EastEnders Di Marco family look unrecognisable as they reunite for meal all together 25 years after leaving the soap
EastEnders Di Marco family looked unrecognisable as they reunited 25 years after leaving the soap on Tuesday.
The family were main characters on the BBC show in the 90s and consisted of mother Rosa (Louise Jameson) and her sons Beppe (Michael Greco) and Gianni, (Marc Bannerman).
Younger sisters Teresa and Nicky, played by Leila Birth and Carly Hillman, also featured on the soap as grandparents Bruno and Luisa and grandson Joe, who was Beppe’s son.
They proved a success in Walford with their family-run Giuseppe’s restaurant, but by the time 2000 had arrived, then-show executive John Yorke decided to cull the family, apart from Beppe and Joe who he kept on until 2002.
The co-stars beamed as they reunited over two decades on, with the only person missing from being Marc, who played Gianni.
Wow! EastEnders Di Marco family looked unrecognisable as they reunited 25 years after leaving the soap on Tuesday (Left: Michael Greco and Carly Hillman and right: Louise Jameson and Leila Birch)
Back then: The Di Marco family (L-R Marc Bannerman as Gianni, Louise Jameson as Rosa, Leila Birch as Teresa & Michael Greco as Beppe)
Michael, now 52, shared the photo and wrote: ‘Not seen this lot for 25 years! My EastEnders mum and sisters.
‘Was incredible to catch up [with] them all and go down memory lane Di Marco family.’
Fans were loving the reunion as one wrote under the snap: ‘Di Marcos should come back to the Square. It’s never been the same.’
Another posted: ‘No one has aged!!! And you still beautiful.’
‘Should never of written you out there was some good scope for some good storylines before you left looking great guys,’ a third said.
Someone else said: ‘What a great photo Michael – shame Marc wasn’t there!’
It comes after last year Michael shocked viewers as he made a cameo appearance on Holby City.
The actor played a man called Antony, who found out his son Harry needs heart surgery after he was taken to A&E with a football injury.
Role: Mother Rosa (Louise Jameson) headed up the family and is pictured here in charater
Group: Younger sisters Teresa (pictured) and Nicky, played by Leila Birth and Carly Hillman, also featured on the soap as grandparents Bruno and Luisa and grandson Joe, who was Beppe’s son
EastEnders: Michael found fame in 1998 when he arrived in Albert Square as part of the new Italian family (pictured with Danniella Westbrook who played Sam Mitchell)
Antony tried to come to terms with his failed marriage but things got worse as he worried about his sons condition.
Viewers of the hit show were shocked but delighted to see Michael back on their screens.
One fan wrote on Twitter: ‘Hold on is that #BeppediMarco in @BBCHolbyCity?!? Daaaaaamn! He still fiiiiineeee!!! 😍’
A second said: ‘Is that #BeppediMarco in #HolbyCity tonight? I’d recognise that voice anywhere ❤️’
A third chimed in: ‘OMG one of my OG crushes from EastEnders is on Holby. Michael Greco where have you been?’
Michael found fame in 1998 when he arrived in Albert Square as part of the new Italian family headed up by matriarch Rosa, played by former Doctor Who star Louise.
The character, who worked as a police officer, taxi driver and nightclub owner, fell out with Grant Mitchell, and fell for Grant’s ex-wife Tiffany.
Since leaving the BBC soap, Michael worked in various roles such as Pickanchoos in Aladdin at Poole’s Lighthouse Theatre, the lead role in Naked in London, and most recently a copper in a Casualty.
The TV star has also appeared on Celebrity Love Island and Soapstar Superstar.
2020 saw a huge personal milestone for Michael, as he became a dad at 50, when his girlfriend Helen Harris had a baby.
The star revealed that his son, Gianluca was born prematurely, weighing 4.47lbs with his early birth due to failure of scans to pick up birth defects.
Michael penned: ‘Born July 1st 2021. Weighing 4.47lbs. The little man was born prematurely due to the fact that previous scans had failed to pick up his rare birth defect called Gastroschisis…
‘Their staff were extremely professional and Mother and Baby could not have been in better hands. Dad was a “tad” emotional to say the least!…
‘Baby has already had his first operation to replace his bowel where it should belong and is under the worlds best care of Great Ormond Street where he will be in ICU for a while and most probably for up to 6 weeks…
Popular: It comes after last year Michael shocked viewers as he made a cameo appearance on Holby City
Happy couple: 2020 saw a huge personal milestone for Michael, as he became a dad at 50, when his girlfriend Helen Harris had a baby
‘My heart is full already and this is by far the best day of my life. I love you Gianluca more than I can ever imagine.’
Gastroschisis is a type of abdominal wall defect. It occurs when a child’s abdomen does not develop fully while in the womb.
Early in all pregnancies, the intestine develops inside the umbilical cord and then usually moves inside the abdomen a few weeks later.
In gastroschisis, the abdominal wall does not form completely so the intestines develop outside and are open to the air when the child is born.
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