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EastEnders' Jake Wood leaves Beat The Chaser fans stunned as he debuts bushy new beard
EastEnders star Jake Wood gave Beat The Chasers viewers a shock after he appeared on the ITV game show with a big bushy beard.The actor, 48, who played Max Branning in the BBC soap from 2006 until earlier this year, used to grow out some stubble as Max on the show but now he's proudly rocking a thick ginger beard for the cameras.After walking onto the set for a celebrity special of Beat The Chasers on Saturday evening (29 May), Mark The Beast Labbett quickly spotted the new beard before calling it "hipster".Mark's fellow Chaser Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis even admitted he was "jealous" of Jake's new locks on the knowledge-busting show.Host Bradley Walsh weighed in on the beard chat too with a compliment of his own, saying: "Love the beard,