Emmerdale legend John Middleton unrecognisable with huge beard five years after soap character’s dramatic death
Emmerdale legend John Middleton looked almost unrecognisable as he stepped out with a huge beard.
It’s been five years since the actor left the soap in a dramatic fashion, back in 2018.
Actor John Middleton looks almost unrecognisable with huge beard after he left the ITV soap[/caption] He looks completely different than his appearance in Emmerdale[/caption]John, 69, is now sporting a completely different look now that he’s out of the Dales.
The actor is currently starring as Colonel Pickering in the UK tour production of the iconic musical My Fair Lady.
Appearing on the shows Instagram account, he has sported a completely different look from his days filming in Yorkshire.
He’s been seen on the social media platform sporting a huge grey beard as he poses for pictures and videos, a far cry from his clean shaven appearance in the long-running serial drama.
The actor was a firm favourite on Emmerdale, starring on the ITV soap for 20 years.
But the actor called time on his role as likeable village vicar Ashley Thomas as his character succumbed to the dementia that he had been suffering from for two years.
John won a multitude of praise for his portrayal of the vicar who battled dementia.
The actor told The Mirror that he had received thanks in the street from people who have been impacted by the disease – and that is the best award he could win for his acting.
In December, an entire episode was filmed through his eyes, letting viewers in on his distorted view of the world as the disease progresses.
Joining the soap in 1996, the much-loved character has faced everything from being hit by a car, losing a son to cot death and being kicked out of the church.
The end of his life was a tearjerker, with doctors telling his wife (played by Charlotte Bellamy) that there was nothing else that could be done for her husband.
Before his long Emmerdale tenure, between 1993 and 1995 he also made two appearances in rival soap Coronation Street, as two separate characters.
The actor has been starring as Colonel Pickering in the UK tour production of My Fair Lady[/caption] He departed the ITV serial drama after playing the popular role for 20 years[/caption]