It’s been 11 years since Thomas Law played Peter Beale in EastEnders - leaving the role behind in 2010 after a four-year stint.
He was the fifth actor to take on the role of Ian Beale’s son, but after leaving the soap it seems he’s still finding success in acting more than a decade on.
Eagle-eyed fans may have spotted Thomas staring in ITV drama The Bay - but he looked very different indeed in the grown up role.
After a six-year hiatus from screens, he returned with a bang as DC Eddie Martin in the new prime time crime series.
The former soap star can be seen acting alongside Lisa Armstrong on ITV as they attempt to solve a grisly murder.
Peter Beale has been played by two actors since Thomas’ reprisal; Ben Hardy, who left the role to find success in Hollywood, and Dayle Hudson who made his debt last year.
Thomas looks very different - and very grown up - to his days spent on Albert Square.
The actor often takes to his Instagram to make fans swoon over his gym-honed body, or to make them gush as he shares videos of himself singing and playing the guitar.
Showing off his chiseled abs in a sultry summer snap, Thomas had EastEnders fans in a spin as he posed with his rippling muscles on show.
One fan swooned: "I told you Peter from EastEnders was one to watch when he got older!!"
Another added: "Dammmmmmmmnnnnnnn, [you] got so sexy."
Thomas isn’t the only EastEnders child star to have become unrecognisable after growing up following their departure from the soap.
Molly Conlin wreaked havoc as Dot Cotton’s granddaughter in EastEnders, and the actress now looks completely different.
Molly, who is now 19, shot to fame as child villain Dotty Cotton in 2008 when she and her on-screen dad Nick came back to Albert Square to cause chaos.
Proving just how grown up she’s got over the years, Molly often takes to her Instagram to show off her enviable figure in series of sultry bikini snaps.
