Casual: Nick Berry looked worlds away from his former heartthrob TV characters as he cut a very casual figure during a trip to a tip in Essex on Tuesday. Nick, who made his last TV appearance in at the funeral of his on-screen EastEnders' mother Pat Butcher, looked relaxed in a khaki jacket and black jumper. He ensured to stay safe amid the UK's lockdown and don a facemask after getting out of his car as well as sticking to all social distancing regulations. The former actor, who quit the profession in to be a stay-at-home dad, was seen dropping off two large bags during the tip run.
Nick had a stellar acting career on British television but stepped away from the screen aged 39 to raise his two sons. So different! The former actor, 57, looked almost unrecognisable as he sported a white beard and grey locks while dropping off some old bits of furniture right, on EastEnders in the 80s.
Errands: Nick ensured he stayed safe amid the coronavirus pandemic as he donned a face mask for the tip run. He reached heartthrob status with hordes of screaming fans besieging the BBC studios where the soap was filmed. There was even a brief pop career too: in Berry released a single, Every Loser Wins, which became the second biggest-selling record in the UK that year.
Good ole days: Nick even tried his hand at singing and in released a single, Every Loser Wins, which became the second biggest-selling record in the UK that year.
Save for filming police drama In Deep as police detective Liam Ketman alongside Stephen Tompkinson, which ran from , Berry disappeared from view, turning his back on acting to become a stay-at-home father to his two sons Louis, now 25, and year-old Finley.
Speaking to the Daily Mail in about his decision to step away from the spotlight, he said: 'I chose to be a stay-at-home dad and have loved it. I always said that when the boys were teenagers I could go back, but the longer you don't do something the harder it is to do it, and I haven't really missed it. Laid back: The former actor took off his mask as he stepped towards the boot of his car.
You're driven everywhere, fed every five minutes and told what to do and where to go. What I struggled with was that the boys were very young and I felt like I was away filming all the time. I realised I wanted to be at home. Despite his spectacular screen success, east London-born Berry said he wasn't a natural actor. Some of the egos you can do without. A lot of actors take themselves so seriously but, by and large, you're getting paid to show off.
The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Argos AO. Headlines U. After joining Aidensfield police from London, Nick's character, PC Nick Rowan later sergeant Rowan , initially received hostility from his fellow staff but then eventually became a much-loved member of the community.
PC Nick was married to Dr Kate Rowan, and the two had a daughter named Sarah but sadly his wife then lost her battle with leukaemia. The officer then married Jo, a school teacher, and was promoted to sergeant, before deciding to leave Aidensfield and join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Nick's departure formed the storyline to one-off special, Heartbeat: Changing Places. Fun fact: Nick Berry also performed the theme tune to the police drama, which is a cover of Buddy Holly track Heartbeat. Nick decided to leave Heartbeat to focus on his family life. He and he wife, actress Rachel Robertson, married in and welcomed their first child, a son, a year later named Louis.
In , the couple welcomed their second son, Finley, prompting the actor to leave the ITV show. Although a few years later, when his children were a little older, the actor did appear in short-lived series In Deep. His character left to join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In ,Nick told the Daily Mail how being an actor got in the way of family time.
You can unsubscribe at any time. More info. The year-old television star, who gave up acting to spend more time with his young family in the early s, was photographed this week in Essex.
The former soap star, who is now sporting a much greyer head of hair and beard, was casually dressed for the outing. He wore a purple T-shirt and jeans with a weatherproof outdoor jacket, purple-laced boots and a stylish black and white scarf. The actor and his wife Rachel Robertson, who he married in , went on to have two sons, Louis, who was born a year after their wedding and three years later in - the year he left Heartbeat - Finley.
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