And what makes the community excited is: he once played a controversial villain in EastEnders!

Many Emmerdale fans expressed “culture shock” when the producer chose a face that was associated with scandals on the old set to transform into Kev – a character with darkness, many secrets and a dirty past.

But according to the producer, this is what makes the actor “as perfect as possible for the role of Kev”.

In his first interview, the actor shared that he was very excited to join Emmerdale, because Kev is a character “the deeper you dig, the darker it gets”. He revealed that he had to research Kev’s past very carefully to show the depth and inner conflict.

However, fans are still clearly divided into two camps:
– One camp says that this actor will be “attractive and give the ultimate depth” to Kev.
– The other camp is worried that his appearance will “drag personal drama”, affecting Emmerdale.

Despite the controversy, no one can deny: Kev has become the most notable character this week, and the actor playing him is attracting a huge number of followers.