EastEnders hunk Davood Ghadami looked completely unrecognisable from his former character on Monday as he showed off his ripped physique on Instagram.
The 41-year-old, who played the role of Kush Kazemi in the BBC soap, stunned fans with his mussular frame as he took to social media to post several topless beach snaps.
The actor, who has clearly been working out since he was last on TV screens, posed on the beach in a pair of black swim trunks and showed off his abs.
He captioned the snap with ‘Getting prepared’ to hint to fans that he may have landed a new acting role.
Fans also showed their love for Davood’s new rugged look as they complimented his bushy beard and muscly arms.
EastEnders hunk Davood Ghadami looked completely unrecognisable from his former character on Monday as he showed off his ripped physique on Instagram
The 41-year-old, who played the role of Kush Kazemi in the BBC soap, stunned fans with his muscly frame as he took to social media to post several topless beach snaps
One wrote: ‘Beard is looking’ followed by a flame emoji;
‘Better than a Daniel Craig moment. Swoon’;
‘Look at that gorgeous bod’.
The well-known actor appeared in Eastenders from 2014 until 2021, when his character was ultimately killed off in a shocking cliffhanger episode during serial killer Gray Atkins’ evil reign over Albert Square.
During the episode, Kush was pushed in front of an oncoming underground train by Gray, who was obsessed with Kush’s fiancee Whitney Dean.
He was Gray’s third victim after the lawyer killed wife Chantelle, and then Tina Carter when she rumbled him.
Shortly after his stint on the BBC soap, Davood joined the cast of Holby City as Eli Ebrahimi.
However, his role only lasted 18 months after it was announced the beloved medical show had been axed after 23 years.
The well-known actor appeared in Eastenders from 2014 until 2021, when his character was ultimately killed off in a shocking cliffhanger episode (pictured in 2020)
During the episode, Kush (right) was pushed in front of an oncoming underground train by serial killer Gray Atkins’, who was obsessed with Kush’s fiancee Whitney Dean (left) (pictured 2021)
The last time Davood was seen on screens was in July 2023, and he delighted fans with a surprise appearance in a special Casualty episode.
The episode, which aired on July 15, saw Davood’s character Eli treat a patient involved in a terrible road incident.
Last year, he also starred in a one-off episode of Death In Paradise spin-off, where he portrayed a ‘not so nice’ role after years of portraying the ‘good guy’ in Eastenders.
Davood also reached the quarter-finals on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 with pro dance partner Nadiya Bychkova, 34.
Shortly after his stint on the BBC soap, Davood joined the cast of Holby City as Eli Ebrahimi
It comes before Davood admitted that he would miss playing Kush terribly, however was glad he had a dramatic exit as he made history as the first-ever character on the show to be killed this way.
He said at the time: ‘I’ll be sad to see him go but I’ve loved every minute of playing the character.
‘I have really enjoyed being part of that final storyline, my time over the six and a half years has culminated in something that people will remember.
‘It’s a nice thing to have a full stop to the end of Kush’s story. Although it’s the end of the line for Kush, he has given me lots of happy memories and I will miss him greatly.’
Davood also reached the quarter-finals on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 with pro dance partner Nadiya Bychkova, 34 (pictured 2017)
