Emmerdale fans say actor 'hasn't aged' as he shares throwback snap from 30 years ago

Former Emmerdale actor Reece Dinsdale has left his followers gobsmacked after posting a nostalgic photo from 30 years ago.

The 64 year old, famed for playing Paul Ashdale in the popular soap, became a household name when his character moved into the show's fictional Yorkshire village four years ago, where he notoriously mistreated his son Vinny.

Paul's storyline ended tragically as he met his demise on his wedding day following a series of catastrophic events involving Jimmy King's van, a tumbling barn beam, and a devastating explosion.

Since leaving the soap, Reece has kept his followers updated with her personal life away from the small screen with regular social media posts.

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The television favourite, from Normanton, recently took to X, sharing an old holiday picture with his wife from their first trip to Florence around 1992, reports .

He captioned the memory: "My wife just dug out this old photo. Our first trip together. Florence circa 1992. I was 32... half my age now. #TimeFlies."

Fans didn't hesitate to flood the comments section with love and compliments upon seeing the throwback image.

A fan commented on X, previously known as : "Always thought you were a handsome young man. As you've aged you've become a wonderful human being. Your wife is very lucky as are your children to have you as a father. Sending you all lots of love."

Another chimed in: "Great photo Reece. You don't look like your 64 in your profile pic. You have hardly changed at all. You're still a handsome man. Have a good weekend."

One fan gushed: "Wow can't believe that's you! Looking great."

A second admirer chimed in: "What a handsome young man you were, but you have gone from strength to strength, sending love, peace and blessings for another successful future,all your experience in acting and directing will bear greater fruit, I'm sure angel."

A third supporter echoed the sentiment: "What a handsome young man you were but you have gone from strength to strength, sending love, peace and blessings for another successful future,all your experience in acting and directing will bear greater fruit, I'm sure angel."

This follows Reece's earlier revelation of his remarkable body transformation after shedding weight during lockdown.

He confessed that his trick to slimming down was ditching crisps for ten weeks, telling fans at the time: "Amazing what ten weeks' rest and recuperation (and far fewer crisps) can do for you."

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX, with an hour-long episode on Thursdays