Remember Hollyoaks’ fit fireman Ben Davies? Here’s what actor Marcus Patrick is up to now

HE was the super-fit star who melted hearts with his floppy blonde hair, insanely ripped bod and cheeky smile.

Marcus Patrick, 37, from Hampshire, had girls rushing home from school to watch teen Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks in the early Noughties, where he played hunky fireman Ben Davies.

Dishy Ben was an immediate hit with the ladies when he burst into Chester in 2000.

He had flings with a host of stunners including Mandy Richardson, Izzy Cornwell and Cindy Cunningham.

When he wasn't wooing the village, Ben could be found in the SU Bar with best pal Luke Morgan, who was played by Gary Lucy.

Ben left the daytime soap in 2005 after his friend Dan Hunter was killed in a rally car explosion and he grew closer to Dan’s little sister Lisa, played by Gemma Atkinson.

The pair eventually moved away together, and appeared in a few spin offs, Hollyoaks: Let Loose, and Hollyoaks: In the City.

Since then, Marcus has appeared in BBC1 lunchtime drama Doctors, ITV1 programme Echo Beach and its spin-off show Moving Wallpaper.

He has also dabbled in reality TV, featuring on The Weakest Link, Celebrity MasterChef, Soapstar Superchef and Strictly Ice Dancing.

Marcus, who has two children, also won the celebrity editions of Total Wipeout and 71 Degrees North.

In 2012 he proved he’s still a babe by stripping off for the theatre show, Wildboyz.

According to his Twitter page, Marcus still acts and splits his time between London and the New Forest.

This Christmas he is due to appear in a panto production of Jack and the Beanstalk in Southsea.