Ray Quinn has left his fans gobsmacked with an unearthed photograph from his time on Brookside. Before he shot to fame on the X Factor in 2006, Ray played the troublesome Anthony Murray on the Channel 4 soap opera.
Proving that he had serious acting talent, the star was swept up in bullying storylines and a mysterious murder before he departed the show after three years.
Although the 31-year-old reached public recognition after his X Factor stint, many fans don't know he was once a telly star.
The snap showed his character Anthony Murray sporting a school uniform. In the caption Ray said he loved working on the hit soap series.
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