, completing the outfit with a pair of cowgirl boots.