BBC EastEnders Matthew Rose star almost unrecognisable as he shares new role

Actor Joe Absolom looked worlds away from his days in EastEnders during a recent appearance on Loose Women, where he discussed a new career move.

Joe, 44, who played Matthew Rose on the popular BBC soap from 1997 until 2000, appeared on the daily talk show alongside his fellow ex-EastEnders star Louisa Lytton, 34.

The two former soapstars have recently joined the cast of 2:22 A Ghost Story, with Louisa taking on the role of Jenny, and Joe set to portray Ben.

As Joe appeared on Loose Women, viewers were quick to take to social media to remark on how he looks rather different from his soap days.

One wrote: "Is that Matthew Rose from EastEnders? He looks so different now," as another added: "Wow Joe looks so good, can't believe he played that kid on Albert Square all those years ago."

Since leaving EastEnders back in 2000, Joe has made a number of TV appearances, and regularly appeared in Doc Martin before the show came to an end in 2022.

A few years after being cast in Doc Martin, Joe opted to move to Cornwall, which would be closer to filming locations and would also be safer for his family.

At the time he told The Mirror: "I remember sitting on the beach in Cornwall with [Lyla] on a day off from filming. She was asking where the tide had gone. I made up some sort of hare-brained father’s explanation.

"We drove back to London the next day and unfortunately a teenager had just been murdered outside our local supermarket.

"There were lots of floral tributes and my daughter said, 'What does RIP mean?' Within hours we’d gone from talking about where the tide goes to what RIP means. I began to think that maybe there was more to life than city life."

Joe shares Lyla, 17, Casper, 12 and Daisy, ten, with his wife Liz.

The actor explained the family decided to make the move when their home was burgled while he was away filming in Romania and Liz was at home with their eldest two children.

He said: "She told me and I said, 'We live in London, it happens'. When I was a kid people would come into our house and nick things. It didn’t bother me, but Liz was really affected by it."

Joe added: "I’m not saying London is awful and that there’s no crime in Cornwall, but the idea of going to the beach and jumping in the sea whenever I want, or going for a run along the coast path, really appealed."

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