A former EastEnders star has quit the acting world as he takes up a brand new role in a completely different industry. Fans of the hit BBC soap will be well aware of Jake Moon who arrived on the scene in 2004 alongside his brother Danny.The hunky soap star Jake - who was played by the actor Joel Beckett - came into the show as a distant second cousin to EastEnders stalwart character Alfie Moon.
During the two years that Joel played Jake, he was involved in a number of very high-profile storylines which fans of the show will surely remember to this day.
But in 2006, viewers were on hand to watch as Jake made the huge decision to leave Albert Square for good. Since making his exit from the show which has left many onlookers thinking he must be dead as he has not been seen around the streets of Walford.
But away from the cameras it is not just Jake who has decided to move on as the actor who plays him has taken on a completely different challenge.
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