Benidorm star looks unrecognisable more than a decade on from joining the hit-ITV sitcom

A Benidorm star looks unrecognisable as he poses in Instagram snaps 11 years after he first appeared on the show as the ill-fated Liam Conroy. 

Fans know Adam Gillen best for his ginger locks and pale baby face, however the actor is now completely transformed as he sports a beard and bleached blonde hair. 

The 37-year-old starred in the ITV sitcom from 2011 until its conclusion in 2018, playing the role of Les Conroy’s son, played by Tim Healy, 70.

He later became an employee at the Solana himself, as he posed in red overalls, warily holding a drill. 

Nowadays the actor can be seen cutting a slimmer frame and wearing a selection of trendy outfits as he enjoys life with his dog and partner, Laila Zaidi. 

All grown up: Fans know Adam best for his ginger locks and pale baby face, however the actor now sports a beard and bleached blonde hair

Still the same ill-fated character: Adam  on holiday in Panama as his ice cream began to melt down his hand

The actress starred in the final series of Benidorm where she joined the cast as Rob’s girlfriend Cyd. 

Yet she found love in real life and her and Adam have been dating since they met on set in 2018. 

Adam regularly shares snaps of the pair together including, meals out, dog walks and New Year’s Eve celebrations. 

He may have left Benidorm and his iconic ginger hair behind, but Adam’s expressions still mirror those of his character, and in recent Instagram posts he seems to sometimes still have the same unlucky fate as Liam. 

Looking downcast in a recent snap, the actor looked sad as he stared down at a rapidly melting ice cream as it began to run down his hand. 

In the following snap he sheepishly looks up as takes a lick while on holiday in Casco Viejo in Panama. 

Fans commented on the stars sad looks as one wrote: ‘Lol, why do you look sad eating ice cream? did someone steal it? lol’

While another wrote: ‘just watching reruns of Benidorm. Best characters are yourself and ‘kenneth”

Happy in love: Adam and girlfriend Laila Zaidi have been together since they met on the show in 2018 (pictured on his Instagram in May 2021)

Earlier this year there were rumours that there could be another series of the comedy in the works, however actress Siobhan Finneran who played Janice Garvery has dismissed the allegations. 

Speaking to The Sun she said: ”Cast and creatives met at a comedy convention for the show, back in the summer, and some stories about a possible TV revival grew out of that.

‘But sadly that was all they were, rumours.’

‘You should probably never say never to anything so popular but as far as I know it won’t be coming back at any point.’