EastEnders’ Liam Butcher star James Forde looks very different grown up with a beard and an exciting new job

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EASTENDERS' Liam Butcher star James Forde looks very different grown up with a beard and new job. The actor played the character as a youngster between 2008 and 2015.

James took on the role of Ricky Butcher and Bianca Jackson's son when he was just 12-years-old. The TV star played the role for seven years.

He left the show when his alter-ego and girlfriend Cindy Beale left the Square for a new life Germany with her newborn daughter Beth.

Seven years on from his stint on the BBC soap, and James is all grown up and loves his new job as a builder. Despite deciding to stay out of the spotlight, James has a HUGE following on social media and boasts an impressive 42.5k followers on Instagram. @font-face{font-family:'The Sun';src:url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.woff2') format('woff2'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.woff') format('woff'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.ttf') format('truetype'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Regular.svg#') format('svg');font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;}@font-face{font-family:'The Sun';src:url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.woff2') format('woff2'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.woff') format('woff'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.ttf') format('truetype'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-Medium.svg#') format('svg');font-style:normal;font-weight:500;font-display:swap;}@font-face{font-family:'The Sun';src:url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-HeavyNarrow.woff2') format('woff2'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-HeavyNarrow.woff') format('woff'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-HeavyNarrow.ttf') format('truetype'),url('/assets/fonts/the-sun/TheSun-HeavyNarrow.svg#').