Eastenders’ Adam Woodyatt looks a far cry from his iconic soap opera persona in his latest stage role

Eastenders’ Adam Woodyatt looked worlds away from his iconic soap opera character Ian Beale this week.

The actor, 54, sported a bushy beard as he took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes snapshot as he tours the country in a production of My Fair Lady.

Adam was a familiar face on Albert Square, having played the role of the businessman for 36 years before leaving the show in 2021.

Dressed in his vintage suit to play the role of Alfred P Doolittle, Eliza’s father, in the show, he looked into the camera.

Captioning the snap: ‘Today is a Doolittle day. Tomorrow is a day to do little’.

Running to the comments section, several fans compared his new look to that of Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp.

It comes after Adam attacked social media ‘scams’ after they used his weight loss to advertise his account.

The actor took to his Instagram last week to share a fake ad he had seen that “had 100% nothing” to do with him.

He also said he was aware of several accounts posing as him, but clarified that his account with 108,000 followers was the only one he used.

He said: ‘A friend saw this ad on Facebook or whatever it’s called this year and sent it to me. It is 100% NOTHING to do with me.

I am also aware of several accounts pretending to be a personal or private account for me on Instagram, no matter how many times we report or block them, another one appears.

“I’m on Twitter and Facebook but rarely use them, this is the account I use regularly, although I don’t reply to comments often (I should probably engage a bit more than I do) and I never check messages.”

She ended her post by advising her followers to “be careful on social media.”