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Charlie Jones is all grown up 13 years on from his role on EastEnders as Ben Mitchell. Charlie, 26, took on the role of 10 year old Ben in 2006 and went on to be a regular face on the BBC soap for four years, featuring on nearly 300 episodes in total. Charlie’s not the only star to have played Charlie though; six actors have portrayed EastEnders icon Phil Mitchell and Kathy Beale’s son over the years.

EASTENDERS' actor Charlie Jones looks unrecognisable 12 years after starring as Ben Mitchell on the BBC soap. The 26 year old star, who took on the role of ten year old Ben Mitchell, was a part of the coveted cast during 2006 to 2010. But now, 12 years later, Charlie who is seen posing with his girlfriend Flora London, is all grown up, sporting a full beard and an impressive frame.

Film icon Dame Emma Thompson has played many interesting and magical characters on screen - but her life off-screen has been just as interesting too.The star, who turns 63 years old on April 15, is one of the country's most famous actresses - playing roles including Professor Trelawny in the Harry Potter film series and The Baroness in Cruella.Off-screen she also helped to introduce two huge comedy stars to one another, as well as forming an off-screen romance with one of her Sense and Sensibility co-stars.That's not all, as Emma is not the only famous star from her family - and it seems that a talent for performance certainly runs in the Thompson genes.To celebrate Emma Thompson's birthday, Daily Star takes a look at the actresses' incredible life and career.A talent for performance and writing certainly ran in Emma Thompson's family, as her parents were also famous stars too.Her mother is the Scottish actress Phyllida Law, who starred in TV series and productions including Dixon of Dock Green, Rumpole Of The Bailey, the original theatre production of La Cage Aux Folles and film Much Ado About Nothing, alongside her daughter Emma.Meanwhile her father Eric Thompson was the writer and narrator of children's TV classic The Magic Roundabout, before his tragic death aged just 52 years old in 1982.That's not all, as Emma's sister Sophie is also an actress, winning the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in the revival of musical Into The Woods.Sophie also played Stella Crawford in EastEnders from 2006-2007 and Rosemary Piper in Coronation Street in 2018, as well as appearing in films Four Weddings and a Funeral and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One.Emma Thompson attended Cambridge University in 1977, where she

Katie Price’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler is in talks to appear on the next season of BBC One show Masterchef.The personal trainer, 35, is reportedly hoping to show off his cooking skills on the show.An TV insider told The Sun: “Kieran is through to the final rounds of talks to appear on the show and impress bosses – it’s always been his dream to get on and it’s looking very likely.“He was known to be the cook during his marriage to Katie and he still does a lot of the cooking for his children.“Bunny and Jett always say his cooking is the best and that he should open a restaurant.“His meals are always perfectly balanced because his background as a PT and nutritionist, which is why he’s in show good shape.”The source added: “Katie learnt everything she knows about cooking from him and he’s hoping he’ll do better than she did in the MasterChef kitchen.”Daily Star has reached out to Kieran's rep for a comment.Katie appeared on MasterChef last year but failed to make it to the semi-finals after making a major error while serving up steak and chips.The mum-of-five ended up serving raw meat and undercooked potatoes as she tried to impress former winners Vicky Pattison, John Partridge and Stella Crawford.Her bread and butter pudding also proved to be far too boozy, with Vicky declaring: "There is so much booze in here, I like a drink as much as the next person but that's got a kick.

EastEnders star Ian Burfield is set to bring down murderer Gray as DCI Arthurs in the latest scenes of the soap, but it’s not the first time he’s worn a police uniform in Albert Square.The actor has actually appeared as a copper twice before on the BBC soap and played a key role in some major storylines of the past. His first appearance in uniform was back in 1997 as D.I.

ITV this morning as she opens up about her career to Alan Titchmarsh.The star is also likely to mention her famous sister Emma Thompson.The actress has previously opened up about the “rivalry” between her and Emma.Sophie is a star who many will recognise from Four Weddings and a Funeral as well as EastEnders.However, some may not be aware that the actress is also the younger sister of Sense and Sensibility star Emma.The pair are children of actors Phyllida Law and Eric Thompson.Sophie is an Olivier Award-winning actress who has starred in West End shows like Company and Into The Woods.As well as this, many may recognise her from Persuasion, Emma and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.She also starred as Stella Crawford in EastEnders from 2006 until 2007.Despite treading a different career to her Oscar-winning sister Emma, she once maintained there was no rivalry between them.Chatting to the Daily Mail back in September 2009, she denied any claim of this.She said: “People assume there is this rivalry, but there isn't.“It wouldn't occur to me to compare myself to her, nor her to me.”The actress also admitted to the publication how she and her sister are close.She explained: “We are tough old birds, I do feel that there is a lot of Ma in both of us.“She grew up on the fringes of the war and was evacuated as a child.“I can't even bear to think about that - of her as a scared little girl - but it did something to our family.“We're all fighters, I guess.”Speaking to the Metro back in March, Sophie also admitted the pair don’t speak about acting much.She was quizzed on this, as the star admitted: “Oh, people have such funny ideas about actors.“We don’t really talk about work, more the things we’ve seen.“Emma’s been

EastEnders fans will remember the 10-year-old star from his TV debut in Albert square when he played the role on Ben Mitchell in 2006.Now, actor Charlie Jones is all grown up and at the age of 25 he can boast he is one of the longest-serving actors to play the beloved role on the BBC One soap.Throughout his time on the show, his character was involved in a major storyline which saw him suffer physical and mental abuse at the hand of Stella Crawford who was dating his dad Phil Mitchell at the time.His time in the show finally came to an end after four years on the show when Ben was sent to a youth offenders’ prison.And although the star decided not to reprise the role when Ben returned to Watford, the actor has continued to pursue acting

KATIE PRICE was eliminated from Celebrity MasterChef tonight after making a MAJOR cooking faux-pas. The former glamour model, 43, stepped up to the plate to impress former winners Vicky Pattison, John Partridge and Stella Crawford.