Ryan Thomas ditches the beard for a full-fledged Freddie Mercury moustache
Former Corrie star said he had shaved because of a 'new role'
RYAN Thomas could be eyeing up Ben Whishaw's rumoured role in the Freddie Mercury biopic, if his new 'tache is anything to go by.
The former Corrie star has ditched his roguish beard for a more sophisticated moustache.
He posted an Instagram selfie of himself staring intensely into the camera and Mercury's trademark moustache in place.
Ryan tagged the snap"#freddiemercuryvibes".
But some followers unfortunately also likened his 'tache to famous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's. Escobar is currently the central character in the Biographical Netflix drama Narcos.
One said: "More like Pablo Escobar from narcos".
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Corrie's Brooke Vincent, who plays Sophie Webster in the long-running soap, was disgruntled that he'd shaved off his beard.
The actress commented on the snap: "If you have shaved that beard off you're more stupid than I thought you were already".
He mysteriously replied with a grinning emoji: "Got to for job".
Since leaving his role as Jason Grimshaw behind, Ryan appears to have been living the high life in Mallorca.
The former soap star posted a picturesque shot of the view from his hotel room yesterday. On Thursday he took a selfie of himself partying behind some decks.
On the pic Ryan commented how proud he was of brother Scott, who finished third with girlfriend Kady on ITV2's Love Island.
He wrote: "Thank you #bhhotelmallorca for having us, this pic was taken after I mentioned @scottyspecial on the mic, lot of love over here for you bro! #proudbrother".
Earlier in the week he posted a sweet pic of himself, Scott and their other brother Adam, who plays Adam Barton in Emmerdale.
He excitedly tagged it: "We are back together!!!"
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